I’m Chad Leigh Kluck

About Me

I’m Chad Kluck,

Originally from Nebraska, I now live in Minnesota.

Professionally, I’m a Developer

• 20+

  Years Experience

• Full Stack

  JS, CSS, Vue, React, Angular, PHP, Node, RESTful, SQL, Serverless, DevOps

• AWS Certified

  Developer Associate

Recreationally, I’m a Creative

• Coding

  I gained my superpowers from a Tandy Color Computer II when I was 9. As a teen, I harnessed those powers with a Macintosh Performa and HyperCard. As an adult, I’m always pushing myself to learn new skills.

• Photography

  Scenery, trains, skylines, night shots, and youth hockey. I travel with my camera looking for interesting angles, light, bright colors, and shallow depth of field.

• Railroads & History

  Growing up at the intersection of the Union Pacific’s Overland Route, Burlington Northern’s Sioux City Sub, Chicago & North Western’s Elkhorn Division, the Lincoln Highway, and the Mormon Trail, I was surrounded by trains, plains, and history.

• Woodworking

  I enjoy routers, joiners, and sanders, staining and finishing, and incorporating wiring, electronics, and lights into cabinets, spaces, and synchronized holiday displays.

• Writing

  I’ve published a book, wrote a lot of blog posts, and am currently shopping around a novel. I like humor and telling stories.

Projects

• Hello, World

  Blog

  Tech, Code, & Photography

• Railroad Crossing

  Blog

  Railroads, History, & Nostalgia

• My Thoughts

  Blog

  Writing, Humor, & Essays

• 63K series

  YouTube

  Short videos about Tech, Code, & Retro

• Railroad Crossing series

  YouTube

  Short videos about Trains & History

• Chad Talks Dev

  YouTube

  Video tutorials and conference presentations

• I Think, Therefore I Am (2000)

  Book

  My first (and only) book of humor essays in print and Kindle

• Diversions

  Fun

  Get redirected to a random cure for boredom

• GitHub

  Code

  PHP, JavaScript, AWS Serverless

• npm registry

  Code

  Node.js modules, primarily for AWS Lambda

• Macnopoly (1995)

  Hypercard Mac OS7 archive.org

  My first large scale shareware app developed in high school

• Doghouse Lights

  Holiday Lights LEDs DIY

  A DIY holiday lights project involving LEDs, electronics, music, and a little, red doghouse.

Find & Follow

• /chadkluck

  Tech, Code, Retro

• /ChadKRRX

  Trains, History, Old Stuff

• @chadkluck

  Photos, Trains, History, Tech, Travel, Chickens, Retro

• @chadkluck

  Writing, tech, trains on Mastodon

• @chadkluck

  Tech, Code, Retro

• @ChadKRRX

  Trains, History, Old Stuff

• /chadkluck

  Photos, Trains, Scenes

• /chadkluck

  Complete profile

• /@ChadKluck

  Tech, Retro, Trains, & History

• /@ChadTalksDev

  Development Tutorials and Presentations

• /chadkluck

  PHP, JavaScript, AWS Serverless

• /chadkluck

  JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code snip-its

Résumé

• My Education

  • Master of Science in Software Engineering

    University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

    2011

    Software Development, Object Oriented Programming, and Security

  • Bachelor of Arts

    University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

    2003

    English, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Theology

  • Associate of Applied Science in Computer Programming Technology

    Southeast Community College, Nebraska

    1997

    COBOL, Assembler, AS400/RPG, JCL

• My Experience

  • Software Engineer

    Innovation & Technology Services, University of St. Thomas

    2023 - present

    Enterprise Application & Cloud Development Team

  • Web Developer

    University Libraries, University of St. Thomas

    2015 - 2023

    Web application development, web accessibility, PHP, Node.js, AWS, and systems integrations

  • Systems Specialist

    Career Development Center, University of St. Thomas

    2002 - 2015

    Web development, Java Server Pages (JSP), systems integrations, and statistical reporting