Jesen Tanadi
PhD Candidate
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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SeniorJesen Tanadi is a designer-turned-full-stack developer and PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Duke, bringing a decade of cross-disciplinary experience at the intersection of museums, design tools, and open-source software. With an MFA in 2D Design and formal training in architecture and full-stack development, Jesen blends rigorous visual craft with technical fluency to build compelling digital experiences and research tools. Past roles include long-form practice as a graphic designer for Ralph Appelbaum Associates, founding The Draftery, and teaching print and studio practices—background that informs a user-centered approach to technical problems. Now a Graduate Research Assistant, Jesen pairs systems-level thinking from engineering with hands-on design and tutoring experience, making complex cultural and technical projects both expressive and usable. An understated strength is the ability to move between analog printmaking and modern web stacks, translating tactile design sensibilities into thoughtful software.
10 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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1kreached
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Github Skills (68)
pdf2json10
pdf-processing10
javascript9
pdf-viewer9
open-source9
pdf9
server-side8
websocket8
json8
typescript7
command-line7
if-statement6
ruby6
vector-graphics6
nodejs-server6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
jtanadi/scotty
Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
WebSocket-enabled PDF viewer
Contributions:130 commits, 102 PRs, 182 pushes in 2 years 2 months
pdf-viewerwebsocket
jtanadi/robofontScripts
Aug 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:120 commits, 2 PRs, 210 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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