Summary
Chris Cohoon is a Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years building mission-critical satellite data processing systems, currently supporting NASA and international partners from San Marcos, CA. He designs low-latency, lights-out automation for 24/7/365 operations and has led small teams delivering CCSDS packet toolkits, HDF5 science algorithms, and scalable distributed processing across heterogeneous clusters. His work spans bit-level data manipulation to system-level Beowulf integrations, and he regularly interfaces with government customers and JAXA to translate operational requirements into robust software. A dual background in computer science and philosophy, plus a master’s in cybersecurity, informs his pragmatic yet rigorous approach to complex, safety-critical systems. Beyond aerospace, he has entrepreneurial experience bringing a tabletop game to market, showing an ability to take ideas from concept to deliverable.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Adition Training
Master's degree, Cybersecurity, Master's degree, Cybersecurity at University of Maryland Global Campus
The University of Maryland, College Park
English