Van Wilson
Manager, Software Engineering at Red Hat
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolVan Wilson is a seasoned software engineering manager with 12 years of experience building and leading front-end teams, currently managing UI engineering at Red Hat. A self-taught web developer with a Classics BA who once studied Latin and Greek, he brings a curious, analytical mindset to making the web more accessible and predictable across devices. Van pairs deep hands-on expertise in React/TypeScript and Angular testing (Jasmine, learning Mocha) with product-focused work on notable open-source projects like StackRox’s Kubernetes security UI, where he delivered features, bug fixes, and integration tests. He’s known for improving developer experience and reducing front-end stress through test automation and ergonomic UI enhancements. Based in Charlotte, NC, he balances technical leadership with a passion for hiking, history, and classic cinema.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor of Arts Classics, Bachelor of Arts Classics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Latin
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (14)
uid10
typescript10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
patternfly10
typescript-types10
react10
javascript6
enter6
forms6
database-design6
database-schema6
database6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
stackrox/stackrox
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
The StackRox Kubernetes Security Platform performs a risk analysis of the container environment, delivers visibility and runtime alerts, and provides recommendations to proactively improve security by hardening the environment.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1285 reviews, 618 commits, 456 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Van's contributions focused on front-end development within the React/Typescript framework. They addressed crash bugs and implemented new features, notably working on the creation of a table for Vulnerability reports. The user also updated forms for AWS Security Hub and syslog notifiers and included more comprehensive coverage with integration tests. They also worked on UI enhancements within the PatternFly library for various parts of the interface.
containerscheckliststackroxsecurityrisk
vjwilson/many-ways-to-test-react
Sep 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:44 commits, 2 pushes in 2 months
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