Carl Simonson
Ames, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCarl Simonson is a software engineer with 17 years of experience specializing in Linux and embedded systems, currently developing GPS, guidance, and mapping software for an agricultural display at Ag Leader Technology. He brings deep expertise in C, C++, and Python across embedded Linux, network programming, GUI/web development, and tool scripting, often integrating GIS toolchains like GDAL and OpenLayers. Previously at Garmin he maintained Linux distributions for navigation devices and helped introduce a new build system, reflecting a knack for build engineering and platform stewardship. Comfortable across the stack, he has built internet client/server systems, internal business tools, and mapping hobby projects that bridge web and geospatial tech. Based in Ames, Iowa, he combines pragmatic engineering with a long-standing passion for open source and mapping that surfaces in both professional and personal projects.
17 years of coding experience
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Dakota State University
Khmer
Github Skills (34)
qgis10
geographical-information-system10
gis10
pdal9
point-cloud9
data-abstraction8
gdal8
rendering8
cartography7
mapnik7
python6
gnome-shell4
gnome-builder4
cpu-usage4
gnome3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
simonsonc/blm-glo-mosaic
Aug 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:2603 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
simonsonc/geos-glib
Oct 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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