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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Brooklyn, NY

• Job scope included concept generation, designing specifications and algorithms, embedded hardware prototyping and circuit design, creating firmware, debugging, developing test plans, testing, technical documentation.
• Experience working within the US Patent process for a variety of hardware and software applications developed by Scimund, Inc..
• Developed complex embedded hardware systems utilizing a variety of embedded products including the Nvidia Jetson, ARM, Arduino, and the TI platforms.
• Extensively used C/C++ and HDL (Verilog) on various FPGA, embedded Linux, and freeRTOSplatforms.
• Used OpenCV and hardware pipelines for a variety of computer vision applications.
• Managed 6-10 employees of varying disciplines who were responsible for multiple deliverables onvarious timelines.

• Managed the design, testing, and validation of proprietary hardware and software solutions for
  customers in military, government research, and university fields.
• Worked collaboratively with customers to implement and deliver hardware and software solutions for their specific needs.
• Experienced in embedded software/hardware engineering from prototyping stages through product delivery.
• Extensive use of C, C++, Qt, and Verilog.
• Developed products based on FPGA, embedded Linux, Arduino, and RTOS platforms.
• Designed embedded software that utilized communication standards such as UDP, TCP/IP, and proprietary communication standards.

New Orleans, Louisana

• Work with Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) systems, design, and testing
• PCB design
• Hardware testing, surface mount soldering, etc.
• SoC/FPGA development
• C++, Java, VHDL/Verilog

Atlanta, Georgia

• Researched, developed, and produced low-cost proprietary hardware motion capture systems.
• Presented and demonstrated hardware prototypes for investors in San Francisco, California, Auburn, Alabama, and Orlando, Florida.
• Managed hardware design phases of all products from prototyping and research stages throughproduct manufacturing.
• Managed, created, and configured software builds for unit and integration testing.

• Managed all Alzheimer's Disease research study research data and study visits for thirteen studiesinvolving more than sixty patients.
• Worked with study sponsors (Quintiles, Johnson & Johnson, etc.) to deliver high quality data which met all required FDA standards.

Kansas City, Missouri

• Trained and managed international study teams in South Africa and India to assist in the completion of congestive heart failure mega-studies.
• Worked directly with study sponsors to deliver quality research data which met all FDA and sponsor requirements.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Electrical And Computer Engineering, 3.93

Activities and Societies: Cornell Combat Robotics Club, Cornell Red Team, TechHoppers Mentor, and Cornell Tech Startup Awards Nominee (.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Columbia Graduate School of Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.8) | ACM Vice President (November 2014 - May 2016) | IEEE Treasurer (August 2015 - May.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma PhiBachelor's degree in Biology minoring in chemistry with an academic focus in oceanographic.