Experience

Numerica Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Using patterns in time and space to resolve ambiguity - Leveraging every aspect of hardware capabilities to reduce interference

• Research Scientist, Radar Signal Processing and Tracking for Missile and Air Defense

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States - Finding novel ways to associate data in time and space - Devising algorithms to help radars see things they never could before



Georgia Tech Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2020

  Smyrna, GA • Awarded internal R&D money to investigate Sensor Augmented Vision. - Competitive award in which only 1 in 4 proposals were accepted - Research Objective: develop a sensor-agnostic software platform to render target track information within a commercially available augmented reality (AR) device. • Developed novel estimation algorithms for determining the angle of arrival(AoA) of multiple target sources simultaneously. These algorithms were applied to the raw data… Show more • Awarded internal R&D money to investigate Sensor Augmented Vision. - Competitive award in which only 1 in 4 proposals were accepted - Research Objective: develop a sensor-agnostic software platform to render target track information within a commercially available augmented reality (AR) device. • Developed novel estimation algorithms for determining the angle of arrival(AoA) of multiple target sources simultaneously. These algorithms were applied to the raw data from multiple radar sensors to mitigate the effect of specular multipath on target AoA. • Using OOP design principles, lead the integration of all signal processing algorithms into a radar interferometer targeting system. This algorithm block combined the raw signals from multiple radar sensors and produced precision measurements for use by tracking and fire control software. Show less



Critical Point Consulting, LLC

• Owner, Consultant

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2015

  Blacksburg, VA • Implemented a GPU phased-array algorithm using Nvidia’s CUDA which increased performance over a comparable CPU based algorithm by a factor of 135 • Created a simulation platform to test data processing algorithms for an ultrasonic inspection system prototype which allowed development prior to construction • Provided a comprehensive feasibility study on the use of GPUs for ultrasonic data processing in real-time inspection systems • Co-authored the patent application… Show more • Implemented a GPU phased-array algorithm using Nvidia’s CUDA which increased performance over a comparable CPU based algorithm by a factor of 135 • Created a simulation platform to test data processing algorithms for an ultrasonic inspection system prototype which allowed development prior to construction • Provided a comprehensive feasibility study on the use of GPUs for ultrasonic data processing in real-time inspection systems • Co-authored the patent application US20140219059 A1 Show less



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - May 2015

  Blacksburg, VA • Developed numerous high-performance Monte Carlo simulation codes in C/C++ which computed a variety of statistical measures of a non-equilibrium Ising model. • Wrote various python and bash scripts to perform tasks such as: Running batches of simulations on the local computer cluster Automating data management Generating movies of results

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - May 2015

  Blacksburg, VA • Mentor and note-taker for a blind undergraduate student taking advanced physics courses such as Quantum Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism. • Recitation leader for first and second semester calculus based physics courses • Lab instructor for introductory circuits lab



The Babcock & Wilcox Company

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Engineer

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2010

  Lynchburg, Virginia ENGINEER II • Developed a multi-threaded Labview ray-tracing algorithm which enabled a real-time ultrasonic inspection system for use within commercial nuclear plants • Entrusted to present results at the ASNT Fall Conference, a national conference for non-destructive testing. • Heavily involved in the writing of patent US 20080121040 A1, an “Ultrasonic Inspection Technique”, including successfully defending the… Show more ENGINEER II • Developed a multi-threaded Labview ray-tracing algorithm which enabled a real-time ultrasonic inspection system for use within commercial nuclear plants • Entrusted to present results at the ASNT Fall Conference, a national conference for non-destructive testing. • Heavily involved in the writing of patent US 20080121040 A1, an “Ultrasonic Inspection Technique”, including successfully defending the submission at the USPTO ENGINEER I • Introduced a Fermat’s Principle based ray-tracing algorithm which increased processing speed by an order of magnitude over existing Snell’s law based methods • Ran simulation and optimization software for numerous applications. Show less