Andrew Kicklighter - Mobile Developer
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Williamston, South Carolina
Bio: I was born in Puyallup, Washington and after multiple moves I spent 13 years of my life in Hutchinson, Kansas. After my freshman year of high school, I moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa and stayed there until graduated high school from St. Edmond Catholic. After I graduated, my family moved to Williamston, South Carolina just outside of Greenville. I have spent the last four summers working in Cimarron, New Mexico at Philmont Scout Ranch as a Ranger leading backpacking expeditions for Boy Scouts. Last summer, I was promoted to the role of Ranger Trainer and taught/was in charge of 8 Rangers. A fun fact about me is that I have summitted 6 Colorado 14ers.
Alexander Weakland - Wildcard Developer
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Link: LinkedIn
Bio:I was born in Des Moines, Iowa where i have lived most my life before coming to ISU in 2016. I now live and work in Ames and am currently a Senior in Computer Engineering. I plan to complete my degree in the spring of 2020. A few languages I enjoy coding with are PHP, Java, and Python.
Nicholas Dykhuizen - System Integration Developer
Hometown: **Redacted**
Link: **Redacted**
Bio: Senior at Iowa State University studying Software Engineering.
Justin Elsbernd - Machine Vision Developer
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Calmar, Iowa
Link: LinkedIn
Bio: I was born in Decorah, Iowa, a town mostly know for the Decorah Eagles and bike trails. My hometown is about a 15 minute drive from Decorah. I have been living in the Northeast Iowa area my whole life, except for during the school year where I reside in Ames. Recently, this past summer I had the opportunity to move to Minneapolis, MN and work for CHS on their SAP Engineering team. I've had experience in integration, data engineering, basis, and development type work. A fun fact: I have a hobby of wood working; I've built my own office desk and entertainment center.
Joshua Heiser - Embedded Developer
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Mahomet, Illinois
Bio: I was born in Champaign, Illinois, near the University of Illinois. When I was four, I moved to the nearby town of Mahomet and lived there until I became a student at Iowa State in 2016. Over the past year, I have been living in Ames full time as I have had the opportunity to work at John Deere as a Cyber Security Analyst. In this position, it is my responsibility to help develop John Deere's security infrastructure in Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. In order to do this, I worked with Python, Shell, PowerShell, and Apache Groovy. In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball and exploring nature.
Paul Kiel - Embedded Developer
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Mount Prospect, Illinois
Link: LinkedIn
Bio: I was born and raised in Mount Prospect IL, about 15 miles northwest of Chicago. I lived there in the same house up until I enrolled at Iowas State in 2016. I currently live here in Ames year round while I finish up my undergrad and work for university IT services as part of the Endpoint Technologies branch. A fun fact about me is that I like to brew my own Mead to share with friends.