Daniel Near
Design Engineer at Fitz-Thors Engineering, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Near is an experienced electro-mechanical design engineer with nine years focused on custom LED signage and digital display systems, currently designing products at Fitz-Thors Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama. He blends hands-on hardware and 3D modeling skills with production-focused QA, vendor coordination, and field support experience to take concepts through to manufacturable products. Previously he led service teams, performed failure analysis, and engineered replacement solutions for obsolete components—skills that make him strong at troubleshooting complex, real-world installations. A self-taught electrical and mechanical designer, he pairs formal study in computer engineering and technical communication with practical expertise across the full product lifecycle. He also contributes to the maker community as Treasurer of Red Mountain Makers, reflecting a commitment to grassroots engineering and local tech education. Colleagues rely on him for clear documentation, customer-focused support, and pragmatic engineering that reduces downtime and costs.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Composition, Honors Public Speaking, Ethics, Psychology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Composition, Honors Public Speaking, Ethics, Psychology, Chemistry at St. Petersburg College
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Github Skills (16)
esp328
firmware8
arduino8
3d-printing7
3d-printer6
microcontroller5
pycom5
32-bit5
avr5
atmel4
linux3
micropython3
linux-kernel3
fan-control3
iot2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dnear1/smarterbham
Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
Repository for the SmarterBham project
Contributions:47 commits, 49 pushes, 2 comments in 9 months
SmarterOpen/smarterbham
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021
Repository for the SmarterBham project
Contributions:20 commits, 20 pushes in 1 year
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