Dewey Garrett
Lowell, Arkansas, United States
Summary
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RockstarDewey Garrett is a seasoned IT and leadership professional with 16 years of civilian experience built on a 10-year foundation in the U.S. Marine Corps, combining deep mainframe and UNIX systems expertise with senior DoD program and budget management. He led large technical organizations at DISA, overseeing mainframe support, disaster recovery, configuration control, and a $22M budget while guiding IV&V and systems architecture decisions. After government service he transitioned to business development, drafting winning proposals for federal clients and aligning technical solutions to evolving mission needs. Technically fluent across IBM Z-series mainframes, UNIX flavors, and lifecycle practices, he also contributes as a back-end developer to notable open-source projects like LinuxCNC, demonstrating practical skills in kinematics and tool-table handling. Known for mentoring leaders within DoD, he pairs hands-on systems knowledge with strategic planning and organizational reengineering to deliver resilient, auditable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (5)
linux10
c-language10
gcode10
cprogramming-language10
kinematics10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
LinuxCNC/linuxcnc
Aug 2009 - Jan 2023
LinuxCNC controls CNC machines. It can drive milling machines, lathes, 3d printers, laser cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1782 commits, 15 PRs, 520 pushes in 13 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Dewey appears to be a back-end developer contributing to the LinuxCNC project. Their commits focus on improving the functionality and maintainability of the system, specifically concerning tool handling and kinematics. This involved implementing G10 L0 commands for tool table data reloading and addressing issues related to axis and joint jogging, showcasing their ability to understand and modify the core logic of the system.
linuxcnclaserinkscapemachines3d-printer
Protoland/linuxcnc
Oct 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:256 commits in 3 months
linuxcnclasermachinesrobotcnc
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