Robert Nelson
Technical Lead at Magnet Forensics
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Nelson is a Technical Lead based in Canada with 14 years in the industry and a decade of focused software engineering experience, currently leading development at Magnet Forensics. He progressed through developer and staff roles at the same company, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in building forensic and analytics software and mentorship of engineering teams. His background spans C#, Golang, C++, and systems engineering from co-op roles at Research In Motion to multiple SDET internships at Microsoft where he built internal monitoring and real-time analytics tools used company-wide. Robert combines hands-on backend systems design with a track record of shipping reliable production services and automating complex testing and telemetry pipelines. Notably, he has repeatedly turned side projects into widely adopted internal tools, suggesting a knack for pragmatic tooling that scales. He holds engineering degrees from Carleton University and the University of Waterloo, reflecting strong formal training in systems design.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B. Eng. Computer Systems Engineering, B. Eng. Computer Systems Engineering at Carleton UniversityB.ASc. Systems Design Engineering, B.ASc. Systems Design Engineering at University of Waterloo
English
Github Skills (35)
api9
python8
lua8
vim8
ansible8
neovim8
text-editor8
gtk7
ssh7
nvim7
emulation6
automation6
devops6
extensibility6
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rdnelson/avala
May 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
rdnelson/Rainier_VM
Jan 2012 - Mar 2012
Contributions:129 commits in 1 month
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