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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Pushing forward automation, performance and cost optimization, and New Product Introduction efforts on emerging weather LiDAR technology:- Development of automation software and controls- Analysis of data collection strategies- Ideation and investigation of new product opportunities- Field-based troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance of first-generation systemsAdditional work in emerging drone-based fuel cell technology:- Synthesis and analysis of materials for novel light-weight stack design- Advising team on system level design and business development strategies

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed a multi-disciplinary engineering team (Software, Hardware, and Quality) working on video-based data acquisition and control products for the transportation industry.- Organized team and setting work direction for 9 direct reports in an Agile-based environment- Worked with product management team to establish product and technical roadmaps- Worked with the engineering management team to oversee initial foundational work of cloud-based architecture to manage devices and pipe valuable data to an organized structure on AWS- Oversaw software releases- Managed software, hardware, and quality engineers to handle debugging of manufacturing and parts EOL issues on legacy product line- Managed of engineers to develop new hardware for interfacing with various traffic cabinet and connected vehicle technologies- Facilitated the technical hand-off of radar-based product line after a sale- Assisted algorithm team in development of algorithms to provide valuable data visualization and insights from large traffic data sets, including individual contribution to prototypes- Assisted rest of management team with oversight of AI model training- Led effort to begin move to a Software as a Service model

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Plymouth, Mn

Work advancing a variety of programs in Honeywell Labs, including fuel cells, water extraction device, smart water valves, sensing for mining industry, novel micro-power sources, and thermal packaging.Author or co-author of 20 patents Led project-based technical teams of 10-15 and teams of subcontractors.Led scientific effort on program solid state fuel cell program, including: - Foundational work on a novel light-weight gas/solid chemical reactor - Oversight, experiment design, and initial implementation of modeling and experimental work to optimize reactivity- Thermal modeling and design, including implementation of novel techniques to minimize device weight- Work evaluating possible designs and materials for water exchange devices- System-level modeling- Oversight of creation of original successful bench-top prototype- Use of various sensing technologies to analyze system performance, and mechanical, software, and electric integration of sensors into prototype device- Leadership role push towards a light-weight, manufacturable product- Proposal writing role and leadership role of related DARPA-funded effort; proposal-writing role on several other funding-winning effortsLead proposal writer and Principle investigator role in DARPA-funded Atmospheric Water Extraction program- Collaborative conception of creative design intended to meet challenging metrics- Providing technical and direction to technical team of 6-12- Technical oversight and collaboration with external institutions on team- System-level design and modeling - mass transfer, heat transfer, geometry optimization- Evaluation of work done by team members - modeling, mechanical design, combustor designWork on novel imaging system including- Setup and automation of optical test system- Development of algorithms for extracting unique information from unresolved images

Plymouth, Mn

Experimental Design:-Mechanical design and simulation of complex cryogenic optical systems andcryogenic superconducting bearing rotation mechanism for a mm-wave,balloon-borne telescope- Electronic and mechanical design of readout hardware crates- Development of bespoke sensing systems to achieve highly accurate angle and linear position encoding at cryogenic temperaturesFabrication, Assembly, Testing, and Calibration:- Oversaw and participated in fabrication of a wide variety of hardware- Extensive hands-on construction experience with large breadth of techniques- Testing and debugging of purpose-built hardware and electronics- Executed receiver calibration, requiring custom-built hardware, software and electronics, to analyze accuracy of millimeter-wave sensors and the overall error and noise due to the entire receiver sensor suiteData Analysis and Simulation:- Statistical analysis of large amounts of data characterizing scientificinstruments- Development of software tools to assist in data analysis- Advancement of theory of modulated polarization measurement anddevelopment of detailed simulation software to test analysis processesSupervision:- Advising of several undergraduate researchers on various projects

Stillwater, Mn

- Designed web sites, custom software, and print material. Developed designs into functional web sites using HTML, CSS, Perl and PHP.- Managed projects, consulted with customers, and managed team of three assistants

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Physics And Computer Science

Computer Science