Nicholas Jordan
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Jordan is a senior full-stack software engineer with seven years of experience building robust backend systems and ETL pipelines, currently at Hitachi Vantara in Orlando. He holds a BS in Computer Science from UIUC and has a strong Java foundation complemented by Python and JavaScript skills, with progressive full-stack and scrum/project leadership roles at Lockheed Martin. Nicholas has contributed to the widely used Pentaho Data Integration project, improving gzipped file handling, parameterized transformation tests, and S3 multipart support—signal of hands-on data engineering experience beyond typical application work. Actively transitioning toward data science and data warehousing, he pairs production-grade engineering discipline with growing analytics focus. Known for shipping reliable integrations and pragmatic fixes, he blends systems-level attention to detail with a curiosity for data platform challenges.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Github Skills (9)
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etl10
javas10
junit10
mockito10
data-integration10
java10
arduino6
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pentaho/pentaho-kettle
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
Pentaho Data Integration ( ETL ) a.k.a Kettle
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Data Engineer
Back-end Developer & Data EngineerContributions:323 reviews, 60 commits, 95 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Nicholas primarily focused on improving the Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) ETL tool, specifically related to file handling and data processing. Their contributions include enhancing the handling of gzipped files within the Text File Input step. They also worked on integration tests for steps with parameters, focusing on the Transformation Executor and Mapping steps, ensuring parameter passing functionality. The user also contributed to other areas such as metadata injection for constant values and fixing issues with the text file output and web service lookup steps, as well as making updates to support S3 multipart uploads.
etlpentaho-data-integration
NJtwentyone/pentaho-kettle
Sep 2018 - Jun 2026
Pentaho Data Integration ( ETL ) a.k.a Kettle
Contributions:463 pushes, 295 branches in 7 years 10 months
pentaho-data-integrationetldata-integrationkettlepentaho
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