Jeff Lawson

Jeff Lawson is an accomplished software engineer and entrepreneur with extensive experience in high-volume flight tracking, distributed computing, and software architecture. Currently, Lawson serves as a Senior Software Engineer at FlightAware, focusing on designing a live-streaming network API. As a co-founder and equity partner at Cowlin Aviation, LLC, expertise in light aircraft management and maintenance is demonstrated. Lawson co-founded distributed.net, contributing to a large-scale distributed computing network, and held key roles at United Devices and Univa UD, where responsibilities included designing advanced distributed computing solutions for major pharmaceutical companies. Previous experience includes software design for Microsoft and software development for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, showcasing a robust skill set in various programming languages and system implementations. Lawson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Harvey Mudd College.