▫ Write and run tests, maintain and upgrade testing environment, and prototype test automation for flight display▫ Maintain rocket motor controller software on VxWorks with Simulink-generated application layer▫ Lead small team in verification and integration of passenger seat actuator▫ Port data acquisition application on Spartan-6 to VxWorks on Zynq 7000▫ Wrote requirements, software, and tests for PIC-based joystick interface board (C) and seat actuator motor controller (proprietary script)▫ Created test benches for flight display and motor controller: selected DAQ hardware, drew schematics, wrote LabView and Python interfaces▫ Review code in Crucible for all major software products, with a reputation for thorough and helpful reviews▫ Wrote independent unit tests for flight control computer software▫ Instrument code with VectorCAST to gather coverage metrics in system tests, customizing to meet resource constraints of different platforms

• Implemented human intent decoder with EEG and head tracking for shared autonomy research• Unify lab equipment under single software environment (ROS) to create a standardized and easy-to-use research platform• Identify needs of lab users and determine how to satisfy them• Instruct and train new users of the lab

• Transformed empty room into research laboratory by selecting, purchasing, setting up, and integrating equipment, such as: computers, networking, motion capture system, quadcopters, tools, and 3D printer• Collaborated in design and testing of custom quadcopter and autopilot electronics, resulting in 10x faster CPU, +50% endurance, and -33% diameter than leading research vehicle with same payload capacity• Helped define architecture for custom autopilot software: vehicle state machines, communications, and flight controller• Built peripheral tools for autopilot: telemetry plotter, motion capture data relay, and software development environment• Supervised undergraduate researchers in individual projects

• Evaluated and critiqued work of student aircraft design teams in industry-standard reviews• Guided students in the construction and integration of fixed-wing unmanned aerial surveillance systems• Rewrote course mission scenario to increase real-world pertinence and interdisciplinary involvement

• Solved galling in pressure regulator by reverse-engineering damaged unit• Designed and/or modeled various pieces of ground support equipment, including struts, pumps, piping, and concrete pours• Sized and selected components of pumping skid for cleaning pipe