Kerry Lothrop
Managing Engineer at DHL IT Services
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolKerry Lothrop is a Managing Engineer based in Darmstadt, Germany with 11 years of professional software experience and a background in aerospace engineering from Universität Stuttgart and the University of Colorado Boulder. He progressed from hands-on developer roles to senior technical leadership at Zühlke Group and now leads engineering at DHL IT Services, blending delivery-focused architecture with people leadership. Kerry is an experienced mobile and cross-platform developer who has contributed to prominent open-source projects like MvvmCross and a .NET Bluetooth LE plugin, improving iOS/Android compatibility and 64-bit migration for Xamarin. His career shows a consistent thread of modernizing legacy mobile frameworks and solving platform integration challenges—skills rooted in the rigor of his aerospace training.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Ing., Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Dipl.-Ing., Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Universität StuttgartDiploma, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Diploma, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
German, English
Github Skills (12)
xamarin10
bluetooth-le10
ios10
xamarin-android10
btle10
xamarin-ios10
csharp10
mvvmcross10
bluetooth10
dotnet-core10
android9
xamarin-forms7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
MvvmCross/MvvmCross
Aug 2014 - Oct 2017
The .NET MVVM framework for cross-platform solutions, including Android, iOS, MacCatalyst, macOS, tvOS, WPF, WinUI
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:129 commits, 40 PRs, 29 pushes in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Kerry primarily focused on updating the MvvmCross framework for iOS, specifically targeting Xamarin.iOS. Their commits involved modifying project configurations to use Xamarin.iOS.dll instead of monotouch.dll, updating project types for iOS, and migrating iOS-related code to 64-bit. They also addressed specific build issues and refactored code to improve compatibility and functionality within the iOS environment.
maccatalystmvvmmauimvxc-sharp
dotnet-bluetooth-le/dotnet-bluetooth-le
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Bluetooth LE plugin for Xamarin/MAUI, supporting Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:8 commits, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Kerry primarily contributed to updating the MvvmCross Bluetooth LE plugin, focusing on compatibility and improvements for Android and iOS platforms. Their commits involve fixing typos, updating the solution to newer MvvmCross versions, and resolving issues related to assembly names. These changes indicate an understanding of the cross-platform nature of the project and the framework's integration with Android and iOS.
bluetooth-leios-androidbluetooth-low-energymauiios
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