Nathan Merritt
Freelance Software Engineer at Sandcastles Technology
Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Merritt is a freelance software engineer and Debian sysadmin with 16 years of full‑stack experience building production services, mobile apps, and greenfield R&D for mission-driven organizations. He has led and implemented core microservices, low‑latency data services, and ML-driven pipelines at companies like Tamr and TripAdvisor, and was recognized with a Founders Award for execution. Comfortable across Java, Python, React/Redux and front-end stacks, he also maintains long-term Debian expertise and contributes to open-source projects such as VOLTTRON, improving Python 3 compatibility and BACnet integrations. Nathan focuses on turning napkin sketches into robust MVPs and prioritizes work with nonprofits and public‑interest missions. Side projects—real‑time crypto trading, K–12 outreach tooling, and a hold'em poker agent—live on his GitHub, reflecting his interest in decision‑making under uncertainty and practical experimentation. Based in Colorado, he’s equally likely to discuss system architecture, Rust, or the neuroscience behind good product decisions.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA, BA at Bowdoin College
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
bacnet10
python10
scripting10
csv10
cli8
command-line-interface8
command-line8
bash7
android-webview6
android6
activity-lifecycle6
bitmap6
browser6
jquery6
git6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
VOLTTRON/volttron
Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
VOLTTRON Distributed Control System Platform
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 6 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Nathan primarily focused on bug fixes and Python 3 compatibility adjustments within the VOLTTRON platform's BACnet integration. They addressed issues related to CSV file handling, corrected script functionality, and updated dependencies to resolve build failures. The user also added functionality and fixed existing issues in the `grab_multiple_configs.py` and `proxy_bacnet_scan.py` scripts. Their contributions improved the reliability and cross-platform compatibility of key scripts in the repository.
pythonmessage-busoffice-hoursdaemonosgi
gnmerritt/etf-balancer
Jun 2018 - Sep 2022
Contributions:1 release, 36 commits, 27 pushes in 4 years 3 months
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