Conan Foster

Lead Principal Software Engineer Robotics & Remote Delivery Innovation at Westinghouse

Conan Foster has a diverse work experience spanning over 26 years. Conan started their career in the US Navy as an Electronics/Electrical Engineer, where they maintained and repaired Instrument and Control electronics within a nuclear power plant. Conan also supervised personnel and operations as the Submarine Reactor Controls Division Lead. After leaving the navy, Conan worked at Zetec as a Software Developer, Field Service Engineer, and Electrical Engineer Probe Design.

Conan later joined Curtiss Wright Flow Control Corp as a Software Engineer/Field Service Engineer before moving to System One Services with the same role. At both companies, they were responsible for software engineering and field service tasks.

Conan then began working at Westinghouse Electric Company, where they held various positions. Conan served as a Principle Software Engineer, maintaining Java applications and managing the Collabnet Subversion source code repository. As a Software Architect in Robotics Innovation, they designed robotic solutions and implemented SLAM algorithms for mobile robotic solutions. Conan also led a robotics team as the Manager of Robotics Innovation and was responsible for resource management, budgeting, and planning.

Conan subsequently became the Chief Software Architect in Digital Innovation, leading a team of cloud solution and software engineers. Conan was responsible for designing and creating Azure cloud solutions for internal engineering applications and customer-facing service and support solutions.

Conan'smost recent role at Westinghouse Electric Company is the Lead Principal Software Engineer in Robotics & Remote Delivery Innovation, where they are responsible for leading software engineering teams and innovation projects.

Overall, Conan Foster's work experience demonstrates their expertise in software engineering, robotics, digital solutions, and nuclear power plant technology.

Conan Foster completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Regis University in 2014. Prior to that, they also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Kansas in 1995.

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Timeline

  • Lead Principal Software Engineer Robotics & Remote Delivery Innovation

    December, 2023 - present

  • Product Manager Digital Solutions

    August, 2022

  • Chief Software Architect Digital Innovation

    June, 2021

  • Manager Robotics Innovation

    August, 2020

  • Software Architect Robotics Innovation

    June, 2018

  • Principle Software Engineer

    January, 2017