Jack Doan
Staff Software Engineer at Defined Networking
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJack Doan is a Staff Software Engineer based in Dallas with 12 years of experience bridging embedded systems, vehicle cybersecurity, and security integration at scale. He has progressed from hands-on motor drive integration and PCB design in academic research to senior roles securing electric vehicle platforms at Rivian and consulting on vehicle cyber programs. Jack excels at translating control-theory research into testable, production-grade software and has a track record of modernizing legacy control stacks to significantly boost performance. His recent work focuses on secure integration across hardware and software boundaries, combining low-level device driver expertise with system-wide threat modeling. Colleagues rely on him to turn ambiguous requirements into auditable, robust solutions that meet both safety and security needs. He brings a practical, research-informed perspective to product engineering that’s equally at home in the lab or the road.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
English, c/c++
Github Skills (41)
shutdown10
infrared10
nfc10
overlay10
ttk10
rfid10
networking10
security10
driver10
network10
sensor10
scalable10
temperature10
python9
onewire9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
JackDoanRivian/nebula
May 2024 - Jan 2025
A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
Contributions:4 reviews, 1 PR, 65 pushes in 7 months
JackDoan/jackdoan.com
Feb 2014 - Feb 2019
Contributions:64 commits, 37 pushes in 5 years
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