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Modernised Prototype Development – Driving Simulator • Leads technical team to research and prototype replacement solutions for legacy driving simulator • Establishes project structure in .NET 7 and WPF. Develops distributed simulation architecture using gRPC and protobuf, enabling integration of Unreal Engine 5 with motion base hardware API• Authors technical documentation, executive summary, and conclusions from analysis of alternatives

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Android Tablet Application - Precision Fire Control• Stabilized Android tablet app, solved technological and interpersonal difficulties in pre-existing team• Produced mobile user interface with Xamarin’s cross-platform toolkit. Wrote asynchronous Google protobuf messaging API for inter-tablet coordination. Integrated VLC for video streaming.• Developed additional Java application to train end users in a game-like environment with 3D graphics• Advised the team creating a follow-on project and assisted them to refactor components into Kotlin• Collaborated with DevOps to transition CI/CD tools: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps• Provided on-site support during live events to deliver real-time analysis, debugging, and data capture

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Physics-Based Battlefield Simulation - IDEEAS• Condensed a weeks-long analysis lifecycle to less than 12 hours. Revolutionized operations of long-running simulation software by modernizing data analysis and maximizing hardware utilization• Created complex behavioural models in Java to operate semi-autonomous entities, and evaluated performance within the realistic, physics-based simulation • Automated data analysis with Python, VBA, and Excel. Displayed results with JavaFX 3D visualizations• Improved simulation’s speed and hardware utilization with Python. Created ad-hoc clusters of networked PCs and implemented multi-process batch execution. This increased statistical confidence in results by enabling significantly larger parametric configurations and run sets

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Helicopter Simulator – Aircrew Trainer • Overhauled GUIs in C#, .NET, and WPF, enabling flight instructors to interact with the simulated cockpit in real time to monitor pilot performance and inject hazards• Accomplished goal to create an emulated radio within months. Integrated software radio with a hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) tactical flight management system over established military protocols

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Helicopter Simulator – Pilot Trainer and Hardware Evaluator • Created an emulated helicopter from scratch in C++, C#, and .NET. Led team and developed simulation for desktop PC trainers and highly immersive, full-scale cockpit with wraparound screen• Integrated wide array of subsystems: GIS terrain, maps, sensors, multi-projector support, weapons, 6DoF flight, GL studio-driven displays, and force feedback pilot controls• Generated graphical overlays in OpenSceneGraph to display electro-optical/infrared sensor data • Gathered eye-tracking and human factors data during simulated missions with professional pilots to evaluate proposed enhancements to future versions of helicopter hardware

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Research Support – High Energy Laser-Material Interaction • Refactored MATLAB software and developed backwards compatibility features for one-on-one laser simulation. Ported models to a C library to enable distribution of laser models across organizations• Established software configurations, maintained code repository, and merged code branches

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Physics-Based Battlefield Simulation - IDEEAS • Collaborated with PhD subject matter experts to develop physics-based models of high energy lasers• Transitioned legacy FORTRAN simulation into a modern Java architecture

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Advanced Diploma