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- As the Release Manager for the flagship timeserver platform, released major and minor software releases to customers directly and worked with production to introduce new releases to the factory.- Cooperated with product owners and project managers to determine release content and timelines, coordinated with Test and Quality teams to produce and enact test plans- Represented Safran as a planning committee member at IEEE ISPCS 2022 in Vienna, Austria, ISPCS 2023 in London, UK, and ISPCS… Show more - As the Release Manager for the flagship timeserver platform, released major and minor software releases to customers directly and worked with production to introduce new releases to the factory.- Cooperated with product owners and project managers to determine release content and timelines, coordinated with Test and Quality teams to produce and enact test plans- Represented Safran as a planning committee member at IEEE ISPCS 2022 in Vienna, Austria, ISPCS 2023 in London, UK, and ISPCS 2024 in Tokyo, Japan; focused on latest network timing technology, research, and implementation- Led feature investigation, researched technology, developed requirements, identified risks and costs, and wrote implementation proposal for approval by Product Management- Collaborated with international team to integrate new HW module into existing flagship timeserver with modifications to device tree, U Boot bootloader, and custom Linux Kernel driver- Responsible for maintaining and upgrading open-source PTP stack LinuxPTP as well as contributing to the project with bugfixes and new features for timeserver platform- Represent organization and maintain compliance to IEEE 1588 PTP standard for network timing- Recognized for company engagement and have sponsored multiple new-hires, helping with a smooth transition into their new work environment and introducing them to the company and the team- Mentored and trained junior engineers and interns on product specifics, engineering practices, and new development initiatives- Joined as engineering resource resolving longstanding customer support cases for major clients Show less

- As a core member of the development team, implemented key features and solved complex issues in C-based RTOS, C++, C, and Python Linux services and libraries, and product's PHP webUI and REST API in a Buildroot build environment- Primary contributor to substantial engineering effort that standardized and documented the product's CakePHP REST API, which added hundreds of endpoints and examples to the product's downloadable Postman collection- Resolved customer cases alongside customer… Show more - As a core member of the development team, implemented key features and solved complex issues in C-based RTOS, C++, C, and Python Linux services and libraries, and product's PHP webUI and REST API in a Buildroot build environment- Primary contributor to substantial engineering effort that standardized and documented the product's CakePHP REST API, which added hundreds of endpoints and examples to the product's downloadable Postman collection- Resolved customer cases alongside customer support and systems engineers through remote debugging, special releases, and targeted patches- Used Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket to manage release content, address pending features and issues, and complete PR reviews for submitted work- Used Git to control changes to mainline software packages and to define contents of stabilized releases- Contributed to several major software releases in a scrum-based, agile development team Show less

- Worked with solutions architect and applications engineering to determine customer use cases and implement Linux service that interfaced with the kernel and configured the system's network routing policies critical to network timing performance- Designed and developed embedded Linux libraries and services in C, C++, Python, PHP, and Lua for the introduction of a new, multimillion-dollar timeserver product- Led feature development team with fellow interns, training and coordinating… Show more - Worked with solutions architect and applications engineering to determine customer use cases and implement Linux service that interfaced with the kernel and configured the system's network routing policies critical to network timing performance- Designed and developed embedded Linux libraries and services in C, C++, Python, PHP, and Lua for the introduction of a new, multimillion-dollar timeserver product- Led feature development team with fellow interns, training and coordinating development efforts of on flagship product- Recognized as largest individual contributor to initial software release for new timeserver platform Show less

- Led development and deployment of an internal calibration & analysis, C-based application responsible for validation of all new and RMA'd gas purity products, the primary product line for the business- Worked with Windows APIs to develop safe, multithreaded application that communicated with test and production equipment over serial ports- Interfaced with engineers and technicians to detail customer requirements and acceptance criteria to improve workflow and minimize retraining for… Show more - Led development and deployment of an internal calibration & analysis, C-based application responsible for validation of all new and RMA'd gas purity products, the primary product line for the business- Worked with Windows APIs to develop safe, multithreaded application that communicated with test and production equipment over serial ports- Interfaced with engineers and technicians to detail customer requirements and acceptance criteria to improve workflow and minimize retraining for new tool- Studied existing application and use cases to develop functional requirements and test cases- Designed block-box test software to validate the software without impacting the production environment- Used optimization techniques to improve software performance on resource-limited workstation Show less

- solved issue in critical PLC-controlled cleaning equipment in Johnson & Johnson consumer production plant, saving the company thousands in production slowdowns and delays- learned PLC programming then fixed a critical issue in the programming of a prototype machine, saving the project thousands in wasted time and consultant fees- designed and oversaw installation of automated reject station on Johnson & Johnson consumer packaging line- rolled out security software update to key… Show more - solved issue in critical PLC-controlled cleaning equipment in Johnson & Johnson consumer production plant, saving the company thousands in production slowdowns and delays- learned PLC programming then fixed a critical issue in the programming of a prototype machine, saving the project thousands in wasted time and consultant fees- designed and oversaw installation of automated reject station on Johnson & Johnson consumer packaging line- rolled out security software update to key operations equipment throughout Johnson & Johnson plant Show less