Edward King, M.Ed.

Software Engineer & Educator

Software engineer with 5+ years' experience in C++, Python, and web development. Passionate about building complex systems and designing STEM curricula.

ed.king4967@gmail.com Teaching Portfolio

Engineering Experience

2016 — 2017

Web Developer @ In-Situ

Aggregated water quality data for web applications using cloud infrastructure.

Flask Python Angular GCP
2014 — 2015

Firmware Engineer @ NetApp

Developed cloud backup solutions for large-scale storage systems.

C++ Vim Tmux
2009 — 2011

Electrical Power Systems @ CU Space Grant

Engineered power systems for research satellites in lower Earth orbit.

C C++ One Wire Bus Soldering

Key Projects

Quill

Writing tracking software to help writers manage complex projects. Check it out!

Flask React

Game Development

Created 3D game using Unity/C++ and used Python to feed elevation data into the game world.

Unity C# Data Analysis

A Thousand and One Stories

A literary journal hosting 100+ stories built with WordPress.

PHP Python AWS Heroku

Guitar Synthesizer

Digital signal processing project focusing on waveform generation.

C++ Fourier Transform Android

Technical Writing

Getting Started with Quill

User-facing documentation for Quill, a long-form writing tracker. Covers account setup, session logging, dashboard reading, and the heatmap.

User Docs Flask React

Self-Hosting Quill on PythonAnywhere

Step-by-step deployment guide: building the React frontend locally, configuring WSGI, and managing updates on PythonAnywhere's free tier.

Deployment Guide Flask PythonAnywhere

How Quill Works Under the Hood

Technical deep-dive into Quill's architecture: SQLite schema design, Flask auth, REST API, React state management, and key design decisions.

Technical Writing Flask React

FFT Guitar Synthesizer

A deep-dive writeup on implementing Fast Fourier Transforms on an LPCXpresso microcontroller, including ADC sampling, Bluetooth transmission, and Android audio synthesis.

C++ DSP Android

Mt. Fuji Elevation Data

Walkthrough of Python scripts that process GeoTIFF elevation data into 3D mesh geometry for a Unity scene, covering triangulation, JSON export, and coordinate mapping.

Python GeoTIFF Unity

Education

Colorado State University

M.Ed. + Teacher Licensure (GPA 4.0)

University of Colorado Boulder

B.A. English & Minor in Electrical Engineering

Languages

English (Native)

Spanish (Intermediate)

Chinese (Intermediate - Xi'an Jiaotong University)

Teaching & Leadership

2021 — Present

STEM Teacher @ The STEAD School

Teaching AP Computer Science, Engineering, and Programming.

Java Python SketchUp
2011 — 2012

Field Interviewer @ NapoNet (Peru)

Community outreach and maintenance for a UN-commissioned wireless network.

Networking Spanish Grant Writing