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Austin, Texas, Us

• Interfaced with and wrote code which runs on threads with real-time requirements, preventing the use of locks, heap memory allocation, and system calls• Maintained a branch of the JUCE framework with modifications over several JUCE framework major version changes • Kept apps compliant with app store requirements, and deployed new releases on the Apple App store and Google Play store• Overhauled the majority of the app’s UI while supporting a wide variety of devices• Managed merging of contributions by independent contractors • Designed and implemented new software for manufacturers to use to test for defects

Austin, Texas, Us

• Fully responsible for the CRM application used to keep track of our customers and their orders• Maintained Aztec's legacy production software which included inventory and production flow management• Implemented, deployed, and supported a web application to replace Aztec's preexisting production software• In charge of an Enterprise Java Beans back-end that powers Aztec's CRM, production, and art software• Reduced load on Aztec's server and database by more than an order of magnitude • Fixed various bugs in internal artwork management software which provides version management, analyzes artwork for ink color matches, and tracks the art's approval status• Spun our database out from a Windows VM to an Azure database• Created customer-facing art approval pages, with automated emails to customers, salespeople, artists, and production managers • Assisted developers at Axial Commerce, a sister company of Aztec, as needed. [April 2017 – July 2020] ◦ Built web pages that allowed users to digest and interact with large amounts of data quickly, easily, and efficiently ◦ Used Entity Framework to interface with a SQL Database with over 250 million rows of data

Austin, Tx, Us

EyeQ provides personalized advertising using in-store touchscreen displays which use computer vision to gain insights on consumers· Researched and developed new algorithms and techniques to reduce the margin of error in EyeQ’s vision recognition tool, which provides personalized targeted advertising tools and analytics to customers.· Implemented a new feature that detects demographics more robustly in the case of camera failures.· Helped create a solution to an elusive bug that caused the display to become unusable after long periods of inactivity.· Gained exposure to industry and best practices such as practicing daily scrum, agile sprint cycles, and using Atlassian’s Jira.

Austin, Tx, Us

· Developed a ROS package in C++ which uses a 2D laser scanner to turn a portion of a wall into an impromptu touch screen.· Added new functionality to a ROS package which uses kinect data to detect poses and gestures. Depending on the gesture the user performs, the robot will turn, reverse, drive forward, or perform a routine.· Worked towards fixing the open source 'frontier exploration' ROS package. The existing version would become unable to make progress when attempting to find a path to inaccessible areas, making the package unusable.

Austin, Tx, Us

UT's Autonomous Robots track of the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) allows freshman to add new functionality to various robots· Worked with freshman to help them complete their independent research projects for UT’s Autonomous Robots track of the Freshman Research Initiative.· Some student projects included motion controlled robots, detecting and preventing collision with nearby obstacles, calibrating motors on a custom quad-copter to keep it stable, controlling robots with the brain using an EEG headset, and designing a touchscreen interface for visitors to UT's computer science building.· Debugged various issues with a variety of projects in both C++ and python which used a large variety of ROS packages.· Assisted in grading students' projects.