Austin Applegate Email & Phone Number

Baldwin City, Ks

Grumpy Fish Co. is a small, family owned and operated business that is focused on creating high-quality fishing jigs. All of our jigs are handmade, hand-tied using only the highest quality items.

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

• Continued to perform duties as a Software Design Engineer in addition to all Managerial roles listed below.• Migrated the engineering team to the usage of BitBucket for the SDR-OMNI project.• Assisted in the training and use of a version control system, Git.• Provided further guidance and support for the usage of Jira across the engineering team. Which also included in the creating of tickets, assigning, and managing the priority.• Drastically improved overall performance of software team by working closely with upper management, sales, and marketing. Coming up with a clear plan, assisting in breaking down large tasks and providing support or guidance to members of the team.• Worked with upper management, sales, and marketing teams to ensure customer expectations were prioritized and met. Including the software development and planning of various sales events and customer evaluations.• Created and managed product release plans and worked with the software, hardware, and FPGA team to ensure priorities were aligned across the teams and that the goals could be met.• Managed consultants ensuring they were meeting expectations and provided them with structured priorities.• Lead the interviewing process including the creation of job requirements and descriptions, working with HR to look for potential candidates that lead to the hiring of additional staff including the companies first intern program.• Assisted in managing employees on different teams when necessary to ensure goals were met.• Performed annual reviews for direct reports and provided guidance to assist them in advancing their career.• Additionally fulfilled the role of the office manager where I assisted in the setup and maintenance of office equipment ranging from computers, printers, phones, firewalls, and other miscellaneous equipment. Worked with the IT team to ensure internal networks we setup and secure.

Lawrence, Kansas Area

• Worked on the SDR-OMNI project which opened the door to a much larger number of potential customers for the company. This was the first new product that the company had created in over 10 years, it was also the first product that could perform all necessary Air Traffic, Navigation and Communication tests needed for aircraft maintenance and verification testing.• Worked closely with senior software engineers to design and implement a new, more robust software architecture from the project’s original implementation.• Analyzed and dissected FFA requirements for various transponder capabilities to implement software necessary for routine maintenance and once every two-year verification testing.• Implemented all transponder tests including Part 43, Transponder Identification, Mode 3/A, Mode C, Mode S Level 1, Mode S Level 2+, Squitter, Diversity, Altitude Monitor, ADS-B, EHS, and GICB.• Worked mostly server side using modern C++ to implement the core functionality of various product capabilities.• Worked with an open-source library for the UI, LVGL, to create the industry’s most intuitive and aesthetically pleasing UI for an aviation test set.• Implemented regression tests to ensure releases went smoothly.

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

• Filled in for the lack of software guidance and management on an up-and-coming project.• Quickly was promoted to Lead Software Manager while also maintaining my role as a Software Design Engineer.

Lawrence, Kansas

- Developed and maintained public safety products using the OMAP-L138 and OMAP-2430 processor.- Initiated, released and maintained an industry leading Java GUI application that customers use to program their BK public safety devices.- Worked with sales team and customers to deliver software solutions in a timely manner.- Trained and mentored interns to further advance their skills and career.- Developed project timelines and set priorities to ensure products could be delivered on time.

Overland Park, Kansas

Developed and enhanced automation tools, Ran nightly automation tests and worked closely with developers to ensure that new features functioned as intended.

Lawrence, Kansas

Assisted clients enrolling in classes and prepared rooms for events. Handled calls from clients and helped solve problems by alerting the contact person and described the situation. Managed the fields and sports complex during tournaments to guarantee a smoothly run event. Fielded phone calls and solved problems if they occurred

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering, 3.1 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Worked on a real-time graph program for the F1 team.

Associate'S Degree