Stephen Ferrell
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) at LIDAR Widgets
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Ferrell is a retired Lieutenant Colonel turned developer who builds applications that convert terrestrial LIDAR into 3D terrain models and contour maps for civil engineering and AutoCAD workflows. With nine years in the LIDAR software space and a long military career focused on communications, information assurance, and computer forensics, he combines field-proven operational security with hands-on engineering. He founded and operates LIDAR Widgets, producing practical tools that bridge geospatial data and engineering design. His background includes leading DoD biometric test programs, managing multi-million-dollar contracts, and deploying tactical LAN/WAN and surveillance video links in combat zones—experience that informs his disciplined approach to reliable software. Based in Mesa, Arizona, he pairs a Master’s in Information Security with decades of systems and network engineering, and he once traded Pentagon briefings for dreaming about disappearing to a Cook Islands beach.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Information Security/Cyber Security, 3.67 on a 4.00 Scale, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Information Security/Cyber Security, 3.67 on a 4.00 Scale at University of Maryland University CollegeBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Tampa
Github Skills (113)
ubuntu10
resample10
autocad10
topography10
64-bit10
flip-clock10
rendering9
dac9
cartography9
obj9
orangepi9
dxf9
source-engine9
flip9
rtl-sdr9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ferrellsl/VideoPlayer
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:1 release, 103 commits, 104 pushes in 29 days
ferrellsl/Graphapp
May 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:66 commits, 71 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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