Kenny Wakeland
Lead Software Engineer at Human Automation Teaming Solutions (HATS)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolKenny Wakeland is a Lead Software Engineer with nine years of experience designing and delivering mission-critical user systems, currently leading architecture and development of a NASA UAV ground control station. He brings strong C++11, C#, and Qt expertise and practical experience implementing standards like STANAG 4586 and MAVLink in complex, evolving integration environments. Skilled in agile SDLC and cross-module communications, he has a track record of turning shifting requirements and limited client test access into a verified, validated product. His background also spans web application development with Django and PHP, and hands-on robotics navigation work contributing C++ fixes and refactors to GPS waypoint navigation tooling. Based in the Los Angeles area, Kenny blends systems-level design with pragmatic debugging and a willingness to adopt new responsibilities to ensure quality delivery.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at CSUNAssociate of Science (AS), programming for computer science, Associate of Science (AS), programming for computer science at Los Angeles Pierce College
English
Github Skills (9)
gps10
mappings10
navigationbar10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
ros10
navigationview10
navigation-drawer10
waypoint10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nickcharron/waypoint_nav
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
This package performs outdoor GPS waypoint navigation using move_base, robot_localization, gmapping and others. It can navigate while building a map, avoiding obstacles, and can navigate continuously between each goal.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Kenny primarily focused on modifying and debugging the `gps_waypoint_mapping` and related files, addressing issues like incorrect hector mapping calls. These changes included refactoring code and incorporating C++11 features. The contributions demonstrate a focus on improving the core functionality related to GPS waypoint navigation and mapping.
obstaclesgmappinggoalnavigatewaypoint
hat-solutions/cpp_redis
Dec 2018 - Apr 2022
C++11 Lightweight Redis client: async, thread-safe, no dependency, pipelining, multi-platform
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
thread-safepipeliningcppredisredis-client
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.