Larry Gilliam is a seasoned software and architecture leader with 11 years of professional engineering experience and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Currently a Senior Principal at Dark Wolf Solutions, he previously served as Chief Enterprise Architect at INNOVIM and led engineering teams in roles that blended hands-on development with strategic systems design. He has deep back-end expertise, evidenced by contributions to NASA's Earthdata Search where he integrated shapefile handling and improved ESI order processing for large-scale Earth science data access. Known for agility and rapid pivoting, Larry pairs practical prototyping skills with enterprise-grade architecture and delivery. Based in Rockville, Maryland, he excels at turning complex data-access requirements into robust, testable services that bridge research and operational environments.
Earthdata Search is a web application developed by NASA EOSDIS to enable data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across EOSDIS' Earth Science data holdings.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:6 commits, 3 PRs in 16 days
Contributions summary:Larry primarily contributed to back-end functionality within the Earthdata Search repository. Their work focused on enhancing the service options and data retrieval processes, specifically integrating shapefile functionality for ESI orders. They modified the code to handle shapefile uploads and their utilization within the system, as well as implemented related tests and updates to the supporting infrastructure. The changes included adaptations to ESI client interactions and order processing.
Contributions:1 release, 44 commits, 47 pushes in 2 years
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Larry Gilliam - Senior Principal at Dark Wolf Solutions