Scott Plunkett
Senior Crafter at 8th Light
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolScott Plunkett is a Senior Crafter at 8th Light with eight years of software development experience and a background that spans full-stack engineering, instruction, and client-facing technical solutions. He progressed through apprentice to senior roles at 8th Light, blending hands-on coding with mentoring and delivery-focused leadership. A Code Platoon-trained developer and former Assistant Instructor, he pairs disciplined, mission-oriented problem solving—sharpened by service as a U.S. Marine infantry corporal—with pragmatic product-building skills. Based in Chicago, he brings cross-domain communication strengths from a BA in Communication and improv training, which he leverages to make complex technical ideas accessible to teams and clients. Known for maintaining and evolving software systems, he emphasizes sustainable craftsmanship and collaborative ownership over flashy trends.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Communication, General, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Communication, General at College of Lake CountyBachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, Media, and Theatre, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois UniversityImprovisational Comedy Program, Improvisational Comedy, Improvisational Comedy Program, Improvisational Comedy at Second City Training CenterFull Stack Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Development, Computer Software Engineering at Code Platoon
Spanish, Arabic, English, javascript, erlang, ruby, python, elixir
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Github Skills (25)
archived9
mongoid8
tac7
batch7
ruby-on-rails6
react6
android6
linux6
rails6
javascript6
react-native6
activerecord5
ruby5
rubygems5
activeadmin3
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
scottyplunkett/erlang-tic-tac-toe
Oct 2017 - Aug 2023
Tic Tac Toe Game Written in Erlang
Contributions:28 PRs, 61 pushes, 30 branches in 5 years 11 months
tictoeerlangtac
scottyplunkett/Java-HTTP-Server
Jan 2018 - Aug 2023
Java HTTP Server from scratch using raw built-in classes.
Contributions:47 PRs, 77 pushes, 39 branches in 5 years 7 months
java-http-serverhttp-headerweb-serverjettyserver
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