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• Led adversarial assessment teams in threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development efforts on unmanned autonomous vehicle platforms and embedded systems
• Delivered written and oral presentations of assessment findings to program leadership and cross functional teams to guide remediation efforts
• Won over $3 million of business through bid and proposal efforts, writing technical whitepapers

• Systems Engineer in Future Technical Leaders Program, a three-year rotational program at Northrop Grumman aimed at rapid maturation and developing technical leadership
• Software component lead for cyber resilience evaluation toolkit as part of an R&D project
• Developed multithreaded, distributed software on embedded systems in C, C++, and Python
• Implemented machine learning solutions for cyber situational awareness of platforms
• Executed penetration testing of enterprise networks
• Performed systems security engineering and sensor integration on unmanned autonomous vehicle programs

• Maintained and operated THOR-OP humanoid robot platform for the DARPA Robotics Competition
• Implemented position control and force control on rotational series elastic actuator
• Designed and manufactured custom electronics enclosure for THOR-OP robot platform

Los Angeles, CA

• Setup, configured, and maintained computers and networks for enterprise environment with over 10 offices and hundreds of staff members
• Enabled multiple user access and implemented role-based access control via Active Directory
• Repaired and troubleshot computers, printers, mobile devices, software, and other equipment
• Managed and trained a team of 7-14 technicians in running the Residential Life technical help desk

Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Developed deployable sensor system for data analysis with National Instruments hardware and software
• Selected and integrated a variety of sensors as part of a vehicle health monitoring system
• Developed code in C++ to simulate grenade explosion as part of a combat simulator
• Designed and analyzed stabilization platform for remote operated weapon system

• Assisted with construction and calibration of a stereocamera measurement system
• Improved user interface to make it more intuitive and wrote operating procedures for the measurement process
• Worked with Microsoft Kinect and PCL to capture three-dimensional point clouds for analysis

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude