Neal Terrell
Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach
Lakewood, California, United States
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Top SchoolNeal Terrell is a Lecturer in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at CSU Long Beach with 11 years of professional experience teaching courses from introductory Java to algorithms, programming languages, and search engine technology. He blends academia with practical software work—previously serving as Technology Director and contributing backend fixes to open-source projects like the mtgred/netrunner card game, indicating attention to complex rule logic and game-state integrity. Neal also brings a strong grounding in mathematics education and youth instruction from tutoring and leading tech camps, which informs his clear, student-centered pedagogy. Holding a B.S. from Cal Poly SLO and an M.S. from CSU Long Beach, he excels at translating theory into robust implementations and debugging nuanced interactions in software systems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Computer Science, M.S., Computer Science at CSU Long BeachB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Github Skills (8)
clojure10
functional-programming10
rebalancing10
clojure-cli10
logic10
data-structure9
data-structures9
algorithms8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mtgred/netrunner
May 2015 - Feb 2019
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1509 commits, 863 PRs, 638 pushes in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Neal primarily contributed to the codebase by fixing messages and costs for optional abilities. This involved modifying card assets, resources, identities, operations, and icebreakers to address issues in functionality and prevent unintended bugs. The changes suggest an understanding of the game logic and card interactions, demonstrating a focus on maintaining the game's rules and balance.
csulb-cecs282-2015sp/lectures
Dec 2014 - Aug 2015
Contributions:79 commits, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 8 months
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