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Resume

Work Experience

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

August 2021 - Present

Avionics Systems Engineer - AEM Project

  • Architected an advanced avionics testbed, integrating high-performance compute and high-bandwidth sensors to enable real-time computer vision driven perception and autonomy ​​

Electrical Ground Support Equipment Engineer - TULIPS Project

  • Maintained EGSE testbed infrastructure for Tethered Ultra-Light Intelligent Power Systems, ensuring networks, software, and test equipment are reliable and operational for sustained field test campaigns

Instrument Systems Lead - LOTUS Project

  • Provided technical and strategic leadership for major subsystem acquisitions, managing schedule, budget, and technical objectives for a cross-functional team spanning mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal, flight software and ground processing software disciplines to streamline system integration

Deputy Integration and Test Lead - CADRE Project

  • Led a team of twelve in the tactical execution of electrical and mechanical hardware assembly, integrated software testing, and environmental testing for a multi-agent autonomous robotic system.

  • Architected, optimized, and automated the baseline functional test suite for a multi-agent autonomous robotic system, optimizing hardware-software integration and reducing test time by 75%

  • Designed and delivered the Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) battery charging system for the CADRE rover 4S battery, delivering harnesses, tools, and safety critical software

  • Developed communication drivers, backend infrastructure, and user dashboards to interact with FPGAs for live data visualization and analysis during avionics integration and environmental tests.​

Software Systems Engineer - CADRE Project

  • Designed, implemented, and unit-tested software components for the implementation of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) sensors for a robotic system, to include vision systems and IMUs

  • Architected the software interface between the CADRE base station and the Intuitive Machines Lander, defining the command and telemetry structure and ensuring robust performance in a harsh environment

End to End Information Systems Lead - ISLAND Project

  • ​​Architected and integrated full-stack information systems spanning enterprise ground networks, flight hardware, and cloud infrastructure to ensure delivery of mission data

  • Prioritized software bug fixes, approved engineering change requests, and provided guidance to senior management on schedule, budget, and risk for embedded and ground data systems

Columbus Technologies (JPL On-Site)

January 2020 - August 2021

Instrument Systems Engineer - ISLAND Project

  • ​Led the integration of scientific instrument hardware and software with information systems, databases, command and control assets, and external partner systems.

  • Delivered Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) for hardware-in-the-loop validation of instrument hardware and software, including image sensor arrays in visible and infrared wavelengths

Software Integration and Test Engineer - ISLAND Project

  • ​​​Led a cross-functional software test team in debugging software components running on VxWorks Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), automating regression testing and streamlining bug finding

Booz Allen Hamilton

November 2016 -January 2020

Project Manager - WLIF MV2A Project​​

  • Led a team of ten engineers in a rapid capability demonstration to train U.S. Navy Cyber Protection Team 551 (NIOC Hawaii) in cyber warfare under the Warfighting Lab Incentive Fund - Maritime Vulnerability Assessment

  • Instructed team members, developed a laboratory, delivered a testbed with supporting tools, created instructional material, and led the development of formal TTPs (tactics, techniques, procedures)

Lead Technologist - HACKtheMACHINE Project

  • Delivered hardware-in-the-loop cyber-physical testbeds, training, and software for a successful live field demo of offensive cybersecurity capabilities, winning a $1.5M contract and new clients.

  • Led the development of hackathons for the U.S. Navy HACKtheMACHINE series in Boston, Seattle, and New York, successfully guiding hundreds of participants through technical challenges.

Cybersecurity Engineer - Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS)

  • Developed information system requirements, use cases, data flow diagrams, network diagrams, and implementation guidance for the Protected Tactical SATCOM ground, space, and gateway segments

  • Facilitated the giver receiver schedule between 10+ Los Angeles Air Force base acquisition programs, de-conflicting resources and providing guidance to the Chief Engineer on enterprise system integration

Career Manager

  • Approved salary actions, managed performance, and mentored five employees as career manager.

United States Marine Corps

 June 2014 - August 2016

First Lieutenant - Student Naval Aviator (Honorably Discharged)

  • Led large, cross-functional, diverse teams in the accomplishment of complex objectives with limited resources, tight schedules, and varying levels of technical complexity

Education

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering - Johns Hopkins University

 Expected 2026

M.S. Engineering (Cybersecurity) - University of California, Los Angeles                   

Awarded 2020

B.S. Aerospace Engineering - University of California, Los Angeles

Awarded 2014

Relevant Coursework

Computer Vision: Deep Learning for Computer Vision; Image Compression, Packet Video, and Video Processing

Robotics and Control Systems: Linear Control Theory, Robotics, Dynamic Systems Control, Continuous Control Systems

Estimation and Signal Processing: Digital Signal Processing, Modern Navigation Systems, Probability and Stochastic Processes

Networks and Cyber-Physical Systems: Smart Grids, Computer Security, Trusted Systems, Reliability and Maintainability

Certifications and Licenses

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - IAM Level III

  • FAA Part 107 Unmanned Aircraft System Remote Pilot

Skills and Abilities

Software and Analysis: Python, Ruby, C++, MATLAB & Simulink, Shell, Git, Docker, ROS, ROS2

Hardware: Embedded Systems, Rapid Prototyping, Electrical Test Equipment, Harnessing, PLCs

Robotics: Kinematics, Sensor Fusion, Computer Vision, Perception, Image Processing, Radiometry

Networking: CAN Bus, WireShark, netcat, socat, RS232, RS422, MIL-STD-1553, SPI, TCP/IP

Aerospace: Astronautics, Remote Sensing, PNT (Position, Navigation, & Timing), Space Hardware

Databases and Visualization: Grafana, InfluxDB, SQLite

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