# Gedd Johnson

> Full Stack Software Engineer @ 🦄

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gedd

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Defense Unicorns
Jan 2022 – Present
• Tech lead for open source Golang projects focused on air-gap software delivery in regulated environments.
• Coded a full-stack web app using Golang and Svelte to provide a dashboard for K8s platform operators including custom CRDs and bespoke platform metrics.
• Hacked the OCI specification to store an entire regulated K8s platform and mission apps as a compressed artifact in OCI registries.
• Architected a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform to codify and automate security compliance for a $390M digital transformation project with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
• Performed SRE and other platform engineering functions for 20 Kubernetes clusters running mission apps and underlying platform components necessary to secure a government ATO.

### Apache Flagon Committer @ The Apache Software Foundation
Jan 2021 – Present
•	Contributing to Apache Flagon, the open source user analytics and behavioral logging system

### Data Engineer @ creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
• Led the transition from a legacy ETL system to Kubeflow Pipelines, deprecated 40K lines of code across 5 applications and increased data throughput by 50%
• Directed and architected an industry-leading data aggregation project to automate the collection and analysis of financial data, reduced analysis time by 66%
• Conducted cybersecurity audit and remediation, introduced vulnerability scans and static code analysis in 5 CI pipelines, mitigated over 100 vulnerabilities in Java and Python apps

### Cyber Operations Officer @ United States Air Force
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | RAF Mildenhall
•	Led 24 Airmen overseeing 5 networks/$76M supporting cyber operations on global airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions
•	Directed 10-member data analytics team focusing on geographic data visualization and characterizing intel activities in hostile environments
•	Engineered remote network monitoring capabilities for classified data processing systems using Snort, ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana (ELK)

### Software Engineer @ Kessel Run
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | United States
• Led a team of 10 software engineers on a revolutionary $3.2M project to deprecate a $10M legacy system used by NATO coalition forces at Al Udeid Air Force Base
• Wrote full-stack mission planning software that increased master air attack planning efficiency by 300% and implemented a continuous delivery model that reduced software deployment time from 2 years to 1 week
• Enabled other developers using pair programming, TDD, and other Agile XP practices to transform the way the world's largest bureaucracy builds software
• Delivered software on multiple teams while engaging in a portfolio-wide solution for event sourcing across 18 microservices using RabbitMQ with Spring Boot
• Engaged with other Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Designers, and Stakeholders to conduct user interviews, prioritize features, and perform technical reviews
• Developed a secure user analytics platform using Apache Flagon, adopted by over 10 teams in the organization

### Instructional Technology Technician @ University of West Florida
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
•	Installed and maintained computer hardware, software, and network equipment in over 100 classrooms

### Undergraduate Researcher, IoT and Cloud Computing @ University of West Florida
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
•	Utilized the Zigbee networking protocol to research methods of creating a low-power smart home designed for the elderly
•	Programmed a TI CC3100 Wifi driver and a Silicon Labs EM35x microprocessor to allow Zigbee device data to be stored on the web

### Unmanned Systems Team @ University of West Florida
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
•	Implemented computer vision algorithms using OpenCV to create a traveling robot for the 2014 IEEE Hardware competition
•	Integrated an Arduino motor controller, a Raspberry Pi, and a camera module to detect lines and colors in a live video feed and take appropriate physical responses

### Electrical Engineer Intern @ United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Cape Canaveral, FL
•	Supported rocket launching operations in the Communications group by extending fiber services including VoIP and network infrastructure into track mobiles
•	Provided supporting documentation for wireless communication solutions including sketch engineering and field test reports
•	Gave lectures to local teachers on the basics of electrical engineering and microcontrollers while utilizing the Arduino platform to conduct hands-on labs


## Education
### Master of Science in Computational Data Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering
University of West Florida
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Communication
University of West Florida
Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

### Undergraduate Cyber Training
United States Air Force


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gedd-johnson-9bb009148

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Last updated: 2026-03-22