Kai Takac
System Control Software Engineer at Fronius International
Linz, Upper Austria
Summary
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Top SchoolKai Takac is a System Control Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building energy-focused control systems and integrations at Fronius in Linz. With an academic background in Energy Informatics (MSc) and Mobile Computing (BSc), he blends embedded and systems software expertise with domain knowledge in energy management. He co-founded Smarte Kasse, bringing entrepreneurial experience to product development and practical deployment. Kai is also an active open-source Java contributor to the well-known JabRef project, improving usability through bug fixes and feature enhancements like BibTeX/BibLaTeX switching and autosave refactors. Known for tackling concrete usability issues as well as system-level integration challenges, he pairs hands-on coding with a systems-thinking approach to energy software.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Energy Informatics, Master's degree, Energy Informatics at University of Applied Sciences Upper AustriaBachelor of Science - BS, Mobile Computing, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mobile Computing at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria - Hagenberg CampusMatura, Information Technology, Matura, Information Technology at HTL Wiener Neustadt
Github Skills (8)
bibtex10
javas10
biblatex10
debug10
java10
refactoring9
javafx9
front-end-development8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
JabRef/jabref
Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
Graphical Java application for managing BibTeX and biblatex (.bib) databases
Role in this project:
Java Developer
Java DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 9 PRs, 37 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Kai primarily contributed to bug fixes and enhancements for the JabRef application. Their work includes fixing issues related to key generation, status popups, and side pane positioning. Additionally, the user implemented the ability to switch between BibTeX and BibLaTeX modes and refactored code related to autosave functionality and file name handling. These changes indicate a focus on improving usability, addressing specific problems, and enhancing the software's overall functionality.
reference-manageracademic-publicationsjavafxlatexjavafx-desktop-apps
Ka0o0/teams-meeting-link-generator
Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 releases, 23 commits, 53 PRs in 1 year 6 months
linksms-teams
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