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2023 - 2024 - MK30The MK30 added several significant changes to hit newer scale targets. As an individual contributor worked on software signing, software install, and log offload. These functions while not flight critical were critical to the security and scalability of the MK30 system. I also improve configuration management of drone source code for security and regulatory purposes. 2020 - 2023 - MK27-2The MK27-2 was the first Prime Air vehicle to receive important regulatory approvals from the FAA, including for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations. It was also used in customer field trials in Texas and California. As the technical lead of a 4-person team, I was responsible for maintaining the software tools and infrastructure used to build and integrate the MK27-2 software.2018 - 2020 - MK27 Pre-ProductionBefore the public release of our MK27 systems, I was the technical lead of the team responsible for the primary drone executive functions. The drone executive was in charge of all high-level decision making for the drone. It consumed health data from all drone systems, received mission plan data from ground and air systems, and executed autonomous behaviors based on documented system requirements. 2015 - 2018 - Proof of Concept Development During this period, I focused on developing logging and telemetry subsystems for a proof-of-concept software stack. My responsibilities included implementing measures to preserve critical data even during system failures, setting up physical networking infrastructure to expedite post-flight data transfer, and providing core logging and telemetry infrastructure for Project Windham. I collaborated with system engineers to create tools for pre-flight verification of critical sensors, such as pressure sensors. Additionally, I developed tools to simulate in-flight faults, like GPS antenna disconnection, to test system resilience and safety measures.

I've taken the opportunity to become a lead again. I'm still with the Azure Web Work Load team. I'm managing a small team whose main charter is improve how we deliver code to production, as well as building the right tools and processes to help diagnose and troubleshoot both customer and platform issues. The new team is called the "Live Site Insights and Fundamentals" team, which I like to abbreviate as LSIFUN. ;)

I was an individual contributor on the Windows Azure Web Work Load Team. As a member of the team I've made contributions to project Kudu (See https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu). My more recent focus has been on the engineering fundamentals that are used to develop, operate, and deploy the infrastructure of Windows Azure Web Sites.

I contribute to the Windows Azure SDK and the service that implements the Windows Azure Service Management API primarily in fundamental areas such as performance and reliability.

I lead a small five person team that continued to deliver regular improvements to the initial Windows Azure SDK and platform as a whole. Specifically on the programming model and core tools for Cloud Services

I worked on a small team to deliver the first preview/CTP releases of the Windows Azure SDK. This include major contributions to the initial design and implementation of Windows Azure Service Definition and Runtime APIs.I maintained and evolved the SAL macro headers used throughout Microsoft to improve quality of static analysis tools and detect buffer over runs. I collaborated with partners in Office, Windows, and Visual Studio to deliver a set of next generation annotations for advanced scenarios that were not covered by the initial SAL design. I also implemented a new SAL annotation parser that shipped as part of Visual Studio 2008.

As research staff I worked on the Foundation Proof Carrying Code Project. The goal of the project was to build a fully machine checked proof of machine code written in SPARC Machine code. My responsibility include proving many theorems as well as help in presenting our results and progress to our granting agencies.

At Agere Systems I worked on an advanced development team helping develop a next generation network processor. I produced a simple optimizing compiler for the Fast Pattern Language that supported modular compilation, as well as provided design feedback on the programmability of the new hardware design by attempting to port common layer 7 and layer 3 processing tasks to a software simulator of the new design which my team also implemented