Thomas Pfaffe is an avionics-focused aerospace engineering student and Avionics Tech III with a decade of hands-on experience bridging software development and aircraft systems engineering. Currently at Collins Aerospace, he supports SmartProbe and Air Data Computer products that fly military and commercial aircraft, drawing on embedded C++, PCB design, and systems integration skills honed on university rocket teams. He’s built full-stack web and AWS-backed e-commerce platforms, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing—bringing software engineering rigor to hardware-centric projects. A practiced instructor and tutor, he translates complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, from middle-school programmers to technical stakeholders. Notably, his curiosity-driven approach and “head janitor on Mars” sense of humor hint at a willingness to tackle unconventional problems and own the messy work that makes ambitious systems reliable.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.S, Aerospace Engineering, Minor in Computer Science, B.S, Aerospace Engineering, Minor in Computer Science at University at Buffalo
Advanced Regents Diploma With Honors, with a Mastery in Science, Advanced Regents Diploma With Honors, with a Mastery in Science at West Islip Senior High School
Repository containing the collection of various scripts and dotfiles (i.e. config files prefixed by ".") that I use on Linux.
Contributions:1 PR, 69 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 9 months
vimtux-dotfilesprefixedlinuxbash
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Thomas Pfaffe - Avionics Tech III at Collins Aerospace