Theodore Kruczek
Deputy Chief, Programming And Analysis at United States Space Force
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTheodore Kruczek is a technical leader with nine years of hands-on experience at the intersection of space operations, radar systems, and software engineering, currently serving as Deputy Chief, Programming and Analysis for the U.S. Space Force. He oversees development, simulation, and emergency software fixes for high-stakes radar infrastructure (AN/FPS-132), diagnoses complex system interoperability issues, and ensures 24/7 operational readiness on Linux-based high-performance systems. Theodore blends tactical operational experience—tracking missiles and orbital objects—with software QA and automation skills, including meaningful open-source test contributions to the well-known satellite-js propagation library. A decorated operator and tactician, he also founded KeepTrack.space to make space tracking accessible to universities, military units, and commercial users. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem solving that ties rigorous systems engineering to real-world mission outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Management, 3.0 Cumulative GPA, Bachelors of Science, Management, 3.0 Cumulative GPA at United States Air Force AcademyPreparatory Program, 4.0 Cumulative GPA, Preparatory Program, 4.0 Cumulative GPA at Valley Forge Military Academy & College
English, Russian, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
snapshot-testing10
jestjs10
testing10
continuous-integration8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
shashwatak/satellite-js
Dec 2020 - Aug 2022
Modular set of functions for SGP4 and SDP4 propagation of TLEs.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:10 reviews, 17 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Theodore's primary contribution centers around enhancing code coverage and ensuring the reliability of the 'satellite-js' repository. They added a comprehensive suite of tests across multiple files, covering various aspects of the project, including latitude/longitude conversions, Doppler factor calculations, and propagation initializations. Additionally, the user created and integrated a full catalog test suite with snapshot testing to validate core functionalities. They also fixed formatting inconsistencies in test files.
propagationsgp4modularsdp4
thkruz/satcat-analysis
Sep 2017 - May 2022
Outputs satellite information into xml using a two line elset catalog and no webserver.
Contributions:8 PRs, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
outputssatellitexmlwebservercatalog
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