I worked as a Python developer within Bell’s Innovation group, primarily focusing on fleet simulation and DevOps.

• Rearchitected a SQL server data analysis workflow with Databricks and Azure Batch to save over $30k annually
• Automated testing, static code analysis, and deployments with Azure Pipelines
• Developed a process for repeatable mass deployments of mission software onto air-launched drones
• Participated in test events and provided on-site customer support for mission-critical software
• Simplified Python code distribution and re-usability using JFrog Artifactory
• Volunteered with the Bell Advanced Vertical Robotics competition for high-school students as the lead software engineer writing control software, documentation, and answering student questions

• Researched alternative software to generate large certification documents and developed a proof-of-concept in LaTeX for greater engineering efficiency
• Performed systems tests of a new Citation Latitude simulator before and during customer acceptance to ensure the simulator correctly replicated the behavior of the real aircraft

• Collaborated on a diverse Agile scrum team as part of the software design process for Military Avionics Fusion Flight Management Systems
• Developed and maintained tests for Ada avionics software to ensure DO-178B certification conformity
• Worked with requirements and traceability from high-level system functionality down to software code
• Prototyped improvements to the KC-46 Remote Vision System, including developing a working air-to-air refueling scale model with a 5-axis robot
• Co-invented a laser projection system to calibrate stereoscopic cameras (US11360375B1)

• Inspected power supply control units at customer sites across Southeast Iowa
• Provided remote support and traveled independently to customer sites representing the power company
• Developed new software independently to generate GPS coordinates from a list of customer addresses to reduce time spent driving

• Converted existing 767 Large Display System flight deck retrofit into a brand-new supplemental type certificate for 757 aircraft
• Updated old drawings to improve conciseness, maintainability, and readability
• Engineered new parts and installations and drafted technical drawings

My first summer at L2 Aviation was primarily focused on programming. I developed a tool in VBA using the AutoDesk Inventor API that could automatically generate a bill of materials (BOM). The structure used at L2 was quite complicated, and the normal built-in tools could not facilitate their format. This tool also added a lot of error checking, and support for more niche features, like automatically including an extra 10% quantity of small, easy-to-lose components. BOMs used to be generated by hand by engineers and this tool made it automatic and under 5 minutes. After my experience with this, I was able to develop a small handful of other automation tools for AutoDesk Inventor with VBA.

I also worked on an internal wiring management tool that was written in Python, utilized Qt, and was backed by a Microsoft SQL Server.

Additionally, I was tasked with setting up and configuring their new AutoDesk Vault server. I created all the workflows, set all the policies and got everything organized. This was very helpful, as I utilized this a lot in my next summer there.