Caleb Barger -- Programmer

cabarger02@gmail.com | Lewiston, ID

C/C++ | Vulkan | Linear Algebra | Embedded programming | Go | Cloud Software

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Experience:

Cloud Programmer, Full-Time, Unanet, Remote November 2024 - Present

• A bunch of devops work... with go.
• Designed an immediate mode TUI (and command line utility) for communication/management of a deployment automation system.
• Maintained Unanet's "cloud-api" REST server.

Firmware Programmer, Full-Time, SEL, Pullman WA April 2024 - October 2024

My time here was short because of a job offer from Unanet that landed in my lap

• Built and maintained C/C++ code for Xilinx SOC
• Built cross core mutex which was platform specific to the Xilinx SOC.
• Built an PMU (Performance Monitor Unit) interface library for ARM-A53 processor.
• Maintained layer 4 network protocol code.
• Build and maintained an in-house package manager (SELPAC, a pet project I had at the company.)

Firmware Programmer, Contract, Barava Light, Moscow ID October 2023 - April 2024

• Developed firmware for ESP32 microcontroller to control the LED interface of the smart lava lamp.
• Implemented animation code to create dynamic visual effects for the lava lamp using the LED matrix.
• Designed and developed a custom scripting language to enable users to easily create and customize animations for the lava lamp.

Game Programmer, Internship, Polymorphic Games, Moscow ID June 2023 - April 2024

This was intership/part-time roll through a game studio at the University of Idaho.

• Worked on a game prototype. small planet

Data Programmer, Full-Time, Lightcast, Moscow ID May 2021 - March 2023

• Developed, maintained, and shipped high-performance text classification and extraction libraries. (C, Dlang, Python, Linux, and SQL).
• Maintained in-house job postings classifier using Dlang, SQL, and Intel's Hyperscan, contributing directly to company-wide data-driven initiatives.
• Massive optimizations for a company extractor. (C, SQL)

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Personal Projects:

• CVM – ARM64 VM for a handful of instructions.
• vkcalc -- Calculator inside a compute shader using vulkan graphics api.
• Twr-defns – An isometric tower defense game built with Zig and Raylib.
• Protex – Programmable text extractor built using TypeScript, Zig, and Hyperscan.

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Education:

Bachelor of Computer Science (Incomplete), University of Idaho, January 2021 - May 2021, April 2023 - May 2024

• Relevant coursework
• Computer Networking
• System software
• Programming languages
• Data structures and algorithms
• Computer architecture
• Discrete mathematics

Full Stack Web Development (Bootcamp), Bloom Institute of Technology (Remote) January 2020 - March 2021

• Acquired skills in web development using React, and JavaScript.
• Developed backend services using Java and PostgreSQL.
• Gained proficiency in data structures and algorithms using Python.