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Software Development Lead on multiple projects with development teams of 2 to 6 developers with six and seven figure budgets. Use waterfall and evolutionary/iterative development methodologies. Integrate software into complex systems.

Virtual Test CenterProject lead and developer on Callaway Virtual Test Center (VTC), Callaway’s golf physics simulation software. VTC simulates club and ball impact and ball flight. VTC is used by product analysts in R&D to optimize golf club designs and in fitting bays to allow consumers to visualize golf shots during fittings. Performed all aspects of project work including development, requirements, schedules, support, and presenting project status. Worked with other engineers and scientists to develop and improve algorithms. Hundreds of features added and items addressed. Ported VTC to C#, WinForms and XNA from C++, MFC and DirectX. Developed hundreds of unit tests to ensure quality.Other Software Projects• Developed method and software application to determine the best driver for a given set of golf swings.• Wrote proof-of-concept golf round simulation program that read GPS based golf course maps and simulated golf shots based on golfer profiles.• Wrote software to allow application to application communication using shared memory and RS-232.• Programmed a meteorological translator to collect weather data from sensors at the Callaway Test Center.• Wrote software to interface with the aboutGolf and TrackMan golf launch monitors.• Wrote web page to graphically display consumer shot data.• Team member in project to explore and define the look and features of a next generation of consumer fitting bays. The team developed concepts and presented them to management.

Managed contractors working on a camera based machine vision system for measuring golf ball launch parameters, a golf swing video system, and a model of the Pebble Beach golf course 18th hole. Project lead and development lead on Callaway Virtual Test Center. Determined requirements with the help of the team and set priorities. Developed and maintained project schedule, performed software development, testing and support.

• Project manager for the system design, system integration and successful system installation of the technology in the Callaway Golf Performance Centers in Orlando, Pebble Beach and Las Vegas. System was designed and installed on-time under a very aggressive schedule. Provided accurate estimates for software projects. Tracked project progress to ensure they were on time and within budget.• Project lead on a team of five that designed and developed a system to measure post-impact golf ball launch parameters (golf shot measurement). The team successfully designed and built a proof of concept system more accurate and one-fifth the cost of the previous system.• Managed development of a 3D golf simulation to display consumer golf shots during performance evaluation.• Assessed various new technologies under consideration for use in performance centers. Key contributor in technical reviews of software and hardware products created for the Callaway Golf Performance Centers.

Performed analysis, requirements development and programming for software systems used in R&D, HR, and advertising. Formed "PC Development Group".

Team member for carV3 electric car development project. Provided software to simulate the performance of various electric car designs. Built virtual car models with various properties at the request of the team engineers. Ran simulations to test electric car designs under a variety of driving conditions. Presented simulation results to senior review board. Software was based on Master’s Project and paper “Electric Vehicle and Commute Range Modeling with the EV-Range System”.

Requirements development for hazardous waste and material safety data sheet tracking systems. Conducted user interviews, collected requirements, developed entity-relationship models, data flow diagrams and cost estimates. Presented findings to management.

Software project lead engineer for file-server and client-server database systems for requirements, safety, and reliability of space launch vehicles.

Developed and maintained software to numerically simulate the optical properties of solid state lasers. Dramatically reduced time required to run simulations. Received award for research paper regarding the project.

Teaching assistant for beginner level computer classes at the University of Michigan. Taught basic database skills to School of Social Work students.

Developed and maintained software to process and plot data taken from a remote atmospheric sensing station.

Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Electrical Engineering