Selected Systems & Expertise

I specialize in building complex, data-intensive systems where hardware logic meets high-performance software. Click on each pillar below to expand the technical details.

Aerospace & Autonomous Systems

Simulation & Flight Dynamics

  • eVTOL Platforms: High-fidelity simulation architecture for modeling flight dynamics and reducing physical prototyping.
  • UAS Control: Core software development for aerobotic simulations and multi-vehicle control (aircraft, rovers, subs).
  • Rapid Prototyping: Component library creation and generic modules to accelerate development cycles.

Data Acquisition & Instrumentation

  • High-Frequency DAQ: Platform-independent engineering for processing diverse sensor data.
  • Mission Analytics: Custom visualization design and dashboards for real-time monitoring and reporting.
  • Instrumentation: System configuration for mission-critical data availability and post-flight analysis.

Renewable Energy & Smart Grid

Grid Infrastructure & Telemetry

  • Ingestion Systems: Distributed systems for renewable energy telemetry.
  • Grid Reliability: Smart grid monitoring and operational reliability frameworks.
  • Energy Management: Real-time data processing for energy management systems.

Remote Sensing & Applications

  • Wind Sensing: Control software suite for direct-detect remote sensing and precise data collection.
  • API Ecosystem: RPC module implementation for remote client integration and system expansion.
  • Real-Time Interfaces: Web and desktop application engineering for critical data access.
  • Technical Strategy: Solution architecture, risk management, and roadmap development.

Battery Management Systems (BMS)

Controller Logic & Firmware

  • Core Logic: Multi-cell firmware development for high-performance battery management systems.
  • Optimization: Charge/discharge cycle refinement and precise State-of-Charge (SoC) estimation.
  • Safety Systems: Real-time fault-handling logic and critical safety monitoring protocols.
  • Diagnostics: State-of-Health (SoH) reporting and in-depth performance analysis.

Testing & Validation

  • Cycler/Sequencer: Specialized application for testing and diagnosing battery packs with high-precision data logging.
  • Quality Assurance: Real-time diagnostics to reduce product failure rates and ensure long-term reliability.

Manufacturing & Automation

Industrial Diagnostic Systems

  • Diagnostic GUIs: Desktop and web-based interfaces for hardware-level failure analysis.
  • Testing Frameworks: Automated functional testing for BMS, OVCP, and other critical subassemblies.
  • Lifecycle Software: Comprehensive suite for end-of-line testing, validation, and in-field analysis.

Production Optimization

  • Throughput: Automation of manufacturing tests to significantly improve production-line efficiency.
  • Quality Control: Integrated validation systems to ensure consistent product quality across the lifecycle.
  • Instrumentation: High-performance visualization and data acquisition for industrial environments.

Backend & Distributed Architecture

IoT & Cloud Infrastructure

  • IoT Platform: High-availability microservices architecture for ingesting and processing high-frequency telemetry.
  • Access Control: Multi-level secure, role-based data access for technicians, engineers, and external customers.
  • Data Pipelines: Scalable ingestion and publishing of real-time battery pack data.

Systems Engineering

  • End-to-End Design: Full-lifecycle software design from requirements gathering to final architectural definition.
  • Scalability: Distributed backend systems optimized for low-latency processing and massive throughput.
  • Analytics: Data warehouse architecture and ETL orchestration for deep technical insights.

Technical Stack & Architecture

Skills and Technologies

  • Programming: C#, C/C++, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Go, Rust, VB.NET, PHP, MATLAB, LabVIEW.
  • Frameworks & Libraries: .NET, ASP.NET, Blazor, WPF, WinForms, MAUI, Avalonia, xUnit, Entity Framework, Qt, Dapper, AngularJS, htmx, jQuery, Laravel, NativePHP, FastAPI, Falcon, Flask.
  • Databases & Data Stores: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, Redis, DuckDB, MongoDB, CouchDB, CrateDB, LiteDB, ELK Stack, TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, Prometheus, DynamoDB.
  • Data Engineering & Cloud: Kafka, Iceberg, NiFi, Airflow, MinIO, n8n, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, MQTT; AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Heroku, ThingsBoard, Greengrass, Grafana, GitHub, TeamCity, Jenkins, Fluent Bit.
  • Embedded & Control Systems: Microcontrollers, FPGA, LiDAR, TCP/UDP, CAN, MAVLink, Cyphal, Modbus, LoRa, ARINC-429, PX4/ArduPilot, Mission Planner, QGroundControl, RPi, Zynq.

Architecture and Application Design

  • HW/SW Co-Design: Deep integration between embedded systems, edge devices, and cloud backends.
  • Event-Driven & Message-Based: Device telemetry, control pipelines, and horizontally scalable systems.
  • Modern Web Architecture: Progressive Web Applications (PWA) and Server-Driven UI (htmx) for low-latency, app-like experiences.
  • Resilient System Design: Fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable SaaS architectures with multi-tenant support.
  • Data-Intensive Systems: Time-series optimization, ETL orchestration, and idempotent background processing.
  • API & Observability-First: Contract-driven design (REST, GraphQL) with comprehensive metrics and tracing across HW/SW boundaries.