Tom Burris
Retired at Just Me :)
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Burris is a retired systems engineer and program manager with 25 years of experience developing and integrating advanced electro-optical/infrared sensors and directed-energy weapons for military aircraft and ground vehicles. He has led multidisciplinary teams in applied R&D and transition efforts, serving as program manager, lead systems engineer, project lead, and IPT lead to deliver field-ready capabilities. Notably, he guided a 60 kW fiber laser design through Critical Design Review and earned strong customer praise at every milestone. Tom has overseen capture of over $10M in contracted R&D and contributed to several major contract wins, demonstrating both technical depth and business acumen. Based in San Diego, he blends an MS in Physics with hands-on engineering leadership in high-stakes defense programs. Even in retirement he remains connected to the community and proud of translating revolutionary technologies into operational advantage.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MS), Physics, Master of Science (MS), Physics at University of DenverBachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at State University of New York College at Geneseo
Github Skills (37)
nodejs10
server10
javascript9
parser8
python8
esx8
parsing8
open-source8
sourcemod7
tree-sitter7
azerothcore7
rust6
resumable6
tlaplus6
nette4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Tombez/colorPop
Jan 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:20 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
Tombez/bezierCurve
Feb 2017 - Jul 2020
Contributions:20 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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