About Me
If you fly commercial, you’ve flown with my code.
Software engineer in avionics displays with extensive experience through the entire DO-178 Software Development Lifecycle from planning to flight test on over a dozen certified aircraft in the Commercial, Business, and Military sectors. Broad range of skills, but nothing brings me more joy than a begrudging “thanks” uttered through gritted teeth when my test script finds an issue before it gets out in the field.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer – Head Up Guidance Jan 2018 – Present
Collins Aerospace | Wilsonville, OR
- Verification Focal: Lead 5-8 engineers for formal test events. Owned scope, schedule, and artifacts resulting in completion of customer audit (SOI3/SOI4) with no major findings.
- Flight Test Engineer for two successful FAA certification efforts.
- Scrum Master for first cross-discipline development team at site. Trained Systems engineering on Agile practices.
- Leveraged domain expertise as Pilot and Software practitioner in Design Approach Review for 22 new symbols.
- Authored DO-178 compliant documentation: Software Verification Plan, Change Impact Analysis, Software Verification Procedures and Results, and Software Accomplishment Summary
Software Engineer – Head Up Guidance Jan 2013 – Jan 2018
Rockwell Collins | Wilsonville, OR
- Extensive Verification development with full MC/DC structural coverage.
- Individual contributor for creation of lifecycle artifacts: Requirements, Code, Integration test scripts, Unit Test suites, peer reviews, and documentation updates.
- Developed for both Embedded environments, and LynxOS RTOS.
Software Engineer Intern – Biomedical Devices Jun 2012 – Sep 2012
BIOTRONIK/Micro Systems Engineering | Lake Oswego, OR
- Created embedded software testing framework with C# .NET
- Designed and implemented Engineering Test Bench GUI.
- Developed automated tests for Pacemaker software using in circuit emulation tools.
Software Engineer Intern – Industrial Control Systems Jun 2011 – Jan 2012
Hampton Lumber | Warrenton, OR
- Implemented tablet based remote monitoring and control solution for 60,000 lbs/h boiler
- Set up mill-wide control systems server and firewall configuration
- Developed HMI interface for industrial saw controller.
Nonprofit Leadership
Director of Sales Nov 2022 – Oct 2024
Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreation (501c3) | Reno, NV
Executive team for 5000+ person fandom convention. Mentored Department Leads to develop and execute to plan. Championed documentation of department procedures to ensure continuity. Proactively identified and mitigated interdepartmental dependencies. Delegate of Authority shifts during event.
Department Lead – Registration Aug 2016 – Nov 2022
Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreation (501c3) | Reno, NV
Standardized department SOPs. Streamlined volunteer training and onboarding. Relentlessly pursued efficiencies that resulted in a greater than 50% reduction in wait time, and adoption of our procedure by other events in the segment.
Founder and WebAdmin Aug 2015 – Present
Adventure Wildlife Outdoor Organization (501c4) | Portland, OR
Hat collector. Board of Directors. Treasurer. Administrator of web assets: Google Workplace, Website, AWS, Forum, and Registration software. Nonprofit governance and business taxes. Event planning and operation.
Education, Certifications, and Skills
Oregon State University | B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduated 12/2012
Technical Skills and tools:
Software Verification | Software Requirements | C | Python | DO-178 | Agile Methods | JIRA | Embedded Systems | Matlab/Simulink | Coverity Static Analysis | Linux | Windows | Networking (Homelab) | Wireshark | AWS | WordPress | Gitlab | HW Troubleshooting (oscilloscope, etc) | IP Cameras
Soft Skills:
Project Management | Customer support and de-escalation | Problem-solving | Continuous improvement | Public Speaking
Awards
US Patent: US10558043B2 Issued Feb 11, 2020
Worn Display Using a Peripheral View
Display concept to provide cueing information in the peripheral vision region to supplement detailed information displayed in central field of view.
US Patent: US10598932B1 Issued Jan 6, 2016
Head Up Display For Integrating Views Of Conformally Mapped Symbols And A Fixed Image Source
Novel augmented reality style interface using the precise alignment of the HUD as an index for user input to a secondary display.