Zacharie Happel
Director Of Technology & AI at Direct Line Cruises
Town of Huntington, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZacharie Happel is an owner-led software engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building secure, full-stack systems that span AI, cybersecurity, and embedded hardware. He designs and deploys production-ready applications—from React front ends and Node/Flask backends to MySQL databases and cloud monitoring—while also engineering Raspberry Pi and Arduino solutions for real-world integration. His background includes applied research and internships at IBM, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, and Cognizant, where he worked on blockchain-based identity, generative AI model tuning, and automated lab infrastructure. Zacharie blends academic rigor (co-authored cybersecurity and EEG research) with practical product delivery, regularly shipping proofs-of-concept and integrable web modules for community use. Known for a relentless pursuit of technical excellence, he pairs security-first architecture with an aesthetic sensibility and a knack for hands-on problem solving in both software and hardware. Based in Huntington, NY, he brings entrepreneurial drive and multidisciplinary curiosity to every project.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Concentration in Software Development, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Concentration in Software Development at Marist CollegeComputer Science, Computer Science at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Github Skills (6)
qr-code10
npm-package9
scrapoxy9
nodejs8
redux5
devtools4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ZachHappel/JEasyMySQL
Feb 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
ZachHappel/qr-with-logo
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
For usage within NodeJS, an npm package which allows for the creation of a QR code with an embedded logo. Easily place logo within the center of a QR code using Node JS.
Contributions:26 commits, 3 PRs, 9 pushes in 3 years 3 months
nodejsnpm-packageqr-code
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