Summary
Bryan Willis is a NASA project lead and software engineer with eight years of experience delivering mission-critical flight and ground systems, currently heading Gateway Data Services efforts from Friendswood, Texas. He blends hands-on embedded and backend development (CFS, Java, Python, JS) with program-level responsibilities—managing budgets, schedules, software releases, and a 20+ member team through TRR/SAR/RRR milestones. Bryan has navigated export control, cyber security, and rigorous NASA standards (NPR 7150.2, NIST, NAS-STD-8739) while coordinating with domestic and international partners like ESA, JAXA, CSA, and industry primes. He has driven cloud migrations, performed causal and decisional analyses to improve team velocity, and authored safety-critical software for the xEMU spacesuit, demonstrating both technical depth and systems-level judgment. Known for translating complex requirements into auditable, standards-compliant solutions, he combines technical authorship (SRS, CM baselines) with pragmatic leadership across engineering, contracting, and compliance domains.
8 years of coding experience
Computer Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineer, Computer Engineering at University of Kentucky