Nelian Colon
Senior Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Puerto Rico, United States
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Top SchoolNelian Colon is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building high-performance systems across aerospace, defense, healthcare, and analytics. A magna cum laude Computer Engineering graduate from UPR Mayagüez, he has a track record of accelerating computational workflows—early projects achieved up to 8x and 60% speedups using GPU and CUDA optimizations. He progressed from embedded and systems roles at Honeywell and Harris to BI and analytics positions at Abarca Health and AbbVie, and now contributes to Lockheed Martin’s software efforts. Comfortable across low-level performance tuning and higher-level business intelligence, Nelian blends rigorous engineering with practical domain impact, often turning research-grade GPU work into production gains. Based in Puerto Rico, he brings both deep technical roots and cross-industry adaptability to complex, mission-driven problems.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School, 4.0/4.0, High School, 4.0/4.0 at Escuela Superior Jose Rojas CortesBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Spanish, EnglishGithub contributions (2)
danysantiago/wave-sphere
Apr 2013 - May 2013
Contributions:33 commits in 1 month
danysantiago/panda
Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
Contributions:92 commits in 1 month
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