Howard Van Dam
Sr. Software Engineer at Raytheon Technologies
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolHoward Van Dam is a seasoned Sr. Software Engineer with nine years focused on full-stack development and a decades-long background in systems, embedded, and enterprise software spanning avionics, identity management, and geophysical data systems. Currently contributing to the JPSS satellite project at Raytheon Technologies, he brings strong Java/JEE and Python expertise from work on THREDDS and Tomcat-based data services at UCAR and prior enterprise products. A musician trained in classical and jazz, he applies rigorous practice, creativity, and attention to detail to writing maintainable, high-quality code and to mentoring cross-functional teams. His career blends hands-on implementation, customer-facing customization, and teaching—evident from training roles and developing courses for customers and conferences. Based in Broomfield, Colorado, he pairs systems-level thinking from long tenure at IBM and Sybase with modern practices in cloud and data-serving applications.
9 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music, Music Performance, Bachelor of Music, Music Performance at Colorado State UniversityAssociate's Degree, General Studies, Associate's Degree, General Studies at Front Range Community CollegeBachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Colorado DenverAssociate's Degree, Electronics Technology, Associate's Degree, Electronics Technology at Pikes Peak Community College
English
Github Skills (25)
geoscience10
tds10
grib10
ncml10
geodata10
data-format10
java10
netcdf-java10
unidata10
netcdf10
thredds9
geotools9
zap8
security8
meteorology8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hvandam2/thredds
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
Thredds and netCDF-Java (CDM)
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
netcdfswingcdmjavanetcdf-java
hvandam2/netcdf-java
Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
The Unidata netcdf-java library
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
unidatauidjava-librarynetcdfmulticore
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