Software Engineer (Contract)

Self-Employed, Phoenix, Arizona. August 2023 - Present.

• Designed and implemented a machine learning pipeline for Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) signal classification using Pandas and PyTorch in Python, achieving 91% model accuracy with a hybrid neural network architecture.

• Built a real-time front-end for EEG classification model using LibTorch and C++, enabling low latency control of machinery via Brain-Computer Interface.

• Developed an Android application featuring SQLite database integration to enable dynamic data storage and retrieval using Java.

• Engineered low-latency advertisement bidding software in C++ utilizing Boost libraries, optimizing performance for high-throughput systems.

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Software Engineer

Cinesamples Inc, Los Angeles, California. September 2021 - July 2023.

• Owned and developed real-time processing components for a commercial multi-threaded application, including algorithm evaluation and implementation, development of testing environment, and integration with existing products in an object-oriented C++17 environment.

• Spearheaded the design and development of a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) for commercial SaaS applications, collaborating with UI/UX designers using JUCE and C++, resulting in enhanced user satisfaction ratings.

• Established and maintained a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions for seamless cross-platform (Windows and macOS) application deployment.

• Created a system to dynamically disable real-time processing units to reduce CPU load using C++ and profiling tools, resulting in an average eight percent reduction in CPU usage.

• Developed and deployed a custom macOS uninstaller to allow users to retain downloaded content, resulting in a fourteen percent decrease in server costs.

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Software Engineer (Contract)

Self-Employed, Phoenix, Arizona. August 2020 - April 2021.

• Developed custom machine vision software with a focus on low-latency object detection using OpenCV and MIDI communications in C++.

• Developed a real-time audio playback application for audio files in Max/MSP.

• Designed and implemented real-time video output using Jitter.

• Wrote custom control software for EEG data, allowing participants to use brain recordings as a control signal for CNC machinery.

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Faculty in Music Technology (Contract)

Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. August 2019 - July 2020.

• Instructed students in the C programming language and the CSound library, as well as object-oriented programming basics and debugging techniques.

• Provided instruction in music technology and software engineering topics, including audio analysis, synthesis, digital signal processing (DSP), and commercial DAW software.

 

Research Assistant

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. September 2017 - June 2019.

• Implemented and performed music for live-processed brainwaves, involving Max/MSP code for real-time DSP and eight channel spatialized routing. Max, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and neuroscience topics were used for Thesis defense and capstone performance.

• Designed and built a HID MIDI Device using KiCad for circuit design, and programmed in embedded C/C++.

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Software Engineer (Contract)

Self-Employed, Phoenix, Arizona. Sep 2016 - March 2017

• Provided DevOps and development support for commercial ERP applications using Python and AWS.

• Programmed a cross-platform musical practice application as a result of self-led Python learning over the course of three months. Collaborated with end users to fix software bugs and improve feature set.