Richard Waltman
Software Engineer at OpenBCI
Hammond, Louisiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Waltman is a full-stack software engineer with nine years of experience, currently building neurotech tooling at OpenBCI since 2019. He blends front-end UI design and back-end networking work—improving the cross-platform OpenBCI GUI and enhancing experiment workflows for EEG research. His contributions span embedded/IoT integrations and Arduino examples that bridge biosensing hardware with desktop software, plus practical improvements like command-line serial port selection and Ganglion+WiFi support. Based in Hammond, Louisiana, he brings a pragmatic engineer’s approach rooted in hands-on device interoperability and clear documentation, reflecting a background that uniquely combines teaching-focused studies with deep technical craftsmanship.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Special Education and Teaching, Bachelor of Science - BS, Special Education and Teaching at Southeastern Louisiana University
Github Skills (31)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI
May 2018 - Jan 2023
A cross platform application for the OpenBCI Cyton and Ganglion. Tested on Mac, Windows and Ubuntu/Mint Linux.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & UI Designer
Back-end Developer & UI DesignerContributions:36 releases, 157 reviews, 1782 commits in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily focused on implementing and modifying the user interface for the OpenBCI GUI, making adjustments to button classes and general appearance of the widgets. They also refactored code related to networking functions such as setting the UI textfield and modifying data types. The user demonstrated skills in modifying the underlying code for the application's functionality.
openbciwindowsmintlinuxapplication-platform
openbci-archive/Docs
Jun 2018 - Sep 2019
Documentation for OpenBCI
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:218 commits, 73 PRs, 86 pushes in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily contributed to the documentation and example code for connecting the OpenBCI GUI with Arduino boards. They added and modified Arduino code examples for EMG, accelerometer, and focus applications, incorporating serial communication and motor control functionalities. The user also focused on creating and updating Arduino sketches to interact with the OpenBCI GUI, including examples for EMG, Accelerometer, and Focus + motor functionality.
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