Louis Stowasser
Engineering Manager at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolLouis Stowasser is an Engineering Manager based in Queensland, Australia, with 16 years of experience leading web teams and delivering modern React and Node.js applications for high-traffic news platforms. He progressed from software developer to technical lead and manager at the ABC, combining hands-on coding with people leadership and product-focused delivery. His background includes partner engineering at Mozilla and contributions to the Crafty JavaScript game engine, where he refactored event management, added DOM integration and sprite/tween components—highlighting a blend of front-end polish and engine-level thinking. Louis is comfortable balancing operational demands of live news sites with long-term technical improvements and mentoring engineers across distributed teams.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of IT, Software Design, Bachelor of IT, Software Design at The University of Queensland
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Github Skills (14)
html10
dom-manipulation10
javascript10
game-development10
game-engine10
animation10
game-dev10
neural-network6
compression6
minimize6
php6
math6
sql6
mysql6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
craftyjs/Crafty
Nov 2010 - Nov 2013
JavaScript Game Engine
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:251 commits in 3 years
Contributions summary:Louis made significant contributions to the JavaScript game engine by refactoring the event management system, adding features such as universal selectors, and integrating DOM manipulation to improve the user interface. They also implemented a sprite component and began integration with canvas drawing. Furthermore, they enhanced the engine with a tween animation component.
gamegamesgamedevjavascriptjavascript-game-engine
louisstow/dragula
Dec 2015 - Oct 2023
Contributions:5 pushes in 7 years 11 months
reactjavascriptso-simpledrag-and-drophand
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