Brian Douglas
Principal Technical Marketing Manager at MathWorks
Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Douglas is a controls-focused engineer and educator with over 20 years of hands-on experience designing flight and spacecraft control systems and 11 years in roles spanning Boeing, Planetary Resources, and MathWorks. He translates complex control theory into accessible education — producing videos, drawings, technical writing, and on-site training through Engineering Media and MATLAB Tech Talks. At Boeing he was the primary control-law designer for programs including the 737 MAX and 747-8 and led GNC architecture for NanoSat systems, blending deep technical rigor with practical implementation in MATLAB/Simulink. Now a Principal Technical Marketing Manager at MathWorks, he bridges product, controls engineering, and developer outreach to make advanced tools approachable for practitioners. Notably, he combines aerospace-grade system design experience with a knack for clear teaching, making him equally effective as a consultant, content creator, and product evangelist.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering - Dynamics and Controls, Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering - Dynamics and Controls at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Github Skills (15)
control-theory9
theory8
altitude5
mercury4
sunset4
sun4
orbital-mechanics4
cosmology4
astrology3
utm3
astrodynamics3
image-processing3
astronomy3
astrophysics2
computer-vision2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
aerojunkie/control-tools
Aug 2017 - Jul 2022
Contributions:17 commits, 6 PRs, 24 pushes in 5 years
explaingamesarbitrarycontrol-theorytheory
dstndstn/astrometry.net
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Astrometry.net -- automatic recognition of astronomical images
Contributions:1 issue in 1 day
astrologyaltitudemercuryastronomical-imagesastrophysics
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