Nathan Mitchell
Developer at Rive
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathan Mitchell is a tools programmer with 15 years of experience in computer graphics and simulation, currently building developer tooling at Epic Games in the San Francisco Bay Area. He brings a strong research foundation from a PhD at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a history of leading simulation development teams at Gerber Technology and Avametric. Nathan’s background spans academic research, national-lab software development, and product-focused engineering, giving him a rare blend of rigorous algorithmic thinking and production-ready implementation. He specializes in bridging complex graphics and simulation systems with practical tooling that speeds team workflows and deployment. Notably, his career progression shows a consistent shift from research to shipping scalable simulation pipelines in industry settings.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at PennWest Edinboro
Github Skills (37)
htcondor10
javascript9
json-parser9
java9
python9
serialization9
typescript9
twitch9
zero-copy9
vlc9
mmap9
rpc9
go9
protobuf9
grpc9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
thecsapprentice/thecsapprentice.github.io
Oct 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:21 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
thecsapprentice/sixth-world-latex
Aug 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 2 years 8 months
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