John-hugh Hedrick
Principal Software Engineer at Simplified Computers
Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJohn-hugh Hedrick is a Principal Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building and owning full-stack ERP/CRM systems, currently leading platform engineering at Simplified Computers in Champaign, IL. He combines deep Odoo and PSQL expertise with hands-on performance tuning—cutting page loads from 3–90s to 1–4s and implementing 50+ workflow automations that substantially reduced errors and support volume. A practiced leader and mentor, he reviews all code contributions, translates 200+ business requirements into technical specs, and routinely executes high-risk live-database fixes to preserve financial accuracy. His background includes delivering 30+ full-stack projects, instituting CI and TDD practices, and introducing caching and Selenium-based test automation to prevent production regressions. Notably, he has contributed upstream patches to Odoo modules, turning internal fixes into community improvements that boosted scalability. He pairs a BS in Statistics and Computer Science from UIUC with a pragmatic focus on reliable, auditable systems and cross-functional operational continuity during acquisitions.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Statistics + Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Statistics + Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignComputer Science, Computer Science at Parkland CollegeHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Centennial High School
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Github Skills (21)
pyzmq7
external6
html6
python-requests6
django-allauth6
docker6
python6
django6
docker-compose6
post6
transport5
raspberry-pi4
iron3
messaging3
visualizer2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
johnhh2/epoll-webserver
Nov 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:6 pushes in 5 months
johnhh2/spring-react-portfolio
Sep 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 59 commits, 48 pushes in 13 days
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