Gregory Eakin

Gregory Eakin currently serves as an R&D Partner Technologist at AVEVA, where he plays a pivotal role in advancing the company's innovative software solutions for industrial automation and process engineering. His expertise lies in architecting scalable, high-performance systems that leverage cutting-edge design patterns and technical standards, ensuring robust and maintainable software architectures. Gregory’s deep understanding of system design, combined with his proficiency in agile methodologies such as Scrum, enables him to lead complex projects through iterative development cycles, emphasizing rapid prototyping, automated testing, and continuous integration.

At AVEVA, Gregory is instrumental in driving the development of next-generation simulation tools, including the SimCentral platform—a sophisticated, equation-based chemical process simulator. His leadership in full lifecycle development encompasses planning, designing, quality control, and deployment, ensuring the delivery of reliable and efficient software solutions. His hands-on experience with client/server architectures using .NET technologies (C#, WPF, WCF, MVVM) and asynchronous, multi-threaded programming allows him to optimize performance for high-demand industrial applications.

Gregory’s background in legacy systems like Dynsim, a chemical process simulator with GUI code in Java and server components in C++, complements his expertise in domain-specific languages, high-performance computing, and software quality assurance. His skills in test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, code review, and mentoring foster a culture of excellence within development teams. As a technology trainer, Gregory ensures that best practices are disseminated across teams, maintaining high standards in software development life cycle management. His comprehensive skill set and strategic vision make him a key driver of AVEVA’s innovative solutions in industrial software engineering.