Rohit Chaudhary

Student Analyst

    
Picture of Rohit Chaudhary outdoors by greenery

Rohit joined CASS in February 2021 as a Student Analyst. He is a Computer Science major from Eastvale, California. As someone making a career change toward software engineering, Rohit feels that working on client projects at CASS is a great way to take a step into the dev environment, and a good addition to classroom learning.  He enjoys any problem where he has a chance to learn and contribute and has experience in Python, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. His favorite hobbies and games showcase an active lifestyle in his spare time--they include running, cooking, cars, cinema, hiking, snowboarding, and reading. When asked for an interesting fact about himself, Rohit mentioned he once did a backflip bungee jump off of a bridge in rural Ecuador! 

Github Account
https://github.com/rorochaudhary

Andrew Dassonville

Student Systems Engineer

    
Andrew Dassonville

Andrew joined the OSL in October 2019 and is studying computer science. He first learned about the OSL during the College of Engineering's "Clubs and Cookies" day and immediately applied for the position. Andrew joined the lab because he is passionate about open-source software and wanted to become more proficient with Linux. Oustide of the OSL, Andrew enjoys contributing to open source projects, hiking, swimming, and flying drones.

Github Account
https://github.com/andrewda

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Robert Detjens

Student Systems Engineer

    
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Robert joined the OSL in November 2019 and is working toward a degree in computer systems. After hearing about the OSL through the OSU security club, he joined since providing the open-source community with a platform is something that he wants to support. When not staring at the computer, Robert likes to play board games, hike, and play trumpet.

Github Account
https://github.com/detjensrobert

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Malini Ganguly

Student Software Developer

    
Malini Ganguly

Malini started working for CASS as a student developer in May 2020. Her OSU major is computer science with an applied option in artificial intelligence. She was interested in working at CASS because she wanted more experience working in software development, as well as working on large projects with team members. Malini has a history in the arts: participating in choir, theater, a capella voice, and orchestra.

Github Account
https://github.com/gangulymalini

    
     
       

Melanie Gutzmann

Student Software Developer

    
Melanie Gutzmann

Melanie joined CASS as a student developer in April 2019 and is studying computer science. She joined CASS both to apply her academic knowledge to real-world problems, and to broaden her technical horizons as she works on projects within CASS. In her free time, Melanie enjoys working on personal software and design projects, painting, eating sourdough bread, low-stakes hiking, and watching whichever new Netflix original just came out. She hopes to someday fill her house to the brim with plants.

Github Account
https://github.com/mirrorkeydev

    

Ethan Hampton

Student Systems Engineer

    
Ethan Hampton

Ethan joined the OSL in June of 2020 and is studying computer science. He is enthusiastic about all the opportunities available to him here and is grateful for this chance to learn more about the OSS ecosystem. Ethan's first introduction to OSS was when he installed Ubuntu on his desktop in middle school and has loved it ever since. His first programming experience was in FIRST LEGO League robotics and continues to love elegant solutions to complex problems. If he isn't working with technology, Ethan enjoys playing piano, reading, hiking and tinkering.

Github Account
https://github.com/EMH333

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David Headrick

Student Systems Engineer

    
David Headrick

David joined the OSL in November 2019 and is studying computer science with the systems option. He grew up in Albany, Oregon working on anything related to computers, from Raspberry Pi servers to Flutter apps. David joined the OSL because he wanted to learn more about DevOps, as well as wanting to embrace and assist in the distribution of open-source software. Outside of work, David enjoys riding ATVs on the Coos Bay dunes, skiing at Hoodoo, and reading.

Github Account
https://github.com/daviddjh

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Ryan Kennedy

Student Systems Engineer

    
Ryan Kennedy

Ryan joined the OSL in June 2020 and is studying computer science with a focus on cybersecurity. He first learned of the OSL through Khuong and other OSL alumni during a Cyber Defense Competition. Ryan is the lab manager for the OSU Security Club and hopes to be able to use the knowledge he gains at the OSL to improve the club's systems. He also loves playing video games, learning how to build exciting things, and participating in competitions with the Security Club.

Github Account
https://github.com/TheREK3R

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Phi Luu

Student Software Developer

   
Phi Luu

Phi joined CASS in April 2019. He studies Computer Science with a Computer Systems option. He found out about CASS through his brother, who worked in the Open Source Lab. Phi wants to gain experience developing software for industries and apply his knowledge to solve real-world problems. He enjoys working as a team and solving challenging problems. Phi likes eating good food, reading manga, watching anime, and gaming.

Github Account
https://github.com/philectron

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Matt Morgan

Student Software Developer

    
Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan came onboard CASS in March 2020 as a student developer. He is originally from Sammamish, WA, and was interested in pursuing his goal to develop software by gaining experience in the CASS Software Development Group. His has skills in C#, C++, Java, SQL, and mobile development. In his spare time Matt enjoys mountain biking, soccer, golf, competitive programming, and playing Codenames. His future plans include going into software engineering or data engineering with an eye to possibly start his own company.

Github Account
https://github.com/mattmorgan6

    

Hoang Nguyen

Student Software Developer

    
Hoang Nguyen

Hoang Nguyen is majoring in computer science systems and was hired as a student developer in October 2018. He enjoys being at CASS for the experience of working on real programming projects. In his spare time Hoang likes to watch YouTube, play chess, and play Desperados 1 or Civ 5. He can also juggle. He has the most experience in C++ and Java languages so far, and hopes to work as a software developer in his future.

Github Account
https://github.com/hncode18

    

Isamu Richmond

Student Software Developer

    
Isamu Richmond

Isamu joined CASS as a student developer in May 2020. He is majoring in computer science with a computer systems option. Isamu is from Portland and was interested working at CASS to obtain relevant experience contributing to software projects with real users and deadlines. Isamu is passionate about rock climbing and after graduating, he would like to move to a city near a quality rock climbing destination and work as a software developer. His other hobbies are fashion design, reading, cooking, and playing a rotating variety of video games.

Github Account
https://github.com/richmoni

    

Nikhil Sajeev

Student Analyst

    
Nikhil Sajeev

Nikhil was hired as a Student Analyst in November 2020 and is a Business Information Systems (BIS) major who wanted to be part of a software environment. He loves working as a team, and feels like CASS is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience on real client projects. In his spare time, Nikhil likes weightlifting, playing guitar, hanging out with friends, listening to music, and occasionally playing League of Legends or Smash Bros. Fun facts—he is a twin and hails from Portland, Oregon. For the future, he wants to take time to travel once restrictions are lifted.

    

Claire Swanson

Student Software Developer

    
Claire Swanson

Claire joined CASS in April 2019 and is studying computer science systems. She wanted to work for CASS to gain computer science experience outside of classes. Claire loved working on a webpage for a web development class, and found that using CSS, HTML and JavaScript was interesting and a bit challenging. She liked the process of building up a decent webpage out of nothing. In her free time, Claire enjoys reading, playing video games such as Path of Exile, and Dark Souls/Bloodborne, and likes cooking. She is a member of the IT club. An interesting fact about Claire is that her dad got a job in Beijing, China, so she skipped half of the fifth and sixth grades to spend time there with family.

Github Account
https://github.com/claireswn8

    

 

    
       

Ryan Zimmerman

Student Systems Engineer

    
Ryan Zimmerman

Ryan joined the OSL in June 2020 and is studying computer science. He learned about the OSL through the OSU Linux Users Group and applied immediately when he heard about the job opening. He joined to get exposure to and contribute to the open source community and to get experience using Linux in a production environment. In his free time, he enjoys running, photography, hiking, and spending excessive amounts of time working on his home server.

Github Account
https://github.com/zimmerry

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