Nick Stockton
Sr. Principal Engineer Systems at Northrop Grumman
Louisville, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Stockton is a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer with 11 years of experience designing software and algorithms for DoD missile defense and aerospace systems, currently leading systems engineering at Northrop Grumman. He blends rigorous academic training (MS and BS in Aerospace Engineering) with hands-on development across cyber and autonomy domains, having built vision-based autonomous landing algorithms and contributed to high-assurance defense software. Nick is also an active open-source contributor in Rust, notably enhancing the popular spotify-tui terminal client with collaborative playlist and podcast features, reflecting a knack for polished UI and reliable playback logic. Known for moving between research, firmware, and large-scale systems roles, he applies a mix of analytical rigor and pragmatic engineering to deliver mission-critical solutions.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of CincinnatiBachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering, 3.78, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering, 3.78 at Salt Lake Community College
English, hiligaynon
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
rust10
spotify-api10
cli10
testing9
ui-design9
graphical-user-interface9
user-interface9
error-handling8
json6
css6
csv6
javascript6
animation6
jquery6
if-statement6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
Rigellute/spotify-tui
Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
Spotify for the terminal written in Rust 🚀
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 11 commits, 9 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Nick contributed significantly to the `spotify-tui` project by implementing features, fixing bugs, and enhancing the user interface. Their work includes adding collaborative playlist functionality, addressing playback and seeking issues to prevent panics, and improving the display of album and artist information. They also added comprehensive podcast support, including episode playback, navigation, and display elements.
rustspotifyspotify-apispotify-tuiterminal-based
sputnick1124/resume
Jun 2015 - Aug 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 31 pushes, 4 branches in 10 years 3 months
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