Golden Rockefeller
Principal AI Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman
Fort Washington, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolGolden Rockefeller is a Principal AI Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, leveraging a decade of experience to translate robotics research into scalable, mission-critical AI systems. He specializes in multiagent systems and reinforcement learning, with a track record of building high-performance simulations in Python and optimizing code with Cython and C++. A robotics PhD and MS graduate from Oregon State University, he has deep roots in academia—driving research as a Graduate Research Assistant and teaching assistant, focusing on systems dynamics and control. Based in Fort Washington, Maryland, his career spans hands-on software development, rigorous academic research, and aerospace defense applications. He combines technical depth in AI, robotics, and software engineering with practical delivery of reliable systems at scale in complex environments.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.05, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.05 at University of DelawareDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics at Oregon State University3.3, 3.3 at McKinley Tech High School
English
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Github Skills (14)
cpython-extensions10
cpython10
c-compiler10
python-bindings10
big-data10
cpp10
python10
swig10
cython10
compiler9
simd6
segmentation-fault6
avx26
python-c-api6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
goldenrockefeller/gridworld
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:129 pushes, 4 branches in 7 months
goldenrockefeller/afft
Feb 2023 - Apr 2025
Contributions:54 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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