Jeff Dever
Senior Engineering Manager, User Terminals at Telesat
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolJeff Dever is a Senior Engineering Manager specializing in high-reliability embedded software for aviation and satellite communications, with over a decade of experience building teams that deliver DO-178C-compliant in-flight SATCOM solutions. He combines technical architecting and hands-on development across C/C++ and Python with servant leadership, having led product teams at Telesat, Honeywell, and Ford to bring complex vehicle and aerospace systems to market. Jeff’s background spans mission-critical defense and avionics projects, real-time air traffic systems, and automotive platform software, giving him a rare blend of safety-critical rigor and product delivery at scale. He founded a software consultancy that focused on process improvement and targeted training, reflecting his emphasis on measurable engineering efficiency. Based in Ottawa, he also has roots in open-source tooling from his early Apache HttpClient work and a history of applied research in radio astronomy data systems, revealing a persistent curiosity for large-scale data and systems engineering.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
E. Tech, Electronics, E. Tech, Electronics at Camosun CollegeMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Technology Innovation Management, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Technology Innovation Management at Carleton University
Github Skills (6)
csharp10
java9
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react2
probot2
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
deversoftware/hello-world
Mar 2015 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 issues in 7 years 5 months
deversoftware/rticonnextdds-examples
Feb 2020 - Feb 2020
This repository includes examples on how to use specific features of RTI Connext DDS.
Contributions:17 pushes in 17 days
rticpprti-connext-ddsddsconnext
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