Experience

RedZone Robotics, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Robotics Systems Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present



IAM Robotics

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Embedded Software Engineer

  • Oct 2021 - May 2022



TouchWood Labs

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

• Chief Technical Officer

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Brought smart IoT furniture prototype to TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 Startup Battlefield in just six short weeks of research and development • Led standups and sprint planning meetings with developers coast to coast, minimizing churn and ensuring every member increased team velocity • Implemented key Linux and AWS systems software to ship fully functional and future-proof product in less than one year • Brought smart IoT furniture prototype to TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 Startup Battlefield in just six short weeks of research and development • Led standups and sprint planning meetings with developers coast to coast, minimizing churn and ensuring every member increased team velocity • Implemented key Linux and AWS systems software to ship fully functional and future-proof product in less than one year



Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Software Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Rapid prototyping, documentation, and delivery of software, firmware, circuit boards, and systems for 12+ projects in record time • Cultivation of best practices in agile software engineering, especially as applied to agile project management, feature selection, version control, and code review among top-tier robotics students. • Led first-of-their-kind weekly ROS discussions and study group, often standing-room-only including students from outside the Robotics Institute • Rapid prototyping, documentation, and delivery of software, firmware, circuit boards, and systems for 12+ projects in record time • Cultivation of best practices in agile software engineering, especially as applied to agile project management, feature selection, version control, and code review among top-tier robotics students. • Led first-of-their-kind weekly ROS discussions and study group, often standing-room-only including students from outside the Robotics Institute



MTD Products

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Software Engineer

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2019

  Advanced Concepts R&D Lab • Developed electronics & software for autonomous outdoor product’s control, sensor fusion, tracking and following users with visual or radio sensors • Led workshops for internal engineering groups on agile user stories as an effective tool for capturing product requirements that meet the needs of multiple stakeholders and accelerate development Product Development • Enabled fast, modular, secure, and safety-critical systems control over custom CAN communication protocols, saving months of development • Introduced agile practices in software development, leading to improved turnaround on user-facing critical path features • Deployed version control and code review platforms for solution-focused communication, early issue ID, and improved firmware reliability Show less



Biorobots, LLC

• Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Linux System Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

  • With a small multidisciplinary team, designed software and electronics systems for tele-operated pipe inspection robot. • Selected hardware for DC motor control, control logic, networking, multiple video streams, and environmental sensors to meet rapidly evolving customer needs. • Developed software to support hardware and integrate data from multiple sensors for serialization and transport to networked remote control station. • With a small multidisciplinary team, designed software and electronics systems for tele-operated pipe inspection robot. • Selected hardware for DC motor control, control logic, networking, multiple video streams, and environmental sensors to meet rapidly evolving customer needs. • Developed software to support hardware and integrate data from multiple sensors for serialization and transport to networked remote control station.



Rockwell Automation

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Develop Machine Learning tools to reduce human effort in specification comparison. • Develop Machine Learning tools to reduce human effort in specification comparison.



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Language Instructor and Community Liaison

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  • Taught English at daily in five elementary/middle schools and in private residences. • Introduced new teaching methods based on cognitive science research publications. • Translated and interpreted speeches and correspondence for government officials. • Taught English at daily in five elementary/middle schools and in private residences. • Introduced new teaching methods based on cognitive science research publications. • Translated and interpreted speeches and correspondence for government officials.



Indiana University Bloomington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Embedded Systems Developer

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2008

  • Provided written analysis and support for embedded systems deployed worldwide. • Implemented mesh sensor networks using W3 SOAP standards. • Designed, deployed, and maintained server-side scripts and web portal services for the Common Instrument Middleware Architecture project. • Results published as “Instrument Monitoring, Data Sharing, and Archiving Using Common Instrument Middleware Architecture (CIMA)” in Journal of Chemical Information Modeling 2006, 46, 1017-1025 • Provided written analysis and support for embedded systems deployed worldwide. • Implemented mesh sensor networks using W3 SOAP standards. • Designed, deployed, and maintained server-side scripts and web portal services for the Common Instrument Middleware Architecture project. • Results published as “Instrument Monitoring, Data Sharing, and Archiving Using Common Instrument Middleware Architecture (CIMA)” in Journal of Chemical Information Modeling 2006, 46, 1017-1025