Chris Gardner Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Played a pivotal role in the development of robot fleet management software, facilitating over-the-air (OTA) software updates to fielded robotic systems, reducing the number of field service visits by 75%..• Developed a Python data-transfer service, containerized using Docker, for secure transmission of over 450GB of robot-generated data to Azure Blob Storage, enabling data-driven product enhancements.• Crafted an HMI-integrated chatbot using React, interfacing with an internal LLM to direct robotic systems in their learning phase.• Created a Python service leveraging Azure IoT Hub to orchestrate OTA updates for 3 distinct robot models, incorporating a rollback feature to maintain data integrity and reliability during update anomalies.• Reduced robot initialization time by 70% by optimizing API calls during the OTA software update process.• Built C++ applications for robotic systems in a distributed computing framework, utilizing the publisher-subscriber pattern and an event-driven architecture for real-time data processing and robotic control.• Implemented a C++ feature to monitor all robotic system input and output data in real-time, enhancing system reliability and efficiently detecting faults.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Developed a full-stack application with a React frontend and Node.js backend, creating RESTful APIs for efficient engineering calculations in bolted joint analysis.• Automated the data analysis process for testing surgical robotic manipulators via MATLAB scripts, allowing fast creation of test reports to verify requirements after a 1+ year design effort.• Supervised a team of 3 engineers on the development of a robotic end effector and robotic communications gateway, successfully meeting project milestones ahead of schedule.• Led the analysis effort on surgical robotic manipulators to reduce overall system weight by 17%.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Implemented a Python graphical user interface that parsed post-processed Finite Element Analysis results to verify fatigue life requirements were met for brackets on 1M+ vehicles.• Achieved cost savings of $1.6M across the Global Light Truck Platform (GLTP) by optimizing component design on the 2022 Acura MDX V6 engine cooling system.• Collaborated with a cross-functional team to achieve design commonality of engine cooling parts across the GLTP, significantly reducing development time and cost for 4 future vehicle developments.• Decreased analysis time by 50% for engine components by producing scripts to automate the process.

• Reduced time spent by over 50% on data collection and analysis for production machines by writingVisual Basic for Applications (VBA) scripts.• Saved the company over $100K by developing an in-house material handling solution.• Identified and corrected excessive vibration from rotating machinery in a cost-effective manner.• Modeled mechanical components in SolidWorks and created drawings utilizing GD&T.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.8/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Bearcat Motorsports Formula SAE, Tutor for Project RED at Hughes High School