Brendon Tower
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Experience
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DetectaChem
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United States
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Military and International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Consultant
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Aug 2013 - Present
▫ Lead software engineer responsible for taking multiple novel devices from concept to full commercialization ▫ Supported Qt products on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows and Mac ▫ Responsible for all BSP, kernel, drivers, algorithms and UX development/maintenance ▫ Developed processing framework which allows scientists and developers to create custom algorithms and visualize/quantify their results with minimal overhead to reduce time to market ▫ Implemented modular, cross-platform software design for rapid development and ease of maintenance/upgrading ▫ Integrated web services for software licensing control ▫ Created custom virtual machines to encapsulate entire build environment to speed up involvement of additional resources
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Volcano Corporation
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Software Consultant
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Apr 2013 - Oct 2013
▫ Implemented a tracking control-loop for automatic control of an imaging probe ▫ Leveraged Intel performance libraries to take full advantage of CPU horsepower to improve algorithm capabilities ▫ Modified and developed features for existing clinical software ▫ Participated in an animal trial to prove market viability ▫ Implemented a tracking control-loop for automatic control of an imaging probe ▫ Leveraged Intel performance libraries to take full advantage of CPU horsepower to improve algorithm capabilities ▫ Modified and developed features for existing clinical software ▫ Participated in an animal trial to prove market viability
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Thermo Fisher Scientific
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Mar 2011 - Apr 2013
▫ Recipient of the Thermo Fisher 4I Award for Innovation for development of an analysis algorithm capable of identifying individual components of chemical mixtures ▫ Lead Architect/Chief Developer for a next-gen chemical identification product under development ▫ Lead Algorithm Developer for identification, screening, and quantification software ▫ Scrum Master and Agile Development trained ▫ Integrated full range of hardware peripherals including: full spectrometers, wireless communications, GPS, and biometrics
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Ahura Scientific
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Wilmington, MA
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Software Engineer
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2008 - 2011
▫ Lead algorithm development which resulted in the TSA approval for a bottled liquid screening device for use in airports both domestically and internationally ▫ Designed and implemented a suite of secured web services which allow encrypted communication from a portable device to a corporate server ▫ Supported manufacturing from the prototyping stage through full commercial production; drove efforts to ease manufacturability and increase product yield ▫ Lead algorithm development which resulted in the TSA approval for a bottled liquid screening device for use in airports both domestically and internationally ▫ Designed and implemented a suite of secured web services which allow encrypted communication from a portable device to a corporate server ▫ Supported manufacturing from the prototyping stage through full commercial production; drove efforts to ease manufacturability and increase product yield
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GE
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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2005 - 2008
▫ Demonstrated game-changing dual energy CT processing algorithms at RSNA ▫ Published simulation software development & validation results at SPIE ▫ Developed and debugged experimental CT & X-Ray systems to test prototypes and evaluate internal and competitive technologies ▫ Implemented precision control software for a 10-axis experimental X-ray system ▫ Configured and optimized simulations for DoD and DHS projects ▫ Designed and documented experimental and production systems ▫ Demonstrated game-changing dual energy CT processing algorithms at RSNA ▫ Published simulation software development & validation results at SPIE ▫ Developed and debugged experimental CT & X-Ray systems to test prototypes and evaluate internal and competitive technologies ▫ Implemented precision control software for a 10-axis experimental X-ray system ▫ Configured and optimized simulations for DoD and DHS projects ▫ Designed and documented experimental and production systems
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Education
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering