Hunter Johnston
Research Intern - Mechanical Engineering at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Viejo, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHunter Johnston is a mechanically-minded engineer with six years of hands-on experience spanning mechanical design, experimental R&D, and electro-mechanical integration, currently researching deployable wind energy harvesting at NASA JPL. Proficient in SolidWorks for over a decade and comfortable across CAD, FEA, controls, and additive manufacturing toolchains, he pairs rapid prototyping skills with system-level thinking. Hunter contributes to both front-end and back-end open source—work on NetBox demonstrates Django/back-end competence while UI contributions to a Svelte component library show a full-stack curiosity. His astrophysics background informs a physics-first approach to problems in optics, electromagnetics, and thermal systems, giving him an uncommon breadth for a mechanical engineer. A long-standing FRC mentor and Eagle Scout, he brings practiced leadership frameworks and hands-on teaching experience to technical teams. He enjoys diving deep into projects until the solution emerges, and actively seeks cross-disciplinary challenges in defense, space, and advanced manufacturing.
6 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Cal Poly Pomona
English
Github Skills (18)
sveltekit10
python10
django10
ui-components10
tailwindcss10
svelte10
ip9
network-automation9
apidoc8
api8
database-design7
git6
infrastructure-management5
testing5
administrator4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
huntabyte/shadcn-svelte
May 2023 - Apr 2025
shadcn/ui, but for Svelte. ✨
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:238 reviews, 686 PRs, 1121 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Hunter primarily focused on developing UI components for the Svelte-based shadcn/ui library. They implemented various new components, including card, avatar, alert dialog, and aspect ratio. Their work involved modifying code, updating alias settings, and adding new features like stage boxes, alert dialogs and improvements to existing components. This user's contributions are focused on expanding the library's capabilities and improving its component set.
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netbox-community/netbox
May 2022 - Jun 2022
The premier source of truth powering network automation. Open source under Apache 2. Try NetBox Cloud free: https://netboxlabs.com/free-netbox-cloud/
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 8 PRs, 16 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Hunter primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the NetBox project, addressing various issues and implementing features. They implemented features related to power feed defaults, module bay queries, and IP address filtering, and added improvements to the action column, as well as fixing a syntax error. The user demonstrated skills in Django, and interacted with models, views, forms, APIs, and admin configurations. They also focused on improvements to existing features.
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