Nicholas Olenz
Software Developer at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Olenz is a software developer with 11 years of experience based in Champaign, Illinois, who specializes in applying UI/UX principles to developer tooling and workflow improvements. At CommScope and in prior internships at ARRIS and the University of Illinois, he built practical tools—like spec parsers, message builders, and hardware simulators—that reduced repetition and made complex systems more usable. He focuses on improving modularity and developer experience, often tackling problems that sit between product-facing interfaces and internal engineering workflows. His work on a spatial-awareness training project demonstrates an ability to translate research goals into intuitive, user-centered mechanisms. Comfortable working solo or in small teams, he combines front-end sensibilities with systems thinking to make technical tasks feel straightforward.
11 years of coding experience
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (17)
zombie9
quest9
tabletop9
spatial9
spine8
oculus8
windows6
mobile-game6
cpp5
user-interface5
spire5
notepad4
editor4
react3
javascript3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Koba0100/OZA
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:58 PRs, 236 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
zombie-apocalypsezombie
UIUC-games-research/spatial-cs
Jun 2016 - Apr 2017
Repository for files associated with Homeworld Bound, a game designed to train spatial skills
Contributions:191 commits, 61 PRs, 181 pushes in 9 months
spatialgametrainbound
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