Experience

PS Technology

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Solutions Specialist

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Critical contributor to Precision Train Builder, an automated train simulator used to optimize route plans, play back train runs, and improve train building. The system is built on an in house developed, industry leading, physics engine. Critical contributor to Precision Train Builder, an automated train simulator used to optimize route plans, play back train runs, and improve train building. The system is built on an in house developed, industry leading, physics engine.



Union Pacific Railroad

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Design and implement custom IT solutions for internal departments to streamline processes, automate non value add work, and improve user experience. Interface with lidar systems to enable verification of clearances for safe train travel along tracks. Design and implement custom IT solutions for internal departments to streamline processes, automate non value add work, and improve user experience. Interface with lidar systems to enable verification of clearances for safe train travel along tracks.



PS Technology

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Simulation developer

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Enhance train simulation software used by several Class 1 railroads for locomotive engineer training. Automated UI field and font resizing as part of adding Spanish language support for the simulation software. Incorporate realistic lighting and sound to provide users with realistic train handling feedback. Used Blender software to create realistic scenery objects to include in the simulation. Used Audacity to create custom sounds to enhance simulation experience. Programming was mostly in C# and C++. The simulation uses the unity gaming engine. Show less



Union Pacific Railroad

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager for machine vision system

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

  Work closely with internal business partners to drive innovative solutions that incorporate cutting edge technologies and research to streamline business processes, improve inspection processes, and drive efficiency. Work closely with internal business partners to drive innovative solutions that incorporate cutting edge technologies and research to streamline business processes, improve inspection processes, and drive efficiency.



Union Pacific Railroad

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of machine vision systems

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2017

  My team designs and develops IT systems that use cutting edge machine vision concepts to assist with inspecting various assets at Union Pacific. These systems include proprietary as well as off the shelf sensors. Software is designed and developed in house to integrate the system with Union Pacific infrastructure. The team has designed/developed everything from firmware to server apps to user interfaces and everything in between.

• Project Engineer

  • 2005 - Mar 2013

  Act as a liaison between internal departments and IT Research & Development group. Learn customer processes and issues/problems. Design custom systems using enterprise components to improve processes and resolve issues/problems.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• technical support specialist for USPS

  • 2003 - 2005

  Support USPS employees with technical difficulties. Support USPS employees with technical difficulties.