Tom Gillespie
Background Investigator
Yukon, Oklahoma, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Gillespie is a results-driven background investigator and transitioning veteran with 20 years of program management and 12 years of hands-on operational leadership spanning aerospace propulsion, aviation operations, training, and quality assurance. He’s led large teams and multimillion-dollar flight programs, managed safety and QA for aircraft propulsion systems, and instructed and evaluated aircrew and maintenance personnel across complex, mission-critical environments. Based in Yukon, OK, Tom combines meticulous process-management and audit experience with logistics, HR, and event planning skills, and is actively pursuing opportunities in security and Special Access Programs. Less obvious: he also contributes technical fixes to open-source software (notably RDFLib), demonstrating a practical aptitude for backend development, data handling, and automated testing alongside his operational expertise.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts - AA, Aviation Maintenance Tech, Associate of Arts - AA, Aviation Maintenance Tech at Community College of the Air Force
Github Skills (14)
rdf10
data-serialization10
namespaces10
python10
rdflib10
serialization10
python-turtle9
testing9
turtle-graphics9
parser8
graph8
xml8
parserator8
graphing8
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
RDFLib/rdflib
Aug 2016 - Dec 2022
RDFLib is a Python library for working with RDF, a simple yet powerful language for representing information.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 31 commits, 13 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tom contributed significantly to the `rdflib/rdflib` repository, which focuses on working with RDF data in Python. Their work includes implementing crucial fixes and enhancements in the `namespace.py` and `term.py` modules, directly impacting the library's core functionality and compliance with RDF specifications. These changes addressed issues related to URI handling, literal sorting, and namespace management, demonstrating a deep understanding of RDF data structures and serialization processes. Additionally, the user implemented tests to ensure that the library is able to handle various data types.
pythonpypisemantic-webrdf-xmlparser
tgbugs/protc
Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
A language for specifying protocols.
Contributions:13 releases, 1 PR, 262 pushes in 6 years 11 months
programming-languageesoteric-programming-languagefactorprotocols
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