Summary
John Brewster is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute with over a decade of experience designing and delivering large-scale software and systems engineering solutions, including an Operational Data Store for enterprise medical systems built on MarkLogic. He blends hands-on architecture and full-stack delivery—database design, APIs, and UX—while applying Model-Based Systems Engineering, SysML and UML to bridge requirements through deployment. His background includes leading the System of Record web application for the US Army and building CI/CD platforms using Docker and Kubernetes. He also runs a small software company (Roostertail Software) and brings practical telecom and QA leadership from previous director roles, giving him deep operational rigor. A U.S. Navy electronic warfare veteran, he pairs disciplined systems thinking with a developer’s craft and even farms bees and chickens in his spare time. Based in Atlanta, he focuses on autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle software research and pragmatic, model-driven architectures that scale.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Applied System Engineering, Master's Degree, Applied System Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology