David Palumbo Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Amherst, New York, United States

• Software Development Project Lead
• Spearheaded approach and implementation as sole developer for arcade style racing game utilizing Unreal Engine
• Guided development lifecycle from concept to advanced stages, focusing on a unique and enjoyable user experience
• Coordinated seamlessly with visual design team to support modern aesthetic and intuitive layout

Amherst, New York, United States

• Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Project Lead
• Led team of four to research and engineer a computer vision system to automate scoring for axe-throwing games
• Utilized OpenCV framework interfacing with Intel Realsense cameras to capture and process both RGB and depth data
• Integrated Python pre- and post-processing algorithms to reduce data noise and increase accuracy and reliability

East Aurora, New York, United States

• Member of the Innovation Team, focusing mainly on computer vision, machine learning, OCR, and factory automation related projects.
• Constructed a Python-based image classification pipeline with OpenCV and Tensorflow for factory part quality control
• Engineered OCR system to streamline handwritten file organization and search process, drastically reducing manual task
• Altered Azure Synapse PySpark pipeline to automate data and error logging, increasing debugging efficiency
• Collaborated with multiple teams, participating in agile development processes to deliver IT projects

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for:CSE 341 - Computer Organization CSE 421 - Operating Systems
• Developed a deep understanding of course material, to allow me to guide students through challenges
• Collaborated with professor and other teaching assistants to hold office hours and grade assignments
• Mentored students through debugging projects in C and MIPS assembly, to teach students how to approach and resolve issues in code

Buffalo, NY

• Member of Undergraduate Research TeamFocused on biometrics and their uses in identification software.
• Analyzed maximum usable ranges of existing image-based gait analysis systems, such as OpenPose
• Extended research to non-contact/distance based biometric recognition approaches
• Compiled information into report with an emphasis on usable distance ranges, and the techniques’ real-world applications and ethics considerations

Amherst, New York, United States

• Summer internship involving the development of embedded OS for laser tag game.
• Utilized Microchip/Atmel real-time embedded microprocessors in C, for hardware components used in laser-tag
• Developed interrupt-driven software for timing and serial communication between different components
• Optimized function execution time in resource scarce development environment

Amherst, NY

Collaborated with other instructors, teaching tennis skills to groups of childrenDeveloped important presentational skills for teaching groups of children and communication skills for collaborating with colleagues.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Computer Science Bs, Computer Science, 3.969/4.0

Ap Scholar Graduate

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Band, Science Olympiad, Trivia team, Chess club