Dave Meehan
Peer Advisory Group Chair at Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolDave Meehan is a seasoned executive coach and former C-level operator with over four decades of hands-on experience leading complex EPC, shipbuilding, and power-generation projects across North America, Brazil, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. He turned underperforming operations into high-output teams—most notably scaling a U.S. shipyard from one launch in three years to three ocean-going vessels per year and shepherding a $1B+ gas repowering project from concept to financial close. As a Vistage Peer Advisory Group Chair and founder of DEMEE Consulting and Arcova Development, he combines pragmatic, hands-on engineering and construction leadership with strategic CEO-level counsel. Known for tackling the toughest assignments, he focuses on de-risking projects and building the right teams to convert bold goals into measurable outcomes. An unexpected detail: he also contributes to software testing in open-source projects (Quick testing framework), reflecting a practical appreciation for rigorous validation across disciplines. Based in State College, PA, he helps senior leaders sharpen judgment, broaden perspective, and accelerate growth.
13 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, B.S. Civil Engineering; Named Outstanding Engineering Alumnus, 2005, Engineer's degree, B.S. Civil Engineering; Named Outstanding Engineering Alumnus, 2005 at Penn State University
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Github Skills (17)
matcher10
testing10
bdd10
swift10
javascript9
objective-c8
flowtype6
jestjs6
react6
nodejs6
typescript6
redux6
unit-testing6
react-native6
cocoapods5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Quick/Quick
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
The Swift (and Objective-C) testing framework.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:6 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Dave primarily focused on writing tests and adding matchers to the Quick testing framework. They implemented new matchers like `beNil` and added a variety of tests to cover optional types, demonstrating a strong understanding of testing principles within the Swift environment. Their contributions significantly improved the testing coverage and functionality of the Quick framework, which is a Swift and Objective-C testing framework. The commits highlight the importance of comprehensive testing for different data types, especially optionals.
objective-cswifttestingcocoapodscarthage
Wavetrend/SD01-L-TTN
Mar 2022 - Feb 2026
Contributions:19 pushes, 4 branches, 6 tags in 3 years 11 months
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