Nicholas Tulach
Software Engineer at Hammer & Birch LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Tulach is a pragmatic software engineer with 11+ years of experience building data-driven web and cloud services, currently contributing to Protect Democracy’s tech efforts from Philadelphia. He combines full-stack development in Python and JavaScript with SQL/NoSQL data modeling, GIS analysis, and DevOps (Docker, GCP/AWS, GitLab CI/CD), shaped by a unique background in urban planning and transportation policy. His career bridges research and product: from fixing regional transit systems and helping families choose schools to building secure enterprise authentication and game design work for Wizards of the Coast. Co-owner of a small independent press, he pairs technical craft with thoughtful communication and public participation expertise, often translating complex data into actionable policy insight. Notably, his multidisciplinary toolkit spans statistical analysis (R, STATA), qualitative research, and freelance game development—an uncommon mix that informs practical, human-centered software.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeThe Graduate Center, City University of New YorkPhD, Urban Planning and Policy Development, PhD, Urban Planning and Policy Development at Rutgers University
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Github Skills (77)
signal10
dbus10
command-line-tool9
json-rpc9
parsing9
login-system8
swiftui8
wine8
messaging8
java8
docker-compose7
macos-big-sur7
session-management7
python7
cli7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Protect-Democracy/representabot
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
An open-source Twitter bot that tweets information about the representativeness of each Senate vote.
Contributions:8 releases, 137 commits, 4 PRs in 2 months
twitter
TemboInc/pycsvjson
Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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