Elliot Nash

ECE Student & Software Developer | Corvallis, OR

About Me

I am an Honors undergraduate student at Oregon State University pursuing a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science.

My passion lies at the intersection of hardware and software. I specialize in systems programming, embedded devices, and full-stack engineering, with a strong focus on open-source development and Linux environments.

Education

Oregon State University

Expected 2027
Honors B.S. in Computer & Electrical Engineering

Minors in Mathematics & Computer Science | GPA: 4.0/4.0

  • Coursework: Computer Architecture, Assembly, Operating Systems, Data Structures, Electronic Circuit Design.

Experience

Portland State University

Summers 2022 - Present
Full-Stack Developer (Research Assistant)
  • Developed "Trail Eyes," an open-source hazard-tracking app for Forest Park (Portland).
  • Architected a maintainable Flutter app using Riverpod for state management.
  • Managed geospatial data using Postgres + PostGIS for trail and location reporting.
  • Built an internal admin dashboard using React and TanStack Start for staff to triage reports.

Projects

BlueBubbles

2021 - Present
Open Source Contributor
  • Reverse engineered Apple iMessage private APIs to expand messaging capabilities.
  • Built a custom Node.js parser for Apple's TypedStream format.
  • Decoded and parsed rich message formatting (styled text/attributes).

PiOpener

2025
Embedded Systems Project
  • Built a network-connected garage door opener/controller for Chamberlain openers.
  • Designed an opto-isolated trigger circuit for safe GPIO integration.
  • Developed a Rust daemon with state estimation and safety interlocks.

Duet Display Drivers

2024 - Present
Linux Driver Project
  • Developed a Linux daemon (duetd) to enable Zenbook Duo hardware features.
  • Implemented dual-screen layout management for tiling window managers.
  • Integrated sensor/orientation detection via iio-sensor-proxy and IPC.

RustScope

2026
Embedded Systems Project
  • Designed and assembled a custom RP2350-based PCB integrating a low-noise power distribution network, a variable-gain analog front-end, and a hardware-based trigger system.
  • Architected a unified Rust-based software stack using embassy-rs and Tauri, enabling shared data models and strict compile-time type safety across the firmware and client.
  • Developed a highly responsive ReactJS desktop application with an intuitive UI and real-time signal processing.

Technical Skills

Rust C Java TypeScript Dart Python SQL Flutter ReactJS Linux Docker Git