# Charles Liu

> Forward Deployed Engineer at Auxia

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/charlesliu1

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Auxia
Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States
Founding FDE for US Customer Impact Team

### Senior Solutions Engineer @ Instabase
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Solutions Engineer @ Instabase
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Data Scientist/Engineer @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Baltimore, Maryland Area
• Wide range of tools used such as Python, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx, Excel, Hadoop, Spark - used to create machine learning analysis, data pipelines, and data visualizations for many different business customers
• Advanced business knowledge from building data/data products in supply chain (MRP/ERP Systems), financials, human resources, and engineering
• Developed key communication skills from directly interfacing with clients:  Empathetic listening, summarizing and presenting work to management/executives, and strategically proposing/scoping projects
• Data Scientist in the Business Facing Analytics & Insight Team, responsible for time-sensitive projects and needs arising from various areas of the company including Global Supply Chain, Engineering, and specific requests from Leadership

### Software Engineer @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
• Programmed high priority software analyzing a global company supply chain issue in Python and VBA, work was presented to VPs of NG Mission Systems 
• Developed a GUI using Java Swing for an existing Java program used by all internal software developers 
• Integrating new features into a project status website for all managers using .NET

### Software Engineering Intern @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Baltimore, Maryland Area
•	Analytical Log Extractor - a Java Quartz Job built using the Spring Model View Control
framework with Hibernate ORM
•	Log data parsed using Java regex which then was displayed using Java Server Pages
•	Project presented to Chris Jones, corporate President and VP of NG Technical Services

### Software Engineering Intern @ Textron Systems
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Hunt Valley, Maryland
•	Designed a Data Recorder that stored incoming binary data from Textron’s Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS)
•	Through its FIFO queue API in C++,  programmed a GIDEL FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) board to perform buffer read/writes (Binary I/O) from the FIFO to a server computer  
•	Parsed the resulting stored binary data which can be played back by Textron’s A2PATS

### Helpdesk Technician @ University of Maryland
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
•	Provided basic – intermediate software support and general hardware support via telephone and e-mail
•	Assisted students, faculty/staff, and affiliates with e-mail and account issues
•	Helped students and staff resolve connectivity issues with wired and wireless connections

### Associate Tutor @ Aristotle Circle
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Ellicott City, Maryland


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
University of Maryland


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cliu1216

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Last updated: 2026-04-10