John Crosby
Mentor at FIRST Robotics Team 172
Maine, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Crosby is a seasoned software engineer and mentor with over three decades of hands-on experience in programming, systems administration, and electronics, and 11 years formally tracked in software roles. He spent a long tenure mentoring FIRST Robotics Team 172, guiding students through progressive robot programming in Basic, C, C++, and Java, blending pedagogy with practical automation expertise. His corporate background includes senior SAP application development (ABAP and Java) at IDEXX and legacy systems work from POS to Unix-based student information systems, demonstrating breadth across enterprise and embedded domains. John pairs formal CS and electronics training with early career hardware and control-system design at Honeywell and GTE, giving him a rare full-stack view from circuitry to application code. Based in Maine, he is notable for sustaining a multi-decade commitment to hands-on mentoring while evolving technical skills to meet modern enterprise development needs.
11 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Associate in Applied Science Electronics Technology, Associate in Applied Science Electronics Technology at Southern Maine Vocational Technical InstituteBachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at University of Southern Maine
Github Skills (8)
arduino-library9
attiny9
i2c8
robot7
arduino6
avr5
python4
robotics2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jcrosbyME/2016-Stronghold
Jan 2016 - Dec 2021
Contributions:1 push, 3 branches in 6 years
NorthernForce/DeepSpace
Jan 2019 - Oct 2021
FRC Team172 "NorthernForce" 2019 Robot Code
Contributions:22 commits, 15 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 9 months
frcpythonrobot
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