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Fayetteville, Wv, Us

Fayetteville, Wv, Us

Senior Programmer with USGS (United States Geological Survey) CMHRP (Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program). Performing data processing, data management, and technical services to assist in the analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and visualization of geospatial and remotely sensed data. Collaboration with USGS scientists at the Woods Hole, St. Petersburg, and Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Centers to develop software to process and ingest geospatial datasets.• Support development of geospatial and remotely sensed data (e.g., imagery) processing code and workflow in a cloud environment.• Translate MATLAB code to Python.• Generation of unit tests to ensure code development is consistent and reproducible.• Creation of python libraries that include classes, methods, and functions, as well as documentation for each class, method, and function.• Create geospatial datasets, publication-quality figures, and written documentation for USGS projects.• Support development algorithms of supervised learning techniques, Bayesian statistical analysis, and geospatial data analysis and visualization (e.g., scikit-learn).• Transition processing from local host to cloud hosted services.• Maintain database of source data and outcomes/outputs in the cloud.

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States

Senior Systems Engineer for the NASA Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility. My primary responsibilities were performing test and code analysis to ensure that vehicle flight software is properly written and tested to meet requirements. • Evaluate test processes and test procedures (Space launch System, GNC, Engine Out Behavior)• Document and define system simulator defects (look for unintended behavior of system)• Perform Independent testing (Adverse Conditions and Mission Failure scenarios)• Perform Independent examination of design documentation

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States

Assisted in developing and implementing visual tools for the nation’s first mobile platform meteorological network (MoPED) for NOAA. Supported National Mesonet Program (NMP), the NMP is used to support and ensure a weather-ready nation. Designed to improve weather prediction and warnings across the United States.• Developed browser applications using jQuery, Google Maps and Open Layers• Developed server-side processes using PHP, MySQL• Developed and implementation of automation scripts• Assist with application architecture and database design• Conducted testing of self-implemented components

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States

Performed Operation and Maintenance on a Service Oriented Architecture • Designed and developed client-side application using Java • Developed server-side processes using C & PL/SQL• Provided scripts for database maintenance• Conducted testing of self-implemented and peer-implemented components• Conducted peer code reviews

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Autonomous Maritime Navigation Unmanned Surface Vehicle to examine the feasibility of improving Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the remote Pacific Ocean.• Developed software for enhancing stereo camera capture speed• Developed testing software for improving point cloud quality• Developed simulation of the boats stereo vision using Java3D• Designed and developed client GUI using Visual C++• Developed GPS device drivers• Designed embedded system image• Designed test plans and automated testing of components• Presented project demonstrations and briefings to company managers