Sam Mcdonald
Senior Software Engineer at L3Harris Technologies
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Mcdonald is a Senior Software Engineer in Salt Lake City with 10 years of experience building reliable, testable software across defense and engineering domains. He pairs a strong mechanical engineering research background and an M.S. (4.0) with hands-on software practice—writing automated tests, applying OOP in MATLAB and C++, and shipping systems at L3Harris and Raytheon. Self-taught in programming, he gravitates toward automation and continuous improvement, turning repetitive tasks into maintainable tooling. His early research in haptics, robotics, and bio-inspired fluid dynamics led to novel control algorithms and hardware designs, reflecting a talent for bridging theory and practical implementation. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful engineering, high-quality code, and a contagious enthusiasm for making work fun and efficient.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University
SpanishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sammcd4/fileOrganizer
Oct 2019 - Dec 2022
Python implementation of fileOrganizer
Contributions:53 commits, 2 PRs, 34 pushes in 3 years 2 months
sammcd4/enterGiveaways
Jan 2020 - Oct 2023
Contributions:55 pushes in 3 years 9 months
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