Jacob Van Vleet
Software Engineer at Lake Michigan College
South Bend, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Van Vleet is a pragmatic software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in data visualization and web applications for Hadoop ecosystems, currently building solutions at Lake Michigan College. He blends full-stack JavaScript (Node.js, Angular, D3) and C# skills with deep operational knowledge of Hadoop, Hive, Thrift, and web HDFS to turn billions of rows into actionable dashboards. His background includes hands-on data center engineering, managing dozens of Hadoop clusters, and end-to-end systems work from networking and Cisco devices to database administration (MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDB). Prior roles span independent consulting, embedded/PC repair, and military-grade systems administration, giving him a rare mix of infrastructure grit and frontend polish. He’s also proficient with physical-layer skills—soldering and fiber/copper repair—which often helps when troubleshooting issues that cross software and hardware boundaries.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Buchanan High SchoolAssociates, Computer Electronics Technology, Associates, Computer Electronics Technology at ITT Tech
Github Skills (1)
react2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ceridian/pitchfork2
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:315 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
ceridian/webhcat-gui
Dec 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:29 commits, 7 pushes in 1 month
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