Marcel Metz
Chief Engineer - Systems at Safran
Herborn, Hesse, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcel Metz is a seasoned systems engineer with 15 years of experience, currently serving as Chief Engineer - Systems at Safran in Germany. He combines hands-on software craftsmanship with systems-level thinking, frequently diving into build systems, cross-compiler fixes, and UI/launcher issues demonstrated by contributions to projects like Assimp and FTBLaunch. Marcel’s open-source work on freetype-gl shows attention to internationalization and graphics tooling, enabling HarfBuzz support and multi-script fonts for demos. Comfortable across backend tooling, build chains, and front-end fixes, he has a pragmatic focus on code quality, platform compatibility and maintainability. Based in Herborn, Hesse, he brings a mechanical engineering technician background to complex software problems, often bridging hardware-oriented constraints with robust software solutions.
15 years of coding experience
Staatlich geprüfter Techniker, Mechanical Engineering, Staatlich geprüfter Techniker, Mechanical Engineering at Gewerbliche Schulen Dillenburg
Github Skills (31)
c-language10
fonts10
freetype10
crossbuild10
windows10
mingw10
user-interface10
build-system10
assimp10
c1110
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
java10
c1710
javas10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
rougier/freetype-gl
Jul 2013 - Mar 2019
OpenGL text using one vertex buffer, one texture and FreeType
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:198 commits, 17 PRs, 156 pushes in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Marcel primarily focused on enhancing the "makefont" executable by adding parameters for font specification, including font name, size, and header and variable name. They also worked on documentation, updating references to the demo applications and integrating new fonts (Arabic, Cyrillic, and simplified Chinese) to support the harfbuzz features. The user enabled the harfbuzz feature within the CMake build system and replaced outdated shader code for the demo.
freetypeopenglfontc
Slowpoke101/FTBLaunch
Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
Launcher for the FTB Mod Pack
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 7 days
Contributions summary:Marcel primarily focused on fixing compile errors and making UI improvements in the FTB launcher. Their commits addressed issues introduced by pull requests and involved modifications to dialogs and UI components. The changes demonstrate an understanding of the launcher's structure and a focus on resolving build problems and enhancing the user interface.
minecraftftbmodlauncherpack
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