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Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Leading the global vision software product management team, responsible for all PC-based products including VisionPro, VisionProDL, and CVL.

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for Cognex PC-based vision product lines, VisionPro and CVL.

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Niskayuna, NY

Developing image analysis solutions for multiple industrial applications and imaging modalities.Projects:- Developing AI-based trainable image segmentation tools for high content analysis cell imaging systems.- Acoustic and Infrared inspection analysis of wind turbine blades.- Post-process CT image inspection of additive manufactured parts.- In-process.

Niskayuna, NY

Engineering development program involving one year rotations in Non-Destructive Testing, Biomedical Image Analysis, and Product Management Science.Experiences:- CT scatter reduction algorithm development- Automated defect recognition of turbine blade CT images- Inspection of new advanced casting process using CT and CMM- Automated cell segmentation and.

University Park, PA

- Improved a CT image segmentation process and developed several user interfaces allowing for quick and intuitive segmentation of brain CT scans.- Performed volumetric analysis on CT images of the brain taken in Uganda as part of an NIH phase III surgical trial investigating outcomes of infants with hydrocephalus. Study results were published in the New.

University Park, PA

- Investigated the potential mechanical advantage provided by non-conforming joints in the human body, specifically the knee. - Created static models of kinematic linkages in Matlab and used optimization routines to solve for forces across those linkages. Demonstrated force savings for a range of joint conformities using these simple linkages.

University Park, PA

- TA for Modeling of Dynamic Systems (ME 450)- TA for Mechanical Design (ME 360)

Winston Salem, NC

Initiated development of an automated bioreactor system for use in perfusing endothelial cells through porcine kidneys. The kidneys were first decellularized and cells were perfused through the remaining extracellular matrix with the ultimate goal of recellularizing the porcine kidney.

North Bennington, Vermont

- Performed testing of fiber optic cables in a fiber optic research and development facility. - Completed several individual projects including construction of an entrance to a class 10,000 clean room, and renovation of a contrahelical server machine used to bind Kevlar around fiber optic cables.- Individual projects provided experience in design.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 3.9/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: NASA Student Launch Initiative, ASCE Concrete Canoe, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma