Nathan Brink
Software Engineer at Direct ConneX
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Brink is a software engineer with 16 years of experience building and maintaining reliable back-end systems, currently working in a Microsoft/C# environment for warehouse order fulfillment. He maintains SlatePermutate, a PHP-based webapp helping college students plan semesters and is actively exploring migration to Node.js/Haxe to scale it to more schools. An open-source contributor with a history on projects like UnrealIRCd (C) and node-tmp (Node.js), he brings practical cross-platform and low-level debugging experience alongside higher-level web development. Based in Grand Rapids, MI, he pairs production C# work with a knack for improving legacy code—refactoring barcode image generation and addressing platform quirks—showing a willingness to dive into both tooling and infrastructure.
16 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Calvin College
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Github Skills (45)
javascript10
multiplatform10
back-end-development10
net-library10
testing10
windows10
irc-server10
bar-code10
barcodes10
configuration-management10
cross-platform10
c1110
codegen10
c1710
compatibility10
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
barnhill/barcodelib
Jan 2015 - May 2021
C# Barcode Image Generation Library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:17 reviews, 17 commits, 9 PRs in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily focused on enhancing the `barcodelib` library, which generates barcode images. They implemented features such as dynamic width and height calculations for the barcodes, improving the library's flexibility. Furthermore, they refactored the codebase to address DPI-related issues and improve the overall image generation process. The user also added rudimentary tests for existing CODE128 behavior and made adjustments to support improved code generation and performance of existing barcode types.
dotnetimagebarcodesbarcode-generatorcsharp-library
unrealircd/unrealircd
May 2011 - Jul 2017
Official UnrealIRCd repository. Downloads are available from our site
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 5 PRs, 2 comments in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily contributed to the UnrealIRCd server codebase, focusing on bug fixes and feature enhancements. Their work involved modifying core server files related to configuration, message handling, and module interactions. Specific contributions included addressing compilation issues, implementing new features like "require-modes" for operators, and fixing documentation errors. The user demonstrated proficiency in C and familiarity with the server's internal architecture.
unrealircdour-sitec-plus-plussaslircv3
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