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Mountain View, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Architect, developer, product owner for MBUX infotainment application that serves AI/ML models to support predictive user experience; designed a multi-platform architecture including embedded headunit services and HMI in Qt C++, cloud services in Golang on Azure.

Jiading, Shanghai, Cn

Lead development and product ownership of a Qt-based Instrument Cluster HMI framework. Developed several HMI variants on top of this framework. Develop vehicle-level APIs on QNX, integration of Qt with QNX messaging systems. Work closely with UX designers to validate design concepts in-vehicle. Build custom tools using Qt on QNX and Qt on Android to allow visual designers to validate their UX concepts in a driving vehicle. Architect for next-gen head-unit platform focusing on services and applications. Implemented a robust devops workflow using Gitlab, Jenkins, Artifactory, docker, and conan. Implemented an IDL-based (QFace) generation framework for platform services. Currently working on enabling a next-gen SoC for production applications, architecting, and implementing services and applications for QNX as well as Android Automotive

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Leading development and product ownership of a Qt-based software development kit intended for use by infotainment application developers. Managing a team of engineers using agile methodologies to deliver quality software. Building and maintaining a large set of complex UI components, layouts, and controls. Building tools to improve quality of development for application developers. Lead architect for full stack SDK development; including, DevOps, UI software frameworks, UI controls / widgets, developer experience.Successfully delivered several components of Mercedes-Benz's award winning MBUX system.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Leading the development of a QML-based frontend framework intended for use by infotainment application developers. Building and maintaining a large set of complex UI widgets. Building scripts and tools to improve quality of development for application developers. Supporting various UI architecture topics, build & release topics, continuous integration topics.

Tustin, Ca, Us

Leading a team of engineers to develop interactive user interfaces for a number of customers in the in-flight entertainment industry. Built several tools to optimize primary development goals and to support agile software development methodologies. Developed a Qt/QML framework to support a variety of hardware platforms while sustaining strict performance standards. Developed tools and supporting software to ensure UIs are fully testable in desktop (non-aircraft) environments. Interfaced with primary customer’s in-house engineering teams to ensure fluidity in software development.Currently building one of the most intricate airline interactive UIs in in-flight history.

Meudon, Île-De-France, Fr

Created passenger GUIs for production aircraft utilizing the Qt framework for both resistive & capacitive touch displays. Developed QML C++ extensions to bridge legacy applications with cutting-‐edge QML GUIs. Developed a reusable and extensible QML storyboard framework for quick creation and deployment of passenger GUIs. Created concept designs for next-‐generation IFE hardware utilizing graphics shaders.Developed a Qt/QML based simulator for full system actions; allowed developers to fully test PAXGUIs from their desktops. Ported portions of the Cabin Terminal GUI from UI files (Qt3) to QML (Qt4).Introduced GIT as a source control management tool among software developers.Currently architecting and developing GUI SDK APIs for Thales’ next generation AVANT platform using Java on the Android platform. Building a generic UI in Android (Java).Used Qt (C++), QML, HTML, JS, PHP, Java, Android, GIT, AMQP, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, and Photoshop CS4.

Meudon, Île-De-France, Fr

Research new technologies related to in-flight entertainment. Utilize rapid prototyping knowledge to develop theoretical concepts into visual concepts.

Design, develop, and test web applications, backends, user interfaces.Projects:MyPowerscape - http://mypowerscape.comDeveloped prototype module to control power to any home appliance from anywhere in the world. Proposition entry to the Paul Merage School of Business, Business Plan Competition 2010. Won First place in the Undergraduate Division. Also placed First place in the HITEC entrepreneurship competition held by the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science.Shortfacebook - (in progress)A URL shortener for Facebook individuals/groups/pagesiPhone Applications - (in progress)Various applications for the iOS platform

Meudon, Île-De-France, Fr

Helped create and extensively test various in-flight entertainment applications using popular web development tools.