John Othwolo
Undergraduate Student
Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolJohn Othwolo is an undergraduate Computer Science student at Florida Institute of Technology with a decade of practical experience focused on kernel and Unix systems development. He contributes to open-source BSD and Linux projects, applying skills in Objective-C and low-level systems engineering while pursuing research-grade solutions for security and stability. Based in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, he combines freelance practice since 2019 with academic study, aiming to bridge academic research and production-ready system software. An unconventional background note: his GitHub bio wryly lists him as a "Retired Student from Fashoda," hinting at a thoughtful, perhaps historically curious perspective behind his technical work.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Florida Institute of TechnologyAfrica Nazarene University
Github Skills (161)
usb-hid10
spi10
emulation10
trackpad10
hid10
battery-level10
darwin10
apfs10
bluetooth-hid10
driver10
windows-driver10
touchpad10
acpi10
mount9
linux9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
johnothwolo/xcbuild
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
johnothwolo/Irvine64_UASM
Nov 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
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