Anson Liu
Software Engineer at US Pacific Command
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnson Liu is a software engineer and Navy veteran with 12+ years of experience building resilient systems across defense, enterprise, and consumer domains from the San Francisco Bay Area. He blends hands‑on engineering with operational leadership—designing cross‑platform apps used by 200k+ service members, leading an AI/ML-enabled ICS monitoring integration in a remote production environment, and serving as a cyber warfare and cryptologic officer for US Navy and joint commands. Technically versatile, he contributes to open-source projects like Ultimaker/Cura, enhancing 3D printing post-processing with G-code generation, annealing control, and cooling profiles. Currently at Apple and running a consulting practice, he consistently turns complex mission requirements into pragmatic, deployable solutions with zero-downtime operational integration. His background in defense strategy (MA, U.S. Naval War College) and GIS complements a systems-oriented approach to software, hardware, and operational risk. Not obvious from job titles: he has real-world experience orchestrating large-scale maritime and disaster response operations, bringing rare domain context to cybersecurity and embedded systems projects.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate-level certificate, Geographic Information Science, Graduate-level certificate, Geographic Information Science at Utah State UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mission San Jose High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Information Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Information Technology at United States Naval AcademyMaster of Arts - MA, Defense and Strategic Studies, Master of Arts - MA, Defense and Strategic Studies at U.S. Naval War College
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Github Skills (14)
3d-printing10
gcode10
python10
xcode6
ios6
go6
grand-central-dispatch6
swift6
imessage6
sql6
queue6
pyqt4
qml4
qt4
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
Ultimaker/Cura
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 18 commits, 10 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Anson primarily contributed to the `AnnealAfterPrint` post-processing plugin, adding features for annealing 3D printed objects after printing. This included generating G-code with options for bed and chamber heating, providing a progress bar, and implementing gradual cooling. Furthermore, the user updated the plugin with a cooling rate setting and made adjustments to the code to work correctly. These contributions enhanced the capabilities of the 3D printer slicer software.
3d-printercura3d-printingpythonuranium
Fluffcorn/ios-sticker-packs-app
Feb 2017 - Aug 2022
Customizable sticker iMessage App including tabbed category switcher and sticker size slider.
Contributions:47 commits, 56 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
imessageimessage-stickerapngsticker-size-sliderstickers
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