Jonathan Birkey
Manager Embedded Software Engineer 2 at Northrop Grumman
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Birkey is a manager of embedded software engineering at Northrop Grumman, leading the SceneGen and Cortex-Iris teams and shaping strategy, staffing, and delivery within the DevOps Solution Group. He blends hands-on product ownership of virtual platform software with people leadership—coaching multiple teams, acting as Scrum Master, and driving earned-value-informed planning across projects. A former U.S. Army combat medic with two Afghanistan tours, he brings operational discipline and crisis-tested leadership to high-stakes engineering programs. Jonathan holds a master’s in computer science (3.79 GPA) and dual summa cum laude bachelor’s degrees in computer science and criminal justice, and is pursuing an MBA. He serves on Aurora University’s Board of Trustees and as an American Legion ambassador, showing a sustained commitment to veterans and community engagement. Colleagues describe him as a strategic manager who still dives into technical detail, mentoring students and shaping technical journal content as an MSTJ editorial board member.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.97 Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.97 Summa Cum Laude at Aurora UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (6)
blueprint4
api4
python-requests4
api-client4
python3
javascript1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Jonathan-Birkey/IntroductionToJavaProgramming
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:25 commits, 75 pushes, 5 branches in 21 days
Jonathan-Birkey/Jonathan-Birkey
Nov 2021 - Sep 2023
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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