Amber Whitehead
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Summary
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SeniorNathan Whitehead is a project manager with 16 years of experience focused on modernizing the construction and steel erection industries through practical technology adoption. Based in Ohio, he has progressed from internships to project engineer and managerial roles at firms like Black Lion Products, Hensel Phelps, Kelley Steel Erectors, and now Evolve Steel, delivering industrial projects with an eye for efficiency and compatibility. He brings hands-on problem solving from the shop floor to the job site, pairing construction management training from Kent State with real-world sequencing, scheduling, and coordination expertise. Nathan also contributes to software maintenance in open-source C++ projects, demonstrating attention to detail by fixing platform-specific build warnings and improving example code in the well-known NVIDIA Thrust library. This blend of field experience and code-level maintenance work highlights a rare combination of construction domain knowledge and technical rigor. He’s driven by continuous learning and practical improvements that reduce risk and streamline delivery.
17 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (7)
cuda10
thrust10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
gpu9
cpp9
algorithms9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
NVIDIA/thrust
Oct 2010 - Jan 2011
[ARCHIVED] The C++ parallel algorithms library. See https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Amber primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the example programs within the Thrust library. Their contributions involved modifying example code to prevent warnings on Windows builds and updating examples to utilize Thrust's random number generation instead of the system's RNG. They also addressed specific warnings related to data loss during type conversion. The user's work primarily involved updating existing code, indicating a focus on maintenance and compatibility.
cppnvidiacudanvidia-hpc-sdkthrust
amberwhitehead/pineapple
Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:3 releases, 415 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 2 months
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