Kieran May
Lead Software Engineer at BAE Systems Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolKieran May is a Lead Software Engineer based in Adelaide with a PhD and nine years of hands-on experience building simulation and augmented/virtual reality systems. He progressed at BAE Systems Australia from Simulation Engineer to Lead Software Engineer, applying research-led approaches to defence-grade software and complex interactive environments. His academic work at the University of South Australia included SAR and VR projects that combined software engineering with hardware integration, 3D modelling and basic electronics—skills he continues to bring to production systems. Kieran excels at turning research prototypes into deployable tools, bridging academic rigour with pragmatic engineering delivery. Colleagues describe him as a technically curious leader who mentors teams while remaining deeply involved in core architecture and implementation. He blends a strong theoretical foundation with practical experience in immersive and simulation technologies, making him adept at solving multidisciplinary engineering challenges.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of South AustraliaRostrevor College
English
Github Skills (4)
revit9
unity3d9
exchange8
bim6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
kieran196/C2_Collaboration_V1
Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:48 commits, 42 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
kieran196/UnityRev-ProjectExchange
Jun 2020 - Oct 2022
A project to bidirectionally exchange Unity and Revit BIM data
Contributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 3 months
exchangebimunityrevitunity3d
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