Nick Schaf
Principal Programmer at General Dynamics Information Technology
Bowie, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolNick Schaf is a Principal Programmer with over two decades of experience designing and delivering web, Windows, and mainframe software, currently focused on Java/J2EE solutions for U.S. Army HR systems. He combines hands-on object‑oriented design and full SDLC expertise with practical security work—recently hardening CHRA applications using HP Fortify—and a track record of building enterprise features with Spring, Hibernate, and Oracle. Nick’s background spans embedded and legacy systems alike, from ESP32-based IoT firmware adaptations to C, COBOL and FORTRAN work on large-scale data processing earlier in his career. Comfortable bridging operations, support and development teams, he excels at translating complex requirements into maintainable, production-ready systems. Based in Bowie, Maryland, he pairs institutional knowledge of government and healthcare software with an uncommon habit of contributing platform-specific hardware integrations in open-source projects.
10 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Computer science, Bachelors, Computer science at American University
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Github Skills (25)
rm10
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integrations10
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gpio10
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system-integration10
esp3210
embedded10
arduino10
c-language9
ws9
ean139
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
forkineye/ESPixelStick
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Firmware for the ESPixelStick
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1 review, 15 commits, 1 PR in 7 months
Contributions summary:Nick's contributions primarily focused on configuring and adapting the ESPixelStick firmware for a new hardware platform, the Olimex ESP32-GATEWAY. This involved modifying GPIO definitions, specifically configuring Ethernet and RMT (Remote control module) settings for the target board. Additionally, the user integrated SD card functionality and made adjustments to the web interface for the new hardware. The overall work demonstrated a focus on hardware integration and platform-specific configuration within the ESPixelStick project.
sacnfirmwareesp8266-arduinoe131esp8266
NickSchaf/cart-led-controller
Sep 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
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