Experience

Fresh Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  As a Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Division, I work alongside Fresh customers and partners to build RaaS solutions, identify industry wide technical trends and help guide strategic technical decision making for Fresh robotics products. I work closely with our Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Cloud and Service Engineering teams as well as our Data Scientists and IoT experts to build robotics solutions. As a member of the robotics team, I am responsible for maintaining context and working knowledge of technology used throughout the sector, developing novel solutions and translating those designs into reality. I am responsible for the developing and maintaining the interfaces between disconnected components and acting as the glue to pull together a solution. I will act as the technical domain expert across our solution space for Fresh clients and Fresh team members.



Science Fiction Author

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fiction Writer

  • Sep 2006 - Present

  Writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and plays. Multiple sales to semi-pro publications and produced plays. Participate on convention panels and critique workshops. Writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and plays. Multiple sales to semi-pro publications and produced plays. Participate on convention panels and critique workshops.



SACMATH

• United States

• Founder

  • 2009 - Present

  Founder and head of SACMATH (Sacramento Area Competitions in Mathematics). Organize and run mathematics contests in the Sacramento metropolitan area; coach students for mathematics contests. 15+ years experience with mathematics contests. Founder and head of SACMATH (Sacramento Area Competitions in Mathematics). Organize and run mathematics contests in the Sacramento metropolitan area; coach students for mathematics contests. 15+ years experience with mathematics contests.



FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics

• Senior Software Engineer, Software Division

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2021

  Schilling Robotics is a leading producer of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), ROV manipulator systems, control systems and other high-technology equipment. ⌨ Learn more about our institution at: www.technipfmc.com As Senior Software Engineer, I lead and implement a suite of product development and improvement projects that encompass concept development, software design, simulation, hardware integration, and testing for a leading manufacturer of advanced Remotely Operated Vehicles and manipulator arms. I collaborate with a cross-functional team to define software requirements and coordinate behavior across multiple computing nodes. I regularly triage defects, develop software unit tests, and review the testing team’s software verification processes. I also work on embedded systems that control automated equipment; build new software; and test, improve, and debug current software. Among my duties, I mentor junior staff to make leaders in this area and develop the group's competency level in robotics and autonomous systems. Here are some of the projects I’ve worked on: ➥ Gemini Project: I developed the Gemini device and system simulator; adding features to enable software design and testing before hardware is available, and cutting significant time off all software development and testing cycles. ➥ Gemini ROV Simulator: I served as lead engineer, representing Schilling Robotics in projects with other TechnipFMC organizations, including ISS (Paris) and ROV Services (Houston). I worked with key engineers on product design, features, interfaces, milestones, and simulator timelines. ➥ Thrustered TMS Project: I designed and developed the TMS thruster simulation, including user interface additions. ➥ UHD3 Simulator: I served as technical lead, adding UHD3 functionality to a ROV simulator and designing the interface for multiple software components.



SAFC (Sacramento Australian Football Club)

• Member and Player

  • 2009 - 2015

  Player for Sacramento Australian Football Club in both coed recreational leagues and full-contact tackle leagues. Occasional Team Captain and Vice President of club for several years. Player for Sacramento Australian Football Club in both coed recreational leagues and full-contact tackle leagues. Occasional Team Captain and Vice President of club for several years.



Hewlett-Packard

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer / Architect

  • Jun 1997 - Feb 2013

  As key Software Architect and Senior Engineer, I worked with development teams to create industry-leading solutions for HP’s printing product line; optimizing for functionality, usability, stability and performance. I designed and created technical roadmaps to direct solutions toward long-term goals while overseeing test strategy. Among my accomplishments, I have: ➥ Developed TRM system linking printers, software and several HP IT websites to present offers and messages to HP clients. Owned the software development cycle, implementing full-scope TRM functionality for the Windows application library and working with development teams to integrate software into their projects. ➥ Developed and tested for 4 releases of HP IPSC; security management software for HP printers. ➥ Maintained and led HP IPSC firmware regression testing for 12 firmware versions, maintained and updated test automation framework, and expanded the testing lab from 27 to 100+ printers. ➥ Designed Certificate Management Solution Architecture, linking device web services, management applications, and interne-based certificate resources. ➥ Firmware architect for JetDirect Print Server Firmware, leading projects to improve software efficiency, providing technical guidance to developers and partners, and designing and evangelizing software assets for use by printer partners. ➥ Development lead for multiple projects in JetDirect print server firmware, including grounds-up Netware support, embedded web server interface, and prototyping Bluetooth, mobile printing, and Memory Spot support. ➥ Solo firmware engineer for Internet server project, merging software bases, bringing up prototype hardware, and supporting firmware through external testing, OS bringup, and release. ➥ Owned platform simulator and debugger used by HP server firmware developers, speeding up simulation by 20% through reimplementing key hardware simulations, and adding serial port firmware for input/output during server bringup.



Viable Paradise

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Student

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2007

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Apple Computer

• India
• Retail Office Equipment

• Senior Engineer, Communications Products and Technologies

  • Jan 1990 - Mar 1997

  I joined Apple at an exciting time in 1990, where I served as team lead for a number of high profile projects. ➥ I led the SmartPod Reference Platform, a hardware/software architecture allowing third parties easy development of communications products (ISDN and others). ➥ I spearheaded research and design for a GeoPort-based ISDN adaptor. ➥ I developed the ISDN subsystem of Jaguar, the first RISC-based Macintosh research design. I joined Apple at an exciting time in 1990, where I served as team lead for a number of high profile projects. ➥ I led the SmartPod Reference Platform, a hardware/software architecture allowing third parties easy development of communications products (ISDN and others). ➥ I spearheaded research and design for a GeoPort-based ISDN adaptor. ➥ I developed the ISDN subsystem of Jaguar, the first RISC-based Macintosh research design.