Summary
Dave Landers is a seasoned maker and former software architect who now crafts functional and artistic turned-wood pieces while teaching techniques to clubs and symposiums in person and via Interactive Remote Demos. With 15+ years of professional software experience, he brings deep server-side expertise in Scala and Java, building ReST and messaging services and guiding teams on build, test, and deployment practices. His background spans enterprise roles at NetApp, EMC/Oracle/BEA and hands-on engineering in numerical and systems work earlier in his career, giving him a rare combination of disciplined engineering rigor and tactile craftsmanship. Based in Estes Park, Colorado, he pairs meticulous attention to material and process in the woodshop with an educator’s ability to communicate complex techniques clearly—an unusual blend of electromechanical training and modern backend systems experience.
15 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
MSEE, Electromagnetics, MSEE, Electromagnetics at University of Colorado Boulder