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Hire NathanNathan Brake
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Toptal Member Since
November 27, 2020
Nathan a software engineer who loves spending his time solving problems related to networking, data management, CI/CD workflow efficiency, and deployment architectures. He has over five years of experience with C+, JavaScript, React, and an assortment of other server frameworks.
Portfolio
M*Modal | 3M
Docker, Jenkins, JavaScript, C++
Hitachi Rail STS
Python 3, JavaScript
Bechtel Plant Machinery
JavaScript, Python 3
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Visual Studio, Slack, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I’ve developed is a gRPC-based C++ server for speech recognition.
Work Experience
Advanced Software Development Engineer
2019 - PRESENT
M*Modal | 3M
- Improved CI/CD efficiency by designing and implementing Jenkinsfile (written in Groovy) to manage the automated build process.
- Developed C++ Node.js add on module to integrate existing C++ speech recognition toolkit into a web server.
- Developed gRPC Web Server to stream audio and manage user sessions.
Technologies: Docker, Jenkins, JavaScript, C++
Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Hitachi Rail STS
- Designed and developed new web client JavaScript algorithms to decode binary data. Created an algorithm that was over 900 times faster than the original design.
- Pioneered an automated system test design for a specific embedded system device. System tests were written in Python using the Gauge test framework and the Selenium Chrome WebDriver.
- Designed, developed, and documented API endpoints written in C to deliver binary data from a custom embedded Linux web server, including the calculation of an MD5 checksum to verify data integrity.
Technologies: Python 3, JavaScript
Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Bechtel Plant Machinery
- Oversaw and project-managed an electric power distribution instrumentation and control system.
- Represented BPMI and optimized communication streams between companies at a component supplier where I was placed on special assignment as an onsite representative.
- Led development of React and Express.js-based application to forecast component obsolescence for stock level analysis.
Technologies: JavaScript, Python 3
Experience
Social Network
https://github.com/njbrake/socialnetwork-MERNA social network framework built with React, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. The social network allowed for user profile creation and management, post creation, friend management, and comments and reviews.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React
Tools
Jenkins, Visual Studio
Platforms
Docker, MacOS, Kubernetes
Languages
C++, Python 3, JavaScript, Embedded C++, Embedded C
Frameworks
Express.js, gRPC
Other
Machine Learning, Software Architecture, Circuit Design, Circuit Diagrams, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Storage
MongoDB
Education
2018 - 2020
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Georgia Tech - Online
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Grove City College - Grove City, PA