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Groton, Connecticut, United States

Primary software engineer for the development for submarine control systems. This position includeddevelopment, test, integration, configuration control, quality assurance and working with multi-disciplinaryteams to ensure a timely product delivery. Software development responsibilities included; controller logic that reports and controls thousands of electromechanical devices in accordance with design requirements. Scripting automated SW installation/build applications, automated testing and output reporting which saved thousands of man hours per test and integration event. GUI development with inputs and audio/visual indicators for system testing and operation.I would create a detailed reports recording deficiencies from tests events to identify solutions and createenhancements to the existing codebases to document the proposed changes for approval by the Configuration Control Board prior to committing to any upcoming software release. This provided the necessary objective quality evidence to the Test Team and the customer ensuring more cost efficiency and less rework.Working directly with the Configuration Management team, to develop Software Build Procedures andSoftware Installation Procedures. This provided the technical information necessary for consistent andrepeatable software builds or installations to be completed by lab trained individuals allowing the Software Team to continue development, test, and change cycles.Additionally, I created onboarding training and mentoring for software engineers new to my team. I trained them in the processes software change management to include; creating a git branch, submitting a change reports and Software Build Procedure development for performing and installations on multiple hardware types.

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

Multidisciplinary position for the development of autonomous undersea vehicles and accompanying designs. This includes software, mechanical, and electrical aspects of development, primarily focusing on software integration. in a small development team role, I learned as skills as needed to fill in the gaps. Some skills included new programming languages, design approaches waterfall and agile, as well as just in time manufacturing processes to preserve project budget and maintain production schedules.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

During the end of my undergraduate studies and into my graduate studies there are three main projects that I worked on.Benchmarking of Visual Tracking Algorithms During Rapid UAV Motion:Conventional visual localization utilizes landmarks for object identification. These landmarks are representations of points, edges, and lines that can be detected and interpreted by a computer. However, there are limitations in the effectiveness of methodologies used. One of these is the effect of rapid motion of the camera system. This can cause different problems with landmark detection. Here the robustness of different landmark identification algorithms will be tested against different types of motion to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.3D Printed Sealed Mobile Sensor Suite:The goals of this research are to design a 3D printed, egg shaped environmental data logger while considering sensor packaging space constraints and to implement a smart power consumption system for increased endurance. The product is sealed for harsh environmental conditions per IP65 standard as well as for impacts.Hovercraft Robust Control Project:This research project focuses on advanced control system of an unstable hovering robot. I was recruited to work on methodologies to reduce heading error and design more robust turns. The real world application for this is to use hovercrafts for disaster scenarios. Hovercrafts are all terrain so they are ideal for rescue operations during/after a natural disaster. However, currently the turning radius of a hovercraft is too large for it to be practical, which is what this project aims to correct.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

Minor, Computer Science