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Scientific/Engineering Applications DeveloperEMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESummary of QualificationsSkilled and versatile professional with:Broad experience with software development and analysis managing large amounts of data in multiple disciplines, platforms and environments.Solid history of quickly taking on greater areas of responsibility.Dedicated to service with internal teams and external customers with experience mentoring, tutoring, and providing technical help desk and sales.Analytical thinking, mathematical algorithms, teamwork, communication-focused, public speakerTen years as manager of the engineering software systems for a nuclear power plant.SkillsAerospace real-time data processing, coordinate transformations, Kalman filtering, avionics systems analysis and display, flight test support, synthetic aperture radar data analysisScientific Research Support analysis of propagating waves phenomena, spectrum analysis, use of singular value decomposition, GUI construction, Unix to Linux conversion, HTML-based user guide, satellite data analysis, meteorological data processing and analysis, ROLO lunar calibration, Chi Sq determinationsWeb Application Development HTML with embedded Ruby, Ruby on Rails, automated testingNuclear OSI PI, SCADA-like processing system (SAIPMS), nuclear core monitoring system (3D Monicore), software systems and data managementGeneral Software Development Fortran (90, 95), C, C++, Ada, VAX/VMS, Windows, Unix, Linux, Lint, Understand (SCA), Ruby on Rails, IDL, CVS, Java, NetBeans, Excel, MS Office suite, SQL, MySQL, Ingress SQL, Access, OSI PI, Mac OS, HTML, Perl, Ruby, bash, ksh shell, Python, SPSS, LabView, Mingle, Ethernet, DecNet, SCADA Systems, Agile development, Scrum, Subversion, Gitlab, LPCS Explorer, NAIF SPICE, ENVI, McIdas, ECMTExperienceNorthrop Grumman Space Systems Nov 2022 - Apr 2024presentAzusa, CASenior Principal Software Engineer Part of a team developing upgrades of the Flight and Ground Software packages of SSMIS(Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder) while supporting the user communityDeveloping IDL-based SW to process Ground Processing SW output files for meteorological (environmental) events of interest, create PNG images of events; created scripts to search for images meeting specific and temporal specificationsProviding wide range of informational images that were part of reviews to DMSP SW technical communityWorking with Gridded environmental data to determine overall trend of yearly ice coverageDonatech Corporation June 2022 Nov 2022Fairfield, IASoftware Engineer contracted to work onsite at Northrop Grumman Azusa campus - Part of a team developing upgrades of the Flight and Ground Software packages of SSMISAssigned to the SSMIS Ground SW efforts - using IDL created a data set simulating a new data structuring scheme from the Flight Processing SW for regression testingJoined with SW engineers to analyze and report the results of the Ground Processing SW regression testing and performed static analysis of the revised GPSW, which revealed new insights in the codeKBR Wyle Sept 2019 Dec 2020Sioux Falls, SDSoftware Engineer - Part of a contractor team supporting and creating applications for use by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)Contributed to upgrade of the ephemeris processing suite, required for improvement of the Data Reduction System (DRS) which created, from raw observation data, a data set that the Lunar Irradiance Model to generate lunar calibrations. Part of the handover of Lunar Calibration program from Flagstaff to EROS.Part of the handover of Lunar Calibration program from Flagstaff to EROS.Laid the foundation for a software application to perform comparisons or characterizations between the land imagery of various satellites of inventories used by agencies including USGS, NOAA and EUMETSAT.Successfully advocated the need for complete redesign of existing barebones application and generated top level design for processing modules (including languages), data flow diagrams and preliminary task listStinger Ghaffarian Technologies May 2011 Sept 2019Greenbelt, MDProgrammer Analyst - Part of a contractor team supporting and creating applications for use by the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate PredictionIncreased completion rate of 24 hr cumulative eTRaPs (forecasts rainfall potential associated with active cyclonic storms), added new series of SSMIS data to raw data ingest, rejuvenated and reinstituted validation software,Devised method to provide a data driver for testing the software during very calm tropical storm periodsBrought a new source of rain rate data from an application that gathers global data from geosynchronous satellites.Took over the work of a STAR analyst to exploit the utility of RCLIPER (Rainfall Climatology and Persistence Model) and integrated it into the production eTRaPHeaded up small team that successfully redesigned the GINI application which assimilates the GVAR output of the GOES satellites, processes in real-time the imager and sounder components into products that are scheduled for full disk, hemispheric and continental sectors.Increased GINI code reliability and reduced trouble ticket frequency (to 1-2/month from 5-6/month) by converting C code to scripts that did not need to rebuilt for each modification, used single streaming for each new product (preventing contention for mcidas area files) and increased configuration table usageDuring my stewardship, rapid scanning (in critical meteorological situations, provided for more precisely targeted sectors) was reformed especially for the Alaskan regions and a new American Samoa region was also instituted.Blended SST, collected sea surface temperature from ACSPO files from global polar and geosync satellites - combined into a blended product and updated the satellite sources from Goes 13 to 16, added Indian Ocean coverage, added a new GHRSST file capability, brought diurnal warming correction and revamped the status monitoring suiteWorked Surge Team on Ice Mapping System, to bring closure to many open issuesActive in bringing new functionalities to the GUI component which was mostly in IDLThe University of Iowa Aug 2006 Nov 2010Iowa City, IAOctober 2010 to November 2010Web Application Developer (Applications Developer II)Development Team involving the creation of applications assisting the work processes of the VP of Research organization.Performed software analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of web sites and applications for research administration. This was done in a Ruby on Rails development environment using a MVC design pattern. The group was using a Scrum methodology.Did personal research into modern web accessibility techniques.April 2009 to September 2010Scientific Programmer (Applications Developer II)Cassini project involves studying and analyzing radio emissions and plasma wave data.Served as software lead of applications pertaining to analysis of chorus emissions and auroral hiss in Saturn's magnetosphere.Integrated two software packages that use two different mathematical analysis approaches. Used Java in NetBeans setting to create GUIAdapting software to utilize a more modern, project-wide plotting package.Delivered C and Python software for instrumental data display when required on an emergency basisInterfaced between Project physicists, visiting scientists and software developersAugust 2006 to April 2009Scientific Programmer (Applications Developer II)Hydra project was extracting scientific results from twelve years of satellite data.Watchdog and troubleshooter for the data acquisition processes and creation of various data products. Found several significant software flaws previously undiscoveredWrote special programs in Fortran and IDL to further analyze the plasma data and refine the data integrity of the products.Performed the conversion of many key applications during migration from UNIX to LinuxBrought code documentation up to standards and ported it to online Web accessDuane Arnold Energy Center Mar 1989 Oct 2001Palo, IASoftware EngineerPrimary responsibility Nuclear plants engineering process computer systemManaged the critical gathering of data from a multitude of sensors throughout the plant.Employed industry-specific programs to generate output that could be accessed by plant operators, system engineers and other plant personnel.Developed display system to efficiently deliver analyzed data to a broad customer baseIntegrated a state-of-the-art data archive and display system into the PPC utilizing OSIsoft PI (Plant Integration) system software.Installed next generation PI system which entailed migration from VMS to a PC based systemLed the Emergency Response Organizations IT team which both participated in the DAEC emergency drills and managed the underpinning IT demandsCoordinated the database requirements of the personnel dosimetry monitoring system during a refuel outagePerformed User Management functions including access controlGrumman Data System Mar 1980 - Mar 1989Calverton, NYSenior ProgrammerFebruary 1988 to March 1989Member of Grummans Booster, Surveillance and Tracking System) team which was part of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars). Designed the Booster Identification sub-system.September 1984 to February 1988Contributor to the upgrade of the Automatic Telemetry Center at Grummans flight test center.Developed a sub-system that read the real-time Mil Std 1553 data packets, integrated that data into the overall system, enabling the test engineers to view crucial information on an almost real-time basis and have simultaneous access to archived data.January 1983 to September 1984Member of the team responsible for writing a proposal for the Joint Stars programWas a member of the pre-competition team ramping up to submit a proposal for a joint services C3I (Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence) programMarch 1980 to January 1983Sole assistant for the engineer creating the weapon tracking sub-system.for Pave Mover program.Obtained excellent working knowledge of Kalman filtering and radar processing.Wrote a data display program that was used by the entire group. When my company won the contract, this program (Explorer) was cited by the Air Force as a tool that our competitor, Hughes, did not even come close to having. Explorer enabled our team to enjoy quick data turn around between missions.Wrote a display program for the F-14A re-engine program.EducationUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaMaster of Business Administration, 1996State University of New York, Stony Brook, New YorkBachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics,1990Special AccomplishmentsCo-inventorMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAY MULTIVARIATE TIME SERIES DATA US Patent Number 5121469 |
