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Chief engineer designing, implementing and building embedded hardware and software solutions for a variety of industries including; automated systems, transportation and lighting control.

Blacksburg, Virginia, US

Blacksburg, Virginia, US

Blacksburg, Virginia, US

Develop embedded solutions for naturalistic research related to the transportation industry. Design, implement and tune lateral and longitudinal controllers for automated vehicles. Develop software on V2X platforms that enable drivers to have a better situational awareness (collision, signal phase and timing, diminished road conditions...)

Blacksburg, VA, US

• Lead Graduate student on the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) project. Managed system integration and provided support during experimentation period.
• Provide support and leadership for complex technical issues in the mechanical engineering department.
• Train new graduate researchers on proper use of tools, electrical and mechanical design, and proper engineering practices. Mentors and provides academic support for students.
• Provide engineering input and feedback to government sponsors during project startup. My professional experience is used during contract development to assure proper timeline completion while maintaining budget.
• Research state of the art products, technologies and techniques for robotic perception, actuation and sensing. The findings are submitted in professional documents that serve as engineering tools in the lab or given to.

Blacksburg, VA, US

• Perform computer support (tier 3 issues) for all Virginia Tech faculty, staff, students and alumni, including removing viruses, setting up mail clients, solving mail server issues, recovering hard drives, reinstalling.
• Trained new hires in ticketing system, mail server configuration, web server configuration, and Microsoft Windows and iOS troubleshooting techniques; as well as training new hires in office policies and practices.

• Provided help desk support and technical assistance for pharmaceutical sales representatives.
• Contributed to weekly round table meetings to discuss new policies, current problems and solutions.
• Maintained a 95% quality assurance rating in a competitive field.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided first response support to all shipboard communication and radar equipment, performed preventative maintenance to all workshop equipment, and repaired all non-functioning workshop equipment.
• Attended advanced “C” Schools; SRQ-4 (communication transceiver), WSN-7 (ring laser gyroscope), and SPA-25G (radar indicator).
• Served as the SRQ-4 Technician onboard the USS Stump (DD 978) and the WSN-7 Technician onboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5).
• Achieved the rank and leadership of a Third Class Petty Officer as a result of excellent performance.

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering