Nicolas Mowen
Software Engineer II at Raptive
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolas Mowen is a software engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building mobile and full-stack applications, currently shaping Creator Tools & Insights at Raptive. He founded Nick Nack Development, releasing 23+ apps across Android and iOS with over one million cumulative downloads and deep expertise in Kotlin, Java, Android, React/TypeScript, and Docker. Nicolas is a top contributor to the widely used Frigate AI NVR project, where he’s improved camera integrations, UI, and streaming support—bridging smart home automation and real-time AI. His background includes leading complex integrations at ADT (Google Nest, WebRTC/RTSP, Z-Wave) and modernizing large codebases from Java/XML to Kotlin/Compose. Comfortable across frontend, backend, and embedded streaming pipelines, he also builds multistage Docker frameworks to support diverse AI hardware. Based in Fort Collins, he blends entrepreneurial drive with a passion for open source and practical IoT/AI solutions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at South Dakota MinesDripping Springs High School
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Github Skills (32)
javascript10
python10
testing10
mqtt10
typescript10
mqttnet10
camera10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
object-detection10
home-assistant10
typescripts10
react10
back-end-development9
apidoc9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
blakeblackshear/frigate
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 1916 reviews, 180 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Nicolas contributed to the project by implementing features and improvements related to both the front-end and back-end of the application. They worked on tasks such as saving previews during restarts and implementing the ability to filter items by their camera group. Additionally, the user was responsible for reviewing and enhancing UI elements within the application, including adjusting icon colors and the page layout. Their work spans across UI enhancements and back-end functionalities related to event management.
realtimecameramqtthome-automationobject-detection
blakeblackshear/frigate-hass-integration
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Frigate integration for Home Assistant
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:122 reviews, 34 commits, 94 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Nicolas contributed significantly to the Frigate integration for Home Assistant, focusing on enhancing camera functionalities. They implemented features like supporting more states for camera entities and adding an 'all' object sensor to camera and zone devices. They also addressed issues related to camera state updates and fixed bugs, improving overall system reliability. Additionally, they introduced the ability to disable the media browser.
assistantcameraobject-detectionhacsnvr
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