Technical Skills

• Programming: C/C#, .NET, Java, Matlab/Simulink, Python, Labview
• Human-Machine Interfaces
• UAV Mission Management
• Sensor Modeling
• Rapid prototyping

Work Experience

Engineer, Northrop Grumman (09/2007-Present)

• Developed a mission management interface (Tellus) for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles built upon NASA’s Worldwind software (3D globe similar to Google Earth).  Tellus offered an infrastructure for displaying threats, tasking, and terrain within the scope of mission geography.  The mission management component allowed graphical editing of waypoints, assisted least-cost routing for low observables, and validation/upload.
• Positioned myself as the subject-matter expert on supplier auto-router, integrating the system within Tellus and designing interfaces and concepts of operation.
• Designed interfaces to quickly allow an operator to assess aircraft survivability and payload effectiveness.  Interfaces could display statistics as well as integrate seamlessly with the 3D Tellus globe for situational awareness.
• Designed a high-fidelity model of a two-axis line-scan EO/IR sensor.  Implemented the model in such a way that it could run real-time off vehicle feeds or process mission plans on the order of seconds for effectiveness analysis.  In real-time operation (simulation) the model could interface with MetaVR (COTS) to generate simulated imagery.  Simulated imagery could stimulate operators to more reliably predict workload impacts.  Analytical mode was used to display effectiveness predictions to assist the operator during mission.  Evolved into subject-matter expert on sensor concepts of operation.
• Rapidly prototyped above systems and interfaces years in advance of official development cycles to assist in Operator-In-The-Loop (OITL) events.
• Orchestrated OITL events which allowed customers to operate prototype systems well before delivery to perform mission goals within simulated environments reflective of real-world situations.  Vehicles and payloads were simulated with high-fidelity models, while threats and tasking were developed from real-world intelligence.  Feedback drove system development and concepts of operation. 

Scientist, David H. Pollock Consultants (06/2005-01/2007)

• Fabricated a harness for man-portable surface-to-air missiles that allowed the devices to drive a three-axis gimbal for hardware in the loop testing within an optical experiment.
• Developed a simple flyout simulation for integration in the above experiment.
• Designed an experiment to automatically manipulate experimental devices for optical characterization, saving hundreds of man hours.
• Designed a program to receive and simulate optical signals.

Research Experience

• Infrared Spectral Imaging of Mars, Rowan University, Research Assistant, 2004-2005
• Infrared Comet Spectroscopy, Rowan University, Research Assistant, 2003-2004
• The Afshar Experiment, Rowan University, Lab Lead, 2004

Education

Master of Aeronautical Science, (12 of 36 credits) est. 2013

Concentration, Human Factors in Aviation Systems

Concentration, Aeronautics

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

Bachelor of Science, Physics, June 2005

Minor, Astronomy

Minor, Computer Science

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Clearance: TS/SCI