Summary
John Dutan is a systems engineer and Member Engineering Staff at Lockheed Martin with eight years of experience bridging software development, requirements engineering, and systems integration for autonomous and defense-related systems. He brings practical fluency in Java, C++, Python, C#, Unity, and Linux, and applies math and physics rigor to complex testing and integration challenges. A former NASA L'SPACE scholar and undergraduate researcher, he has built AR/VR and robotics prototypes and led NSF-funded projects using NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi platforms. John also has a track record of leadership—growing SHPE-UMD membership by 25% as chapter president and coordinating cross-functional teams in Agile environments. Outside work he trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and volunteers in neurodiverse care, reflecting a disciplined, people-centered approach to engineering and collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Systems Enginerring, Master of Science, Systems Enginerring at Drexel University
Bachelor's degree, Information Science/Studies, Bachelor's degree, Information Science/Studies at University of Maryland
Calvert Hall College High School
Spanish, English