Brendan Vavra
R&D Developer Senior Manager at Dassault Systèmes
City of Ithaca, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrendan Vavra is an experienced R&D software leader with a decade of full-stack and platform architecture experience, currently managing engineering teams at Dassault Systèmes. He has deep domain expertise building chemical inventory and regulatory lifecycle software, progressing from hands-on engineering to senior management while maintaining a focus on scalable, testable, and maintainable code. Skilled in Agile/Scrum practices, he combines clear cross-functional communication with prioritization of engineering objectives to align diverse technical stakeholders. Brendan’s background spans .NET development and a creative side project as a MIDI accordion creator, reflecting a blend of technical rigor and musical craftsmanship. Based in Ithaca, New York, he leverages a dual BA/BM in Computer Science and Music Composition to bring structured problem-solving and creativity to product and platform design.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Computer Science, Music Composition, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Computer Science, Music Composition at Ithaca College
Github Skills (7)
midi10
arduino10
controller4
reaper3
osc2
mcu1
music1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bvavra/MIDI_Accordion
Apr 2016 - Mar 2022
Steps and code for building an Arduino-powered MIDI accordion
Contributions:238 commits, 3 PRs, 187 pushes in 6 years
arduinomidimidi-accordion
bvavra/bvavra.github.io
Aug 2016 - Nov 2021
Contributions:3 PRs, 63 pushes, 4 branches in 5 years 4 months
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