Michael Sachs
Software Engineer at Leidos
Ilchester, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Sachs is a software engineer with 12 years of experience, currently building mission-focused systems in the Civil division at Leidos. He brings practical expertise in Ada, C/C++, Python and shell scripting, complemented by hands-on exposure to Java and JavaScript, which equips him for both legacy and modern codebases. His background includes embedded and systems work from internships at Northrop Grumman and early IT support roles, plus teaching experience as a CS II undergraduate TA that sharpened his mentoring and testing practices. Based in Ilchester, MD, he pairs a BS in Computer Science from UMBC with ongoing MS studies at Johns Hopkins, reflecting a commitment to deepening technical rigor. Colleagues appreciate his ability to translate complex requirements into reliable, auditable software—particularly in safety- and standards-driven environments where Ada and low-level languages matter.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityUMBC
Github Skills (52)
causal10
r10
data-visualisation10
graphic10
bounds10
d3js10
ggplot10
r-package9
epub9
gitbook9
pdf9
latex9
api9
rmarkdown9
html8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sachsmc/tufterhandout
Jun 2014 - Aug 2015
Output formats for Tufte-style handouts in pdf and html for Rmarkdown
Contributions:1 release, 37 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year 2 months
pdfrmarkdown
sachsmc/ggkm
Oct 2015 - Apr 2020
Compute and display Kaplan-Meier Curves with ggplot2
Contributions:17 commits, 3 PRs, 14 pushes in 4 years 7 months
ggplot
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