Matt Kruse
Principal Engineer at John Deere
Port Byron, Illinois, United States Other
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Kruse is a Principal Engineer with over three decades of hands-on web development experience, from Perl CGI in 1993 to modern single-page apps and Node.js back ends. Based in Port Byron, Illinois, he blends solution architecture and senior project management with a restless curiosity that fuels numerous inventive side projects. At John Deere he drives architectural excellence while continuing to experiment with integrations and APIs that combine technologies in unexpected ways. An early contributor to an Alexa skills framework (alexa-js/alexa-app), he has deep experience designing session management, intent handling, and developer-friendly APIs. He thrives on building foundational systems and enjoys translating creative ideas into reliable, production-ready software.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at St. Ambrose University
Github Skills (6)
alex10
nodejs10
javascript10
lex10
apidoc9
api9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
alexa-js/alexa-app
May 2015 - Oct 2018
A framework for Alexa (Amazon Echo) apps using Node.js
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 commits, 19 PRs, 30 pushes in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Matt appears to be a back-end developer, primarily focused on building the core logic for an Alexa skill using Node.js. Their initial commit established the foundational structure of the Alexa application framework. Subsequent commits refined and expanded this framework by adding functionalities like session management, intent handling, and utterance generation. The user also focused on improving the API and adding features to enhance functionality.
alexa-skills-kitamazon-echonode-jsjavascriptamazon
aquent-it-solutions/battlescripts
May 2017 - Sep 2018
A battle of game-playing algorithms written in javascript
Contributions:33 PRs, 120 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
gamebattlejavascriptgame-ofplaying
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