Location: Kansas City Metro Area, MO, USA
e-mail: william@nerderium.com
Code Repositories
https://codeberg.org/caranmegil
https://rezrov.xyz/caranmegil
Work Experience
A Place For Mom (2022 - current) - working as a full stack developer on an internal system using React front-end and TypeScript for all code.
SecureCom Wireless (2020 - 2022) - worked on Android development and the enterprise system Entre, which managed security system panels and associated components.
Commerce Bank (2012 - 2020) - worked in various positions as a Programmer Analyst to a Software Engineer. These duties included developing, troubleshooting, and supporting existing systems written in Java and JavaScript (React) as a full stack developer.
Westar Energy (now Evergy) (2007 - 2012) - worked as a back-end Java developer for various energy accounting systems.
Technical Skills
Java, JavaScript, Linux, MacOS, REST API design, full stack, troubleshooting. There's certainly much, much more. I just cannot think of them at the moment.
Personal Projects
GrungeWorks - A business venture where I am marrying up team or relationship building with tabletop gaming.
Education
Master's Degree, University of Missouri, Kansas City (December 2023) - studied Professional Business Administration, focusing on entrepreneurship.
Bachelor's, Kansas State University (December 2003) - studied Computer Science, focusing on languages and language development.
Interests
Board Games - I play primarily games using traditional game components, such as dice; checkers; or cards, and various role-playing games. I also build my own using commonly found pieces.
Chilis - I love burning my insides through eating the spiciest of chillis.
Cycling/Fitness - I actively do physical fitness, focusing primarily on a Peloton bicycle and the real thing.
Free/Libre Open Source Software - I enjoy developing and using FLOSS for various reasons.
Home Automation - much to the discomfort of my wife, I am incrementally as time and finances allow automating my current house as I did with the previous one.
Interactive Fiction Software - I enjoy developing and playing different interactive fictions.
Martial Arts - I have obtained a 2nd degree black belt in taekwondo and am currently practicing tai chi.
Tea - My favorite drink since a lad of 8 is tea. Currently, I prefer sencha green tea, for which I built an IoT device to monitor water temperature that is actually quite critical (TM) for making the best cup.
Notable Qualities
I have been described as having a jovial, open, and nerdy personality.