Voldie Kanku
Software Engineer
United States
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Top SchoolVoldie Kanku is a software engineer and MS Data Analytics candidate at Penn State with 11 years of technical and operational experience bridging data analytics, healthcare research, and systems development. He has hands-on expertise in SQL, Excel, Tableau, and growing Python skills, having preprocessed NIH gene expression datasets and supported dietary health tracking applications to translate complex data into actionable insights. Voldie pairs academic research work—like pixel-level image annotation for AI training—with practical data management from roles in retail operations, giving him a rare combination of meticulous data hygiene and process-oriented thinking. An active open-source contributor, he has made substantive graphics and engine improvements to projects such as the Veldrid graphics library and the OpenSAGE game engine, demonstrating low-level systems and rendering proficiency beyond typical data roles. He aims to specialize in healthcare data, clinical operations, and patient outcomes, leveraging both research and production software experience to improve healthcare systems.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of KansasMaster of Science - MS Data Analytics, Master of Science - MS Data Analytics at Penn State UniversityAssociate of Science - AS Accounting, Associate of Science - AS Accounting at Hesston College
English, French
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Github Skills (16)
net10
vulkan10
dotnet10
direct3d10
csharp10
game-engine10
opengl10
graphic10
dotnet-core10
videogames9
texture-mapping9
game-development9
gameplay9
rt9
graphics-programming7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
veldrid/veldrid
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
A low-level, portable graphics library for .NET.
Role in this project:
Graphics Programmer
Graphics ProgrammerContributions:1 review, 9 commits, 10 PRs in 29 days
Contributions summary:Voldie primarily contributed to the Veldrid graphics library by addressing rendering issues and adding support for new features. They resolved a bug related to framebuffers, added RenderDoc integration, and implemented support for non-square textures. Furthermore, they introduced features like buffer binding ranges, anisotropic filtering, and indirect draws. The user also made various code adjustments related to SDL2 windowing and OpenGL extensions.
metaldotnetvulkangraphics-librarygame-development
OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
OpenSAGE is a free, open source re-implementation of SAGE, the 3D real time strategy (RTS) engine used in Command & Conquer: Generals and other RTS titles from EA Pacific. Written in C#. Not affiliated with EA.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Game Engine Contributor
Back-end Developer & Game Engine ContributorContributions:1 review, 11 commits, 7 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Voldie made several contributions focused on improving the game engine's functionality and stability. They updated project dependencies and configuration files. The user added support for RenderDoc integration, including menu items and UI elements. Furthermore, the user addressed UI rendering issues and refactored shader code to remove unnecessary extensions and prevent black screen errors. Finally, they improved language detection and file path normalization within the project.
re-implementationgameea-pacificc-plus-plusstrategy
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