Andy Neff
Research Developer at Vision Systems, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndy Neff is a Research Developer with 12 years of experience specializing in computer vision, remote sensing, and image processing, blending algorithm research with productization. He architected and led the Voxel Globe system at Vision Systems, translating C++ vision libraries into a scalable HTML5 web platform and managing the full webstack and CI/CD for customer deployments. Prior to VSI he spent years at Lockheed Martin building EO/IR collection systems, autofocus and georectification algorithms, and end-to-end processing chains for sensor fusion and simulation. Andy combines deep low-level C++ and Matlab expertise with practical DevOps skills—maintaining hundreds of RPM packages, converting infrastructure to Docker, and automating complex builds for projects like git-lfs and the Darling macOS emulation. He has a track record of integrating hardware and software (INS/IMU, GPS, high-speed capture) for real missions and has trained and led engineering teams to extend his platform. Based in Providence, RI, he pairs rigorous academic performance in electrical engineering with a pragmatic focus on deployable, field-proven systems.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Electral Engineering, 4.0, Master of Science (MS), Electral Engineering, 4.0 at Clemson University
English
Github Skills (23)
docker10
c-language10
lib10
image-processing10
packaging10
bash10
dockers10
debian-packaging10
automation10
packager10
package10
rpm10
automations10
cprogramming-language10
centos9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
git-lfs/git-lfs
May 2015 - Feb 2019
Git extension for versioning large files
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:109 commits, 23 PRs, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily contributed to the repository by creating and modifying scripts for building and packaging the git-lfs project. Their work includes developing bash scripts for creating RPM packages, managing dependencies, and setting up CI/CD pipelines within Docker containers. They automated the build process for different CentOS and Debian versions, demonstrating expertise in automating software builds and releases. The user also worked on integrating GPG signing for the generated packages.
versioninggogit-lfs
vxl/vxl
Mar 2015 - Dec 2021
A multi-platform collection of C++ software libraries for Computer Vision and Image Understanding.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:129 commits, 8 PRs, 14 comments in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Andy appears to be focused on improving the functionality and stability of the `vxl/vxl` repository. Specifically, they have added an environment variable to stabilize a component (`boxm2_batch`) when moving code or binaries and preventing infinite loops. These changes involve modifying C++ files within the `contrib/brl/bbas/volm` directory, indicating work on the image understanding libraries. They also addressed a bug by fixing includes to ensure project builds and compiles correctly.
computer-visioncpp
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