Chad Lawlis is a software engineering manager and data engineer with 12 years of experience focused on geospatial systems, mapping, and data-driven products. He has led teams and technical strategy at startups and agencies—most recently managing engineering at Felt after senior and managerial roles at Indigo—and built the National Park Service’s modern web mapping and data services. Chad combines hands-on skills in web map programming and geospatial data pipelines with an academic grounding in cartography and GIS from UW–Madison. He’s driven by using technology for public good, with field experience at USAID deploying geospatial analytics in humanitarian contexts and early work at Mapbox shaping OpenStreetMap-derived datasets. Based in Greater Boston, he’s comfortable moving between product leadership, implementation, and data visualization to turn complex spatial data into actionable insights.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Environmental Studies Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Environmental Studies Political Science at Bucknell University
Master of Science (MS) GIS and Web Map Programming, Master of Science (MS) GIS and Web Map Programming at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Semester abroad in Dunedin New Zealand, Semester abroad in Dunedin New Zealand at University of Otago
Contributions:146 commits, 146 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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Chad Lawlis - Software Engineering Manager at Felt