John Wack
Voting System Analyst at Prometheus Computing and Oneida Analysis LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Summary
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SeniorJohn Wack is a voting systems analyst with over three decades of IT experience and a graduate degree in computer science built on a liberal arts foundation. He specializes in developing standards, common data formats, and requirements for electronic voting systems, chairing multiple working groups and collaborating with the Election Assistance Commission. His work blends usability, accessibility, election law, statistics, and security to create auditable, voter-centric systems aimed at preserving the fundamental right to vote. Known for clear technical communication and public-facing education, he brings research-era computer security experience to practical, policy-influencing solutions. Based in Gaithersburg, MD, he runs Prometheus Computing / Oneida Analysis LLC and pursues election integrity as both technical challenge and civic calling. An often-overlooked strength is his historian’s perspective, which sharpens his ability to explain complex technical issues in historical and societal context.
11 years of coding experience
French
Github Skills (9)
common-data-format10
data-format10
vote10
specification9
logging6
voting5
data-interchange5
interchange5
xml4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
usnistgov/ElectionEventLogging
May 2017 - Apr 2020
Common data format specification for election event logging data
Contributions:78 commits, 68 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
specificationdata-formatloggingelectioncommon-data-format
usnistgov/Voting
Feb 2016 - Mar 2019
Contributions:117 commits, 113 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
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