Roku Software Engineer | Float Left Interactive

Feb 2020 - Present

• Designs, develops and troubleshoots UI elements to provide a fluid and polished user experience
• Adheres to Figma designs to create stunning UIs that parallel across platforms
• Integrated numerous REST and Graph QL APIs for fetching media content and metadata
• Resolved playback errors involving incompatible video renditions on low-end devices
• Collaborated with a client to develop a trick play thumbnail implementation meeting Roku's DASH specification
• Implements user authentication and registration with third-party services
• Incorporates in-app purchase transactions using Roku Pay
• Updates core software with the latest Roku features and requirements
• Manages additions and improvements to core software while maintaining backward compatibility with existing apps
• Performs thorough code reviews and testing of core updates and client apps

Embedded Software Engineer | Northrop Grumman Corp

June 2016 - Feb 2020

• Special Programs
• Lead a $850K software integration effort incorporating FPGA, COTS processors and Integrity RTOS components
• Succeeded in achieving an additional $1M contract
• Collaborated with subcontractors to test, integrate, debug, and mature firmware/middleware solutions for system boot up
• Mission Security
• Versed in cryptography design and algorithms on Linux OS
• In an agile team, designed the architecture of and constructed hardware abstraction middleware APIs for secure systems to customer specifications
• Educated senior engineer on hardware architecture for API development
• Tactical EO/IR Systems
• Worked initial program effort for a real-time situational awareness system using LIDAR
• Developed product demo for customer proposal
• Optimized and integrated C++ prototype software on hardware systems in an agile environment
• Developed C++/MATLAB interface for driving system simulations
• SNA Core Development
• Developed signal processing algorithms in C++ to filter noise and clutter from a high data rate radar on Linux OS

Software Engineer | Beaumont Technologies

Nov 2014 - June 2016

• Designed and implemented proprietary algorithms in C# to predict and map flow characteristics based on temperature, cavity wall thickness and flow front velocity
• Developed software that measures and displays material properties of a plastic melt in various molding conditions
• Maintained a database of injection molding material characteristics for data analysis
• Designed and implemented a Microsoft Access database for maintaining customer order information

RentFluent | iOS App Store

Sept 2021 - Present

• Developed an iOS app for real estate investors to quickly analyze key metrics in evaluating investment opportunities
• Leverages React Native to allow for cross platform development
• Utilizes Redux and Sagas for app state management and asynchronous operations
• Successfully fulfills iOS App Store requirements and review for public release
• https://rentfluent.app

Pennsylvania State University

2013 - 2016

B.S. Software Engineering

Saint Vincent College

2008 - 2012

B.S. Psychology