[I'm currently still writing this, I apologize if it is incomplete!]

Who am I?

I'm Frank Matranga, a native New Yorker, student, volunteer, and self-taught open source developer & proponent. Currently an undergraduate Freshman studying Information Technology and Web Science & Computer Science at Renssealer Polytechnic Institute, I desire to serve the OSI Board as a fierce advocate for student awareness and involvement in open source for the benefit of local communities. Although I am running alongside candidates who have actively served the open source community longer than I've been able to type, I have dedicated much of my life working on open source projects that benefit local communities and school communities.

Service Work

Over the past 5 years I have volunteered to develop open source technologies for multiple non-profit organizations ranging in size and scale from my local food pantry (which I serve as a board member of) to national organizations such as Kids Tales and WeShelter to multiple homeless shelters in Manhattan, where I attended high school.

While my student responsibilities have restrained me from participating in larger open source communities simply due to lack of available time, I have nevertheless managed to bring and advocate for open source work to every educational institution I've passed through.

Projects

Open source has allowed me to single-handedly and freely (in every sense of the word) develop solutions to problems I have faced in my career as a student. [More info coming soon!]

Why me?

I am an extremely active developer (I've made over 2,100 open source contributions in the past year alone!). [More info coming soon!]

Questions?

I can be reached at my RPI email(matraf@rpi.edu) or my work email (frank@matranga.family). Or leave a comment below!