Nicholas Blackwell
Research Technician Level 3 at Center for Social Spacial and Economic Justice UBC Okanagan
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Blackwell is a pragmatic research technician and software developer with 11 years of experience building GIS-based web applications and managing CMS platforms at UBC Okanagan. He blends embedded systems and electronics expertise—circuit board design and microcontroller programming—with a broad software toolkit spanning Java, C, C#, Python, JavaScript, PHP and assembly languages. Comfortable moving between hardware and full-stack software tasks, he applies disciplined engineering methods to research-facing projects that require both low-level control and web-scale delivery. Based in Kelowna, he leverages a Diploma in Electronic Engineering Technology and ongoing work at a university research center to translate academic requirements into operational digital tools. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem-solving across disciplines, from prototype circuit boards to deployed GIS services. An understated strength is his ability to bridge legacy code and modern web stacks, keeping critical research infrastructure running and evolving.
11 years of coding experience
The University of British ColumbiaDiploma ELEN, Electronic Engineering Technology, Diploma ELEN, Electronic Engineering Technology at Okanagan College
Github Skills (91)
javascript10
delaunay-triangulation10
swift10
nativescript10
macos10
blender10
objective-c10
ios10
php-class10
css10
nativescript-plugin10
addon10
fundamentals9
geographic9
sdk9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
nickolanack/geolive-rijekafiume
Apr 2016 - Apr 2024
Contributions:1220 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years
nickolanack/geoforms-sinixt
Apr 2021 - Dec 2024
Contributions:460 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
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