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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Key Projects include: - Streamlining software releases by decoupling driver software builds from application software builds, eliminating redundant overhead. - Enhancing CI/CD processes by transitioning legacy build pipelines to modern Azure pipelines, leading to reduction in build troubleshooting times and failure rates. - Refactoring legacy C and Python codebases to improve maintainability, performance, and compatibility with modern systems. - Developing software plugins to integrate third party hardware and software with the NI's VeriStand Engine on real-time targets.

Austin, Texas, United States

Liaison between Customer Support/Systems and Product R&D for data acquisition products. Key projects include: - Resolving complex customer support challenges, and championed the voice of the customer, ensuring product "supportability" during product development. - As Chair of the Product Support Steering Committee, led a group of 40+ experienced Product Support Engineers in maintaining exemplary customer support across all NI products, while directing key organization-wide projects. - Supervised and mentored 2 Product Support Engineers, focusing on career progression, situational leadership, technical support, and regular performance assessments.

Austin, Texas, United States

Entry level engineering role focused on fostering product knowledge and leadership capabilities while providing technical support to NI's top customers. Key accomplishments include: - Established as the department's go-to expert on data acquisition products and an expert in LabVIEW programming & debugging. - Overhauled internal customer support training modules to enhance service quality. - Delivered exceptional customer support to NI's premium and enterprise-level clients across a diverse portfolio of NI's hardware and software solutions.

Spearheaded the design and development of electrical and software components for a dual-manipulator in-vitro joint loading simulator aimed at garnering insights on knee injuries and repair. Achievements include:- Engineering custom interfacing circuitry, wiring, and software, tailored for encoders and analog drive amplifiers.- Designing a high voltage DC Bus system to efficiently and safely power 26 servo amplifiers.- Programmed the supervisory, real-time, and FPGA layers of the simulator's control system utilizing the LabVIEW programming environment.

El Paso, Texas, United States

Conceptualized and executed the design and installation of electrical hardware, user interfacing, and software controllers for five distinct types of ISO testing apparatus. This rigorous testing was pivotal to assess the strength and durability of cost-effective prosthetic knees and feet.

Supervised a floor of a school dorm, mentored underclassmen, organized community events, managed floor finances, and served as a liaison for campus administration

Supported IT in PHP web development, designed pages for administrator and customer interfacing of a LeTourneau Summer Camp website

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Gpa: 3.2

Floor Chaplain and Resident Assistant 2 years, cofounder of a USAU recognized Ultimate Frisbee club team, Freshman orientation event.

Master Of Science (M.S.) (Coursework Completed), Electrical And Software Engineering, Gpa: 3.9

Working on a Thesis-option Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering by designing the control system for a novel Joint Loading Simulator.