# Derek Swanson

> Founding Engineer @ Besty AI🫶

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/derekswanson

## Work Experience
### Founding Engineer @ Besty AI
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer @ Lockheed Martin Space
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• Developed an automated Python-based data pipeline for a suite of testing hardware, converting between data stores and formatting on arrival. Enabled rapid on-site processing and yielded $5000 in cost savings per test
• Created a robust data analysis tool for test engineers in Python, processing HDF5 files to extract data and allow quick visualization, graph comparisons, and 50% faster test report generation
• Built an internal web application with Python and JavaScript to document test plan edits by accepting user-input files and parsing data for anomalies. Ended the test team's weekly 3-hour manual review

### Systems Engineering Intern @ Lockheed Martin Space
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• Developed a Python tool to collect and analyze data on the status of test plans and procedures by extracting metrics from technical documentation, delivering insightful analytics to stakeholders
• Incorporated extracted data into the prototype test plan and other auxiliary documentation sources, passing the test plan through 2 Engineering Review Boards

### Mechanical Design Assistant @ Auburn University Small Satellite Program
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Auburn, Alabama, United States
- Contributed to QUEST, advancing a CubeSat-based Quantum Key Distribution testbed in low-earth orbit
- Designed and optimized 12U CubeSat components using CAD software
- Collaborated with the senior design team to enhance payload performance through mechanical design improvements


## Education
### Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University

### Oak Mountain High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/derek-swanson00

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Last updated: 2026-04-05