Robert Fitzsimons
Contract Software Engineer at Leonine Public Affairs
Calais, Vermont, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Fitzsimons is a seasoned contract software engineer with 26 years of hands-on experience building resilient systems from embedded Linux on UAVs to Java backend services and web crawlers. Based in Vermont but originally from Dublin, he blends low-level Linux networking and kernel knowledge with full-stack development, DevOps, and data pipeline design. His work ranges from creating bespoke Raspberry Pi distributions and high-availability router setups for drone telemetry to architecting OTA-compliant travel services and Big Data ingestion tools. A practical problem solver and maker-entrepreneur, he sold thousands of electronics kits and showcased projects at Makerfaires, bringing a tactile understanding of hardware to software solutions. Notably, he has repeatedly turned obscure operational failures—like voltage drops and supplier-induced latency—into durable fixes through careful measurement and tooling.
26 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Unfinished, Computing, Unfinished, Computing at Institute of Technology, TallaghtNCVA Information Technology Award, Information Technology, NCVA Information Technology Award, Information Technology at St. Tiernan's Community School
Github Skills (58)
git10
libgit210
git-addons10
hacklang10
ide10
netbeans-platform10
git-lfs10
java10
mailing10
publish10
mailing-list10
netbeans10
subversion10
version-control10
code-editor10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
robfitz273k/netbeans
Feb 2024 - Dec 2024
Apache NetBeans
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
robfitz273k/incubator-netbeans
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Apache Netbeans (Incubating)
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
javaincubatingapachenetbeans
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