Summary
Patricia Tanzer is a Principal Software Engineer with eight years of experience building backend systems and leading Agile teams, currently applying her skills to space-sector projects at Northrop Grumman. She brings strong expertise in object-oriented design, networking, and cryptography, paired with hands-on Scrum Master experience and a pragmatic focus on delivery. Her background includes software work for the Department of Defense and extensive mentoring roles at UNC Greensboro, where she supported and graded large undergraduate classes and tutored across CS and math. Patricia’s dual interests in technical rigor and creativity—hinted by a music BA alongside her CS degree—help her bridge analytical problem solving with inventive thinking. Always learning and improving, she excels at turning complex requirements into maintainable, secure systems while coaching teams to higher performance.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro