Ryan Scheidt, Ms, Mba Email & Phone Number

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Promoted to Senior Principal Research Engineer in October 2022. Promoted as a manager of one direct report in January 2023 (company of < 50 people).

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Laurel, Md

--Lead JHU/APL technical engineer of multi-organizational program to support assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): regularly lead and shape biweekly telecons with stakeholders; lead or co-lead biweekly telecons with government sponsor; regularly coordinate and lead varied internal discussion across team of ~12; define task and cross-system requirements in concert with sponsor and stakeholders; identify critical or limiting factors through parametric analysis; function as bridge… Show more --Lead JHU/APL technical engineer of multi-organizational program to support assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): regularly lead and shape biweekly telecons with stakeholders; lead or co-lead biweekly telecons with government sponsor; regularly coordinate and lead varied internal discussion across team of ~12; define task and cross-system requirements in concert with sponsor and stakeholders; identify critical or limiting factors through parametric analysis; function as bridge between algorithm development, systems engineering, and hardware integration test needs.--Lead technical engineer on network protocol design (routing and scheduling algorithms) leveraging element-level digital array technology. Show less

Laurel, Md

Primary assignments include algorithm development and analysis for multi-target tracking (Kalman filtering) and performance analyses for netted sensor systems. Secondary assignments include network layer architecture and algorithm development for communication systems (e.g., routing and scheduling, multi-beam protocols for Digital Communication Arrays).

Laurel, Md

Primary assignments include algorithm development and analysis for multi-target tracking (Kalman filtering) and performance analyses for netted sensor systems.

Morocco

• Taught health lessons in the local dialect at schools, focusing on the importance of good hygiene such as brushing one’s teeth and washing hands with soap• Taught intermediate level English lessons – an estimated 112 hours of formal English class, as well as over 100 hours of curriculum and lesson preparation; at times had to purvey meaning in foreign language or through other approaches• Participated in a “Bike4SIDA” (AIDS in French) event, in which several Peace Corps volunteers… Show more • Taught health lessons in the local dialect at schools, focusing on the importance of good hygiene such as brushing one’s teeth and washing hands with soap• Taught intermediate level English lessons – an estimated 112 hours of formal English class, as well as over 100 hours of curriculum and lesson preparation; at times had to purvey meaning in foreign language or through other approaches• Participated in a “Bike4SIDA” (AIDS in French) event, in which several Peace Corps volunteers biked a total of 240 km over seven days, reaching nearly 250 Moroccans along the way in the campaign to encourage HIV/AIDS awareness and discussion• Organized and rendered a Tamazight (Berber dialect) health education DVD designed to bring health and hygiene-related information to the illiterate and very young• Developed and maintained the Spelling Bee Morocco website – www.spellingbeemorocco.org – a project to develop the first national Spelling Bee competition and encourage Moroccan students to learn English in a new and fun way; over 6,000 students from 200+ districts across the country competed in the 2013 Bee Show less

West Lafayette, In

Advisor: Dr. Michael Heinz, Associate Professor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Engineering• Investigated the effects of noise-induced hearing loss on the temporal properties of the auditory nerve (AN) through digital analysis of AN spike times in anesthetized chinchillas; developed extensive MATLAB coding to analyze and quantify post-stimulus speech pattern data; long-end goal of research was improvement of hearing aid and cochlear implant algorithm… Show more Advisor: Dr. Michael Heinz, Associate Professor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Engineering• Investigated the effects of noise-induced hearing loss on the temporal properties of the auditory nerve (AN) through digital analysis of AN spike times in anesthetized chinchillas; developed extensive MATLAB coding to analyze and quantify post-stimulus speech pattern data; long-end goal of research was improvement of hearing aid and cochlear implant algorithm processing• “College of Engineering Dean’s Choice Award” recipient for best oral presentation at the 2010 Undergraduate Research Poster SymposiumPublications:• Scheidt, R.E., Kale, S., and Heinz, M.G. Noise-induced hearing loss alters the temporal dynamics of auditory-nerve responsesHearing Research, 2010, Vol. 269, p. 23-33. • Henry, K.S., Kale, S., Scheidt, R.E., and Heinz, M.G. Auditory brainstem responses predict auditory nerve fiber thresholds and frequency selectivity in hearing impaired chinchillasHearing Research, 2011, Vol. 280 (1-2), p. 236-244 Show less

Lafayette, In

• Supervised and managed nightly volunteers (3) and guests (20-30) at the emergency shelter: assisted with check-in/check-out, chores, helped organize and prepare dinner and breakfast, enforced rules, and resolved any conflicts that arose

Coopersburg, Pa

• Conducted product testing, qualification, and verification for a new universal voltage power supply circuit of a fluorescent ballast for international approval and use; responsible for many independent data collection tests involving setup and verification of system components (ballast, wiring, load); documented system responses and behavior with meticulous detail in data journals

Coopersburg, Pa

• Collaborated alongside several engineering design team members to develop, test, debug, and trouble-shoot new analog and digital incandescent dimmer designs that were released Q4 2007 to replace old designs; performed many laboratory safety qualification tests independently, with an eye for quick but accurate results

Coopersburg, Pa

• Developed, debugged, and verified embedded code (C programming language) for a microcontroller in a data acquisition device used by travelling field service engineers to trouble-shoot lighting system problems and failures; hands-on experience with oscilloscope, soldering iron, DMMs, ammeters, and other data analysis devices; worked together with senior design engineer on product testing and verification of an analog input circuit design of an incandescent dimmer

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Flexible MBA (54 credits) with Entrepreneurship concentration. Graduated May 2021. Cumulative GPA: 3.74.

Master'S Degree, Electrical And Computer Engineering

January 2014 - July 2016 (33 credits). A variety of classes taken, but heavy on advanced digital signal processing with a mathematical.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.71/4.00 Electrical Engineering major with three Professional Practice Co-Op terms (11 months total) with Lutron Electronics, Inc..