Overview

Career

Tech lead for a small team building autonomous drones that inspect bridges, airplanes, mines

• Collaboration with customers, perception, controls, hardware and operations teams
• ROS development, flight planning, localization, performance and algorithm optimization
• Quality improvements with containerization, continuous testing and deployment
• System integrator and quality assurance for all software and hardware components
• Hired, trained and mentored full range of senior engineers to interns
• Assisting executives with resource management, customers and partner development
• ROS, C++, Python, Ubuntu, Bash, Debian, Github, DJI & ACSL UAVs, Nvidia, Ouster

As a safety driver for a few months, I experienced the challenges with deploying autonomous vehicles in the wild.  Focused on human-computer interaction with pedestrians and bicyclists.

Lead software development and operations for end to end e-commerce platform

• Assisted in hiring, training and mentoring engineers growing the team from 5 to 15
• Trained and led offshore development teams in South America and India
• Google Cloud/App Engine, Java, AngularJS, CircleCI, IntelliJ, NoSQL, SQL, Big Query

Consumer search map application of biking and running routes

• Machine learning created thousands of routes from millions of individual GPS activities
• Personalization engine recommends routes through activity correlation
• Business development with industry executives for product integration and funding

Helped small companies achieve big goals in the GPS fitness and green technology markets

Brought GPS social fitness from early adopters to the masses

• Created Garmin Connect to become the world leader in personal fitness technology
• Hired and managed 25 person team for the San Francisco office for Garmin
• Architected an internationalized the system receiving millions of GPS activities per day
• International collaboration with executives and development across divisions of Garmin

Pioneered social GPS fitness market building a product from inception to a successful exit  

• Invented, architected, developed, operated, supported customers and biz dev
• Acquired by Garmin in two years with only 4 employees and self funded

Mobility Projects & Advocacy

Improving bicycle and pedestrian mobility for a sustainable, healthier and beautiful future

Improving Sausalito’s mobility infrastructure through community advocacy

• Designed and implemented re-route of elementary school drop-off for student safety
• Designer and evangelist for adding bike lanes to Marin’s busiest cycling corridor
• Chair - Sausalito Ped & Bicycle Committee, Parent Volunteer - Safe Routes to School

Gamifying the School Commute to Promote Student Wellness and Reduce Car Traffic

• Students scan NFC smart tags at IoT sensors while walking, biking or at bus stops
• Open source, Arduino, Firebase, Angular, Node.js, Typescript, Git, IoT Particle for Good 
• Launched at Sausalito’s Willow Creek Academy with student, parent and staff fanfare

Simple lighting system for autonomous vehicles to communicate with pedestrians and cyclists

• Detailed proposed solutions to future scenarios when cars have no human drivers
• A Raspberry PI demo uses python to display LEDs controlled by mobile app

Education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
• Cal Poly Wheelmen Cycling Club, Mountain Bike Director

Skills, Interests & Specialties