Nathan Roark

Software Engineer

Huntsville, AL

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About

Software engineer with 4+ years of professional experience building mission‑critical apps and simulations. I work primarily with TypeScript/React and C++/Rust, and I hold an active Secret security clearance.

Education

University of Alabama in Huntsville

December 2025

M.S. in Computer Science

GPA 4.0

University of Alabama in Huntsville

December 2020

B.S. in Computer Engineering

GPA 3.6

Work Experience

UAH
M&S
Geospatial

May 2025 - Present

Researcher

  • Engineered a high‑fidelity 3D visualization platform integrating NASA Earthdata with cellular automata modeling to reconstruct natural disasters in near‑real time (Rust, Unity, C#, Bash).

Trideum
M&S
AI/ML
Embedded Systems

March 2021 - Present

Software Engineer

  • Architected and led frontend for an AI testing application used in operational testing (TypeScript, React, gRPC, REST, PostgreSQL).
  • Built a visualization app for AI‑controlled FPGA‑based aircraft simulations, rendering complex flight telemetry (TypeScript, React, Tailwind).
  • Developed a protocol translation system enabling interoperability between JREAP, Link16, and VMF standards (C++, React, TypeScript).
  • Created robust translation software converting JREAP/Link16/VMF to DIS for simulation interoperability, used in worldwide distributed test events (C++, Qt).
  • Implemented radar message translation capabilities to enhance realism for large‑scale networked training exercises with 2,000+ participants (C++, Qt).
  • Built a streamlined note‑taking and sharing tool for cybersecurity tabletop exercises to improve efficiency at scale (TypeScript, React, Tailwind).
  • Developed intuitive UI components for cybersecurity risk assessments and mission planning workflows (Unity, C#).

Skills

TypeScript
JavaScript
C++
Rust
Python
Go
R
Julia
React
Svelte
Next.js
Node.js
Tailwind
Vite
gRPC
REST
PostgreSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Git
Qt
Unity
FPGA
Verilog

Projects

SeattleSafeEats

Built the frontend for all pages, animations, and components.

TypeScript
Svelte
Tailwind

TypeHero

Implemented the browser code editor and authored several type challenges.

TypeScript
Next.js
React
Tailwind

Pong Wars

Pong Wars rendered on Canvas.

Svelte
SvelteKit
TypeScript
Tailwind

Coverflow

Demo site for a smooth coverflow UI.

Next.js
TypeScript
React
SASS
Styled Components

Life

Conway's Game of Life.

Next.js
React
immer
Styled Components
TypeScript
Tailwind

Data Viz Demos

Custom D3 visualizations.

Next.js
TypeScript
React
D3
Tailwind

Wolf Sheep Predation

Agent‑based modeling simulation.

Next.js
React
TypeScript

Blog

Static blog for media and notes.

Astro
TypeScript
Tailwind
Markdown

CV

This website — my developer portfolio.

Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind