Kit Plummer
Vice President Of Data And Autonomy
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolKit Plummer is a seasoned engineering leader with 15+ years delivering mission-focused software across defense, aviation, and enterprise domains, and currently serves as Vice President of Data and Autonomy at Defense Unicorns while founding (r)evolve to accelerate AI-enhanced operational readiness. He blends hands-on embedded and cloud-native experience with a pragmatic advocacy for Open Technology Development, continuous delivery, and DevSecOps—translating modern Software Factory practices into continuous ATO for DoD programs. Kit has repeatedly led cross-disciplinary teams as chief engineer and principal architect, shipping complex systems from in-flight entertainment on Airbus A330s to unmanned systems and supply-chain analysis tools. He pairs strategic advisory work for early-stage and growth organizations with tactical delivery, emphasizing measurable customer value and organizational learning. Notably, his background ranges from real-time avionics and VxWorks/Integrity migrations to enterprise DevOps culture change, reflecting a rare depth across RT/embedded and enterprise software. Based in Atlanta, he’s mission-oriented off-hours too—an avid cyclist who brings the same steady stamina to technical leadership and systems delivery.
15 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MS Software Engineering, MS Software Engineering at University of Maryland Global Campus
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Github Skills (200)
metadata10
svg10
python10
risk-assessment10
bus10
factor10
pjax10
jstree10
risk-management10
infrastructure10
kanban10
infrastructure-management9
package-repository9
adonisjs9
remote-execution9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
gtri/lowendinsight-get
Sep 2019 - Dec 2022
LowEndInsight is a simple "bus-factor" risk analysis library for Open Source Software which is managed within a Git repository. This repo is an HTTP-wrapper API around the LowEndInsight Library (https://github.com/gtri/lowendinsight)
Contributions:369 commits, 133 PRs, 155 pushes in 3 years 2 months
apigit-repositoryapi-wrapperriskfactor
kitplummer/modsofengent
Aug 2014 - Aug 2022
Modern Software Engineering Enterprise Paper (The pace, scale and speed of change in the software world has created nightmare for IT shops and engineering functions within small and large organizations alike...)
Contributions:1 release, 65 commits, 2 PRs in 8 years 1 month
shopsspeedscalenightmareengineering
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