Dakota Doolaege
Embedded Software Engineer II at General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDakota Doolaege is an Embedded Software Engineer II based in Calgary with nine years of experience turning constrained hardware into reliable networked systems. Currently at General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, Dakota develops firmware and Linux applications while driving test automation and developer tooling that improved team workflows and reduced interruptions. He has a strong practical background in Python-driven test frameworks, web tools for scheduling shared resources, and profiling infrastructure to guide efficient development. Dakota also mentors and onboards junior engineers within Scaled Agile teams, blending hands-on coding with process improvements. Outside formal roles he built web apps as a self-employed student, showing a knack for shipping end-to-end solutions across hardware and software. Colleagues would describe him as someone who makes tiny electronics do big things while keeping systems testable and maintainable.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at MacEwan UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Francis Xavier High School
English
Github Skills (2)
openai4
javascript2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DakotaDoolaege/hello-world
Dec 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 6 months
DakotaDoolaege/Eavesdrop
Jan 2020 - Feb 2024
Eavesdrop uses OpenAI's GPT-2 LLM to modify and extend movie scripts based on nouns and verbs in speach overheard by the device. Developed for HackEd2020.
Contributions:1 review, 13 PRs, 17 pushes in 4 years 1 month
gpt-2openai
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