Jonah Merriam - Resume

About Me

A detail-oriented and community-focused individual with experience in customer-facing roles and team leadership, seeking to apply my skills in a dynamic and innovative environment while continuing to pursue a degree in Computer Science.

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Key Skills

C / C++ & ASM

Core languages for kernels, thread pools, and ML in C.
Systems & Low-Level Programming

Memory management, OS internals, bare-metal projects.
Verilog / HDL

8-Bit CPU architecture and hardware design fundamentals.
Git, CI/CD

Version control, automated builds, and collaborative workflows.
Python & Lua Scripting

Rapid prototyping and tooling for projects and demos.
Quantum Computing Fundamentals

Quantum CPU simulation and algorithm exploration.
Web Dev (HTML/CSS/JS)

Responsive portfolio site on GitHub Pages with dark mode.

Experience

Intern, Bibliomation Inc - Remote (2025 - Present)

Contribute to Evergreen ILS, an open-source integrated library system used by consortia across the U.S.
Implement backend features, resolve bugs, and optimize PostgreSQL, Perl, and other server-side components alongside a distributed team.
Participate in code reviews, documentation efforts, and Git/GitLab workflows to support long-term maintainability.

Projects

ReMem

Built a lightweight memory recycler and garbage collector for C that reuses freed blocks through size-classed arenas and O(1) page lookups to cut allocation overhead.

CPU Simulation

Built a highly efficient 4-bit CPU simulation in both C and Python, showcasing deep understanding of low-level hardware interactions and cross-language implementation.

8-Bit CPU Architecture in Verilog

Designed and implemented a custom 8-bit CPU architecture in Verilog, featuring a LEG-like instruction set and hardware-level optimization.

arena

Published a no-dependency shunting arena for C with global and local APIs that enable fast sequential allocations while keeping memory management predictable.

Works in Progress

ML in C

Exploring machine-learning primitives implemented purely in C for maximal performance and portability.

Marrow - Toy Programming Language

Designed a beginner-friendly, expressive language that compiles to low-level constructs for performance. Implemented a hand-rolled recursive-descent parser in C.

Education

University of Connecticut - B.S. Computer Science

Storrs, CT | Expected Graduation: 2027

Torrington High School

Torrington, CT | High School Diploma, 2024

Awards

Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Award - May 2023
President's Education Awards Program - 2020
M. Tracy Conway Exchange Club Award - May 2022

Let's Connect

Based in Torrington, Connecticut. Email jonah@jonahmerriam.net to connect.

Explore the portfolio at jonahmerriam.net and find more work on GitHub and LinkedIn.