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Denver, CO, US

New York, NY, US

• Technical lead for a new cross-platform firmware development project using ZephyrRTOS and C++.
• Architected multi-threaded event driven firmware application.
• Designed object oriented abstract interfaces to facilitate multiple system configurations and unit testing.
• Created reproducible development environment using docker containers.
• Managed consultant implementing new state of the art servo control algorithm.
• Planned and maintained project roadmap for task breakdown and agile sprint planning for small development team.

Boston, MA, US

• High-level contributor on innovative surgically implanted prosthesis linked through the Azure cloud, producing first-of-a-kind medical systems for monitoring prosthesis performance in the OR during implantation, the.
• Implemented Bluetooth Low Energy over-the-air update using TI SimpleLink MCU and SDK for battery-powered Industrial IoT sensor pack.
• Developed bare metal firmware for SiliconLabs EMF32-based battery powered medical sensor system. Released firmware for verification and manufacturing.
• Architected and implemented STM32/FreeRTOS threading and access control for connecting to an external WiFi modem via AT command set.
• Embedded Linux application development for TI AM3358-based system.
• Collaborated with project managers to create task and schedule estimates and deliver status reports to stakeholders.

Neenah, WI, US

• Owned hardware bringup and integration testing for custom PCBAs, developed product firmware using ARM Cortex-M processors, NFC, ultra-sonic transducers, SPI based displays.
• Partnered with hardware engineers on architecture, design, implementation and delivery of prototype battery powered embedded systems. Optimized energy use for battery life and NFC energy harvesting restrictions.
• Developed firmware using the ThreadX RTOS.
• Developed medical device firmware conforming to IEC62304 based software processes.
• Contributed to business development and developing customer relationships, including software engineering quotes, customer meetings, project kickoff, requirements gathering for commercial non-medical devices.

Glen Allen, VA, US

Embedded systems engineer on contract to Panasonic Automotive for connected vehicles infrastructure and after market vehicle-to-everything, V2X, system. Second generation hardware bring-up of embedded Linux system for CAN bus normalization, including:* Electrical testing of PCB.* BSP: U-Boot pin mux setup and boot script for board detection. Linux device.

Boulder, Colorado, US

Design and develop algorithms and software for large science models. Refactor tightly coupled existing code into stand-alone libraries with well defined interfaces, implement improvements to test system to ensure behavior is not changed by refactoring. Duties also include integration, code review and testing of development branches and executing.

Berkeley, CA, US

Contributing developer to an open source subsurface flow and reactive transport simulator. Assisted with maintenance and testing of the land model portion of the earth systems model maintained by NCAR.* Collaborated with colleagues at NCAR to integrate code more efficiently, assisted with refactoring and design of product resulting in significant decrease.

Graduate Certificate In Embedded Systems Engineering, Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering

Ph.D., Civil, Environmental, And Architectural Engineering

M.S., Civil, Environmental, And Architectural Engineering

B.S., Civil And Environmental Engineering