Ryan Scheel
Devices Field Engineer Specialist at Canonical
Bellingham, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Scheel is a seasoned embedded and systems engineer with 14 years of experience building reliable device software for companies like Garmin, Timesys, and now Canonical as a Devices Field Engineer Specialist. He blends deep hands-on firmware and embedded Linux expertise with field-facing technical support, helping bridge development and deployment for connected devices. An active contributor to the Rust Reference documentation, he pays close attention to developer experience and presentation details—skills that complement his practical engineering background. Based in Bellingham, WA, Ryan combines academic foundations in computer engineering with a longtime affinity for open internet culture (IRC), bringing both polished technical communication and curiosity to complex engineering problems.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering at Iowa State University
Github Skills (6)
html10
css10
ref10
refer10
documentation10
rust4
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
rust-lang/reference
May 2017 - Oct 2022
The Rust Reference
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:136 reviews, 362 commits, 257 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Ryan primarily contributed to the documentation of the Rust Reference repository. Their work involved modifying HTML and CSS files to enhance the presentation and structure of the documentation, as seen in the addition of warning headers and CSS styles. The user also updated the theme files, ensuring the content's display and formatting. Additionally, the user addressed minor presentation issues and incorporated CSS for various themes, improving the overall user experience.
rustreferencerust-lang
Havvy/reference
May 2017 - Oct 2022
The Rust Reference
Contributions:2 PRs, 310 pushes, 126 branches in 5 years 6 months
rustproc-macrorustlangeguimdbook
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