Andy Neff Email & Phone Number

Providence, Rhode Island

Research Developer at VSI whose main responsibilities have included the productization of advanced machine vision algorithms, guiding the software development cycle, and the occasional network admin.Chief architect of the Voxel Globe system which hosts the VSI C++ algorithms (vxl) in a pure HTML5 web interface. Designed and manage the webstack including GeoDjango, Celery, PostGIS, RabbitMQ, Redis, NGINX, uWSGI, and Daphne. -Maintained nearly 100 custom RPM packages to create a consistent build across deployed systems. Converted the entire infrastructure to dockers, drastically decreasing the complexity while increasing the compatibility to include Windows, macOS, and Linux-Wrote all of the initial Voxel Globe web applications.-Trained and managed a team of 8 engineers to use the Voxel Globe system, and contribute their own applications and work-Delivered Voxel Globe and wrote the manual for at two different customers.Created and maintained CI tests using CircleCI.Maintaining the network infrastructure for a small company, including DHCP, DNS, WiFi, VPN, NAS’s, and backup of over 100 TBs.Designed and built HPCs workstation and servers focusing on GPU computing.

Goodyear, Arizona

Senior Research Scientist in the Optical MASINT group working primarily on Research and Development projects involving EO and IR signal processing. Worked with many business units throughout Lockheed Martin. Lead integrator on numerous project focusing on both hardware and software systemsLead developer and integrator on airplane mounted two axis gimbal collection platform. Created a real time collection system with the flexibility to meet requirements for several missions, by integrating hardware devices, including an INS/IMU, GPS, Gig-E/CameraLink EO and IR Cameras, and high speed capture COTS SSD RAID. This collection platform has been used on many projects on dozens of successful missions in numerous configurations.-Created an EO/IR autofocus algorithm and solution to handle the unique problem of trying to determine the optimal focus on a changing target/scene while flying.-Developed automated post processing chain to automatically georectify imagery based on collected support dataResponsible for planning and leading several collection missions involving multiple sensor payloads, air vehicles, ground vehicles and pedestrians in many different scripted scenarios.Designed sensor calibration techniques for EO and IR cameras to include lens distortions, flat field calibrations and non-uniformity corrections.-Mapped out non-linear pixel response curves and vignetting of EO camera using integrating spheres and radial lens distortions using checkerboard targets.-Mapped out NUC response and vignetting in MWIR cameras using black bodies. Created an innovative thermal target in order to map out the radial lens distortion for IR cameras.Worked with multiple detection, tracker, and track linking algorithms on both EO and IR data-Developed a Track Before Detect algorithm for extremely low SNR data.-Experience using Brown University, GE, Cox Tracker, and Orincon tools. -Assessed reliability of detection and tracking capabilities using PD, PFA, and MOPS tools.

Goodyear, Arizona

Developed end-to-end processing chains for various processing algorithms and trade studies, including calibration, detection, tracking, registration, orthorectification, simulation, and delivery formating to support many programs.-Expanded OTF based simulation capabilitiesDeveloped SAR to EO fusion techniques using Neural Networks.Lead integrator on massively parallelized image simulation suite interfacing between DIRSIG, Maya, mentalRay, Fortran, C++, and Matlab using python to create data driven and fully synthetic scenes.-Key integrator of mentalRay, finding unique solutions to using mentalRay’s language to automate mel scripts from python.-Key integrator of optical effects model architecture, focusing on simulating semiconductor noise effects, optimizing Fortran calls from python for speed and large data arrays.-Key integrator of Matlab architecture, passing data between Simulink in real time-Developed the IPC architecture for improving efficiency of handling multiple DIRSIGs.Interlaced multiple high speed ADCs resulting in 10x higher sampling overcoming jitter limitations in current technology while maintaining high ENOB on DARPA RADER-Responsible for maintaining and integrating hardware and delivering to site.Lead on RTOS implementation of PL-4 guard server based (firewall across multiple security domains) using LynxOS-SE.-Determined best product for project through trade study of Greenhills and LynxOS-SE-Implemented proof of concept for streaming video and files across multiple MILS domains.Implemented real time product request across guard server concept to show real time ROI streaming capabilities and search capabilities across multiple security domains in an Enterprise Intelligence Architecture.Responsible for maintaining optical lab and testing and calibration equipment for optical systemsManaged and maintained over 20 TB of stored data and dozens of lab computers running various OS’s for various projects

Goodyear, Arizona

Master Of Science (Ms), Electral Engineering, 4.0

Emphasis in Intelligence Systems: AI, Controls and Robotics. Thesis titled "Linear and Non-Linear Control of a Quadrotor UAV,"​ 2007..

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi - Honors Society Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical and Computer.