Jeff Gordon
Senior Software Extraordinaire at Vulnerability Research Labs, LLC
Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeff Gordon is a senior software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in web development, geolocation services, and spatial databases. He blends deep backend skills (Python/Django, PostgreSQL/PostGIS) with front-end expertise (JavaScript, Leaflet, Backbone) and a long history of mapping integrations including Google Earth/Maps, OpenLayers and NASA World Wind. Jeff has led development of extensible platforms and SPAs, built a reusable 2D/3D mapping JS library, and packaged complex deployments for Debian/RPM environments. He contributes to open-source mapping tools—most notably updating the popular Leaflet.draw plugin for Leaflet 1.0—demonstrating practical full‑stack problem solving. Based in Castle Rock, Colorado, he pairs systems-level Linux and database administration with hands-on feature work and field deployments for tactical networks. Colleagues rely on him to turn spatial complexity into maintainable, production-ready software.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Duchesne High SchoolUniversity of Missouri
English, German
Github Skills (6)
maps10
javascript10
lib10
leaflet10
open-source9
api-design8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Leaflet/Leaflet.draw
Sep 2016 - Oct 2016
Vector drawing and editing plugin for Leaflet
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:15 commits, 1 PR, 14 comments in 22 days
Contributions summary:Jeff primarily worked on updating the `leaflet.draw` plugin to be compatible with Leaflet 1.0, addressing breaking changes in the API. They refactored and updated core components related to editing and drawing shapes (polylines, polygons, and markers). Further contributions included bug fixes and formatting improvements across several example files and core plugin files.
leafleteditingvectordrawing
chugcup/django-activity-stream
May 2016 - Feb 2022
Generate generic activity streams from the actions on your site. Users can follow any actors' activities for personalized streams.
Contributions:1 push, 3 branches in 5 years 9 months
personalizedfollowjavascriptstreamsbackbonejs
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