Zachary Penn
Software Engineer at DEFCON AI
Lewisville, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Penn is a software engineer with 14 years of experience, currently building at DEFCON AI after a hands-on tenure modernizing delivery pipelines at First Command Financial Services. He specializes in GitOps, building automation systems, and Azure Resource Manager, and has a proven track record of improving operational efficiency through Python, C++, .NET, and Agile practices. Rising from Associate Programmer to Programming Analyst, he focuses on pragmatic process improvements that measurably accelerate workflows in regulated financial environments. His background includes embedded and systems work from DBR Engineering that complements his cloud and automation expertise. Based in Lewisville, Texas, Zachary blends a data-science-informed Computer Science education with a knack for translating security-sensitive requirements into repeatable, auditable deployments. Colleagues describe him as a collaborative problem-solver who elevates team capability through tooling and clear operational standards.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Data Science at Tarleton State University
Github Skills (103)
emulation10
operating-system10
unix10
javascript-game10
linux10
browser10
kernel10
plugin9
serenity9
nintendo8
3ds8
compiler-design8
server8
wii7
shell7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
hikilaka/rscemulation
May 2018 - Jun 2018
upload of rscemulation's full source code and database configuration
Contributions:4 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 11 days
rustdatabase
hikilaka/jisp
Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:3 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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