Hi, I am Simon from France, I have now been living in the USA for 3 years. I hold a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from France, and now working on a PhD in the same field in the USA.
I absolutely love coding, and given my field of study, it has been a strong part of my life since the beginning of college. I admire the open-source movement as it delivers some great and free technologies, through the passion and collaboration of people. I'd like to be a part of that too: use my skills to contribute to an awesome open-source project, learn new skills at the same time, and hopefully meet some similar people with the same vision and passion. Why Open Office ? Because it has saved my life for writing reports and making presentations for free, when I didn't have a Microsoft Office key. It's even better than its expensive rival! I know C and C++ fairly well. Some practical use of these (besides passing my classes obviously) has been: programming microcontrollers and automatizing and synchronizing instruments together (actuators, robots, vector analyzers, serial radios ...), data processing and post-processing. To achieve that, I have also used (even though it may be less relevant for this project) VBA, Labview and Matlab. I am comfortable with Windows and Unix. I can use Mac OS but have never programmed with it. If a resume is needed, I can provide that. If anything else is needed, I will strive to provide it as well. I am ready to start right away! Let me stress that I am not scared to learn new skills and get out of my comfort zone, I am independent and a fast learner. I am excited to hear back, Simon.
