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Baltimore, MD, US

• PC mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with original quests, gameplay elements, models, and voice acting
• Implemented 15+ quests using Bethesda Softworks Creation Kit across combat, investigation, and explorationgenres.
• Collaborated with narrative, level design, and QA to interpret project requirements and ensure quality of quests.
• Wrote general-purpose scripts for repeated quest behaviors used by other developers in 20 additional quests.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Led research on use of multiple forms of data collected from operating rooms to improve existing computer vision models for surgical workflow analysis.
• Collaborated with surgeons to develop and execute a data collection protocol for 100+ mock surgeries.
• Implemented and trained several machine learning models for identifying surgical instruments and actions in the mock procedures, resulting in improved accuracy 10% over the baseline.
• Planned and operated a booth at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress to collect in vitro data and educate clinicians on our technology.

• Within a team of five, led design and development of an AI application to track surgical instruments, capable ofsaving Johns Hopkins Hospital an annual $1.5 million.
• Wrote data collection protocols and automated support software for data annotation, yielding over 100 hours of video data.
• Implemented video processing software that identifies frames with instrument motion up to 95% specificity.
• Collaborated with surgeons and hospital administrators to identify user needs and define project targets.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Managed a portfolio of over 300 technologies, including medical devices, software, and bioinformatics databases
• Drafted and negotiated licenses to university intellectual property totaling over $500,000 in contract value
• Maintained the Docusign/SpringCM platform used by the office and clients for e-signing documents
• Engaged with Johns Hopkins faculty to protect their research and advance their commercial goals

Sunnyvale, California

• Coordinated proof-of-concept testing for components of next generation surgical robot vision system.
• Developed Python software to automate stress tests of components, analyze results, and generate reports.
• Presented work to leadership, resulting in patenting of component and implementation in the commercial robot.

Baltimore, Maryland

• Supported development operations of EchoSure (proprietary ultrasound software) across all levels of development
• Set-up DevOps infrastructure consisting of Jenkins CI server and Squish automated GUI testing
• Assisted in FDA 510k submission and Verification and Validation testing for the ultrasound product
• Conducted competitor analysis, new market research, and patent searches to understand future product landscape

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Developed and tested a haptic feedback training system for the Da Vinci Surgical Robot
• Wrote Python software to interpret force-feedback data and visualize results of human subject trials
• Designed CAD and Arduino models of physical product
• Prototyped several iterations of product utilizing micro controllers and circuits

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Robotics

Bachelor'S Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering; Robotics Masters, Dean'S List

Activities and Societies: Varsity Track and Field, Director of Workshops for Hopkins Medical Device Network, BME Design Team Leader