Justin Dawson

Justin Dawson has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Justin is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer II at ICON since 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Amazon from 2020 to 2022, where they held the position of Software Development Engineer III and Software Development Engineer II. At Amazon, they were responsible for leading software development for network automation and played a crucial role in managing data storage, validation, and access for fulfillment centers worldwide.

Before their stint at Amazon, Justin worked at KUKA Austin from 2018 to 2020 as a Senior Software Engineer and an Advanced Software Engineer. Here, they worked on handling information from thousands of KUKA robots and developed simulation and load analysis. Justin also refactored microservices to use Spinnaker for deployments.

From 2016 to 2020, Justin worked at Vertigo Media, Inc. as a Lead Software Development Engineer. Justin worked with microservices written in Haskell for the Vertigo music application and conducted load tests on web endpoints. Justin also contributed to converting Haskell services from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud Platform.

Prior to that, they served as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Kansas from 2012 to 2018, where they worked on the Armored Software Project and researched the Remote Monad. Justin also held the position of President of ITTC Student Organization and Graduate Teaching Assistant during their time at the university.

Justin's work experience also includes a role as a Software Developer at GiftProfessor.com from 2013 to 2014, where they helped rewrite the back-end engine and front-end to improve user experience. Justin also worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Aspen Avionics from 2009 to 2013, where they developed and verified low-level requirements and test procedures.

Additionally, Justin has worked as a Student Intern at Sandia National Laboratories and served as a Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2007, where they shared the gospel in English and Spanish.

Overall, Justin Dawson possesses a strong technical background and has accumulated extensive experience in software development, network automation, microservices, and cloud platforms.

Justin Dawson attended La Cueva Highschool, although specific start and end years are not provided. Following high school, they went on to earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from The University of New Mexico, graduating in 2012. Justin then pursued further education at The University of Kansas, where they obtained a PHD in Computer Science with a focus on Programming Languages, completing their studies in 2018.