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• Designed and implemented several adapters between training system and third-party software applications. This included emulating hardware systems, simulating data and events, and reacting to trainee input.• Developed libraries to make creation of adapters easier, both for internal and third-party developers• Improved design and performance of an adapter that connected a master machine to one or more puppet nodes, allowing different node configurations to receive only the data from the master that they required• Lead team’s verification and validation process for software changes

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Developed nuclear and coal power plant simulator software for national and international companies; this includes simulation kernel and instructor training Graphical User InterfacesConnected simulation models to applications, such as Unity 3D visualizations and power plant control systemsConstructed continuous integration and automated software builds; this allowed faster identification of build problems and bugsUnit tested existing software and built a library of tests that improved software qualityWrote software documentation, including User Guides and Installation GuidesPresented software demonstrations to customers and senior leadershipCreated and configured virtual machines, setting up easily deployable testing environmentsPerformed System Administration tasks on Linux serversUsed Agile (Scrum) methodology of software development