David Lovely
Principal System Engineer at Collins Aerospace
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Lovely is a Principal System Engineer with 11 years of focused experience building and leading software teams in defense and aerospace, currently at Collins Aerospace after over a decade at Raytheon. He combines systems engineering and hands-on Java development to deliver large-scale surveillance and security systems, often integrating hardware sensors, radars, and cameras into production solutions. As a technical lead he has owned builds, deployments, and customer-facing deliverables, and he’s comfortable on the command line or running design reviews and onsite demonstrations. His open-source work improving the jep project shows a practical bent for cross-language integration and Windows build automation, highlighting attention to tooling and install reliability that often goes unnoticed. He holds an MS in Systems Engineering with a focus on Information Assurance and a BS in Computer Science, blending formal security training with deep implementation experience. Practical, customer-focused, and detail-oriented, he excels at turning complex requirements into robust, deployable systems.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Nebraska at OmahaMaster of Science (MS) Systems Engineering with an area of focus in Information Assurance, Master of Science (MS) Systems Engineering with an area of focus in Information Assurance at The George Washington University
Github Skills (9)
windows10
javas10
python10
build-automation10
java10
jna9
c178
c118
distutils7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ninia/jep
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Embed Python in Java
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 8 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:David primarily focused on improving the build and installation process of the project. This involved fixing Windows build issues, modifying compiler settings, and adapting the build process to create source and test jar files. Furthermore, the user made enhancements to the testing and scripting tools, particularly for Windows environments, including path adjustments and versioning. They also addressed installation issues.
javacpythonjnipythonc
davelovely/DO288-apps
Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 4 branches in 1 day
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