Patrick Mcdougle
Senior Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company
Florida, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Mcdougle is a Senior Software Engineer with 25+ years of cross-domain experience, blending deep technical skill in C#, C++, Java, and web technologies with a long history in defense, robotics, education, and entertainment. He has led and mentored teams at Sierra Nevada Corporation and delivered mission-critical, hardware-integrated software—often as project lead—while also shaping curricula and teaching Java/Python to the next generation of engineers. Practical and user-focused, Patrick has a track record of shipping maintainable, scalable systems on time, from UAV mission suites and military simulations to consumer robotics and interactive UIs. He brings a strong background in design patterns, UX-informed interfaces, and modern practices like containers and Kafka, plus hands-on experience with SLAM, AI, and OpenGL visualizations. A longtime Disney alum who aspires to return, he pairs engineering rigor with a playful leadership style that emphasizes growth, mentorship, and team morale. Based in Florida, he balances defense-grade reliability with creative problem solving across commercial and government customers.
14 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Art, Art at Colorado State UniversityBachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at New Mexico State UniversityMayfield High SchoolMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer ScienceDucktorate Degree Management - Disney Style, Ducktorate Degree Management - Disney Style at Disney University
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Github Skills (200)
ui-components10
testing10
ima10
browser10
api10
html10
obsolete10
static-site-generator10
ssg10
fetch10
symfony10
svelte10
vercel10
css10
user-interface10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
patrick-mcdougle/Sylius
Jun 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 19 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 6 months
php-basedecommercecommercephpsymfony-bundle
patrick-mcdougle/patriciaoconnor.com
Jul 2015 - Dec 2024
Repository of Patricia O'Connor's Personal Website
Contributions:6 PRs, 15 pushes, 10 branches in 9 years 6 months
cssconnor
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