Jason Heath
Principal Software Engineer at Progress Chef
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Heath is a Principal Software Engineer based in Louisville with a multi-decade track record of leading engineering teams and delivering full life-cycle software solutions across healthcare, DevOps, and enterprise systems. Currently at Progress Chef, he blends hands-on backend and DevOps work—evidenced by contributions to the notable Habitat project—with strategic data governance experience from prior director and management roles at Appriss. He is adept at modernizing builds and cross-platform compatibility, having resolved dependency and macOS build issues in open-source projects, while also guiding teams through requirements, testing, and maintenance. Jason’s background spans J2EE, Java Swing, C++ and modern cloud tooling, and he pairs technical depth with a knack for translating data sources into better outcomes. An uncommon detail: he holds dual degrees in Computer Science and in Philosophy & Political Science, reflecting both technical rigor and broad analytical perspective.
3 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at University of KentuckyBachelor of Arts, Philosophy & Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy & Political Science at Transylvania University
Github Skills (11)
automation10
automations10
rust10
devops10
package-management10
dockers7
docker7
macos7
configuration-management6
distributed-systems5
container5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
habitat-sh/habitat
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Modern applications with built-in automation
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:238 reviews, 39 commits, 209 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the Habitat project by bumping dependencies, specifically focusing on the `prost` and related libraries. Their work also involved addressing build issues and conditional compilation problems, especially concerning macOS compatibility. Furthermore, the user's commits show modifications to the build scripts and build files, installing dependencies and updating commands, indicating involvement in DevOps aspects. Finally, the user reverted some changes and subsequently fixed and improved upon these in later commits.
containersrustconfiguration-managementpackage-managerautomation
jasonheath/dotfiles
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:183 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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