Kevin Fightmaster
Software Engineer at Bogart Associates / FDO
Bristow, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolKevin Fightmaster is a seasoned software engineer with over 17 years of hands-on experience building and optimizing large-scale data processing systems, specializing in Java and Hadoop ecosystems. He has led teams and full lifecycle efforts—from requirements and design to deployment—delivering MapReduce, Pig, Kafka/Storm pipelines, and HBase/Accumulo-backed solutions that process billions of records. Kevin blends backend heavy-lifting with front-end work, having built React UIs that surface analytics and custom search metrics backed by Elasticsearch and bespoke services. He is strong in performance tuning and architecture, demonstrated by significant runtime improvements and efficient use of constrained hardware. Based in Bristow, VA, he pairs pragmatic engineering with clear communication and a history of managing releases and client-facing technical briefings. An analytical problem solver, he often bridges NLP/semantic tooling and graph/ontology services into applied analytics projects.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at The Ohio State UniversityGithub contributions (2)
lewismc/xdata-nba
Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
Contributions:22 commits in 14 days
Sotera/track-communities
Feb 2014 - Feb 2014
Contributions:2 commits in 6 days
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