Jim Covert
Head Of Technology & Engineering at NewClub
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJim Covert is a Chicago-based technology leader with a decade of hands-on experience architecting and delivering multi-tier Java applications and leading engineering teams. Currently Head of Technology & Engineering at NewClub, he previously scaled platforms and coached teams as Lead Software Engineer at GoHealth and Lead Web Engineer at MapR. Jim mixes enterprise-grade engineering with entrepreneurial grit—he co-founded a VC-backed web startup and shipped an iOS game on the App Store—bringing product sensibility to technical decisions. His background spans backend systems, web engineering, and early career work in mapping and location R&D, reflecting a pragmatic focus on data-driven, production-ready solutions. With a Master’s in Computer Science from DePaul and origins at UIUC, he combines formal training with diverse real-world delivery experience.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Computer Science, Master's Degree Computer Science at DePaul UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (18)
r-tree9
kd-tree8
spatial-index8
java7
signal7
kotlin7
android6
messenger6
espn5
explore5
hyper5
python4
deluge3
transmission2
openvpn2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jjcovert/tv-series
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:14 pushes, 2 branches in 11 days
jjcovert/pi-zero
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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