Karen Coppage
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolKaren Coppage is a software engineer and technical lead with nine years of experience delivering backend solutions and managing projects and events from the Netherlands. She has a strong foundation in computer science from William & Mary and international perspective from study abroad in Budapest. Karen contributes to notable open-source projects such as Apache Hive, where she has improved timestamp handling and SQL:2016 formatting—an indication of attention to data correctness and edge-case behavior. Comfortable both shipping code and coordinating teams, she blends hands-on Java backend expertise with practical leadership in cross-functional settings. Colleagues rely on her to translate tricky data-formatting challenges into reliable, maintainable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
Study Abroad, Computer Science, Study Abroad, Computer Science at Aquincum Institute of Technology, BudapestBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at William & Mary
Github Skills (6)
javas10
datetime-format10
sql10
datatypes10
apache-hive10
java10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
apache/hive
Jan 2019 - Jun 2022
Apache Hive
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:288 reviews, 59 commits, 141 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Karen contributed to Apache Hive by addressing issues related to timestamp handling and formatting within the codebase. They modified Java files related to timestamp types, SQL datetime formatting, and vectorized date/timestamp expressions. Their work also included setting the default value for a timestamp skipping conversion flag and introducing new SQL:2016 formats, demonstrating a focus on data type and format handling.
flinksqlapachebig-dataspark
klcopp/hive
Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
Apache Hive
Contributions:113 pushes, 90 branches in 3 years 2 months
flinkapachebig-datasparkdatabase
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