Led a group of 5 AI/ML engineers based in Salt Lake City for about a year. Later transitioned to leading our motion planning team consisting of 5 software/autonomy engineers across 2 sites (Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City). Acted as a tech lead manager, both managing 5 people and contributing to software development in the aviation robotics space.

Primarily responsible for robotics/autonomy software development and software integration testing on robot system hardware. Also served as a technical representative to key customers in addition to contributing to business development in the underwater robotics and aviation robotics spaces.

I worked as a research engineer in the Robotics and Intelligent Systems group at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories. I work on a variety of robotics and autonomy projects, with a focus on collaborative autonomy, human-robot interaction, and trust. I wrote successful proposals both for internal R&D funds as well as for external DoD programs. I led a multi-year AFRL program focusing on interactions between human and autonomous planning systems. I led internal research programs focused on software development using ROS and C++.

I am currently doing research in the systems and controls area, specifically focusing on coordination algorithms for networked multi-agent systems.

Developed software for an autonomous ground robot used to assess nutrients in corn crops.