▪ Lead engineer on PepsiCo Spire beverage dispenser client-server application developed using Angular, PixiJS, Node.js, and C#, having both SignalR and REST as client-server communication. Responsible for increased field reliability by 25% while keeping development costs, time, and complexity down. This was accomplished by applying rigorous testing, continuous integration, modular and clean code practices, and focusing on error avoidance, detection, and removal.

▪ Lead Engineer on contactless pour beverage application using Time Of Flight camera sensors written in Python, using Flask SocketIO and NumPy. Project led to filing of a patent with the USPTO and abstract can be found at the following link: https://patents.justia.com/inventor/dominic-lacatena

▪ Lead Engineer on contactless pour beverage application using 2D Imaging Object Detection written in Python, using TensorFlow Lite. Project involved training ML Models to get predictions on beverage dispensing fluid levels.

▪Worked on containerized application running within Docker containers using Angular, Node, TypeScript. Responsible for the front-end development which involved consuming Azure IoT Central REST APIs.

▪Reduced Time to Resolution for unconnected PepsiCo Spire beverage dispensers by designing and developing a C#/WPF utility application for field technical crews to upgrade remote units. Resolution time was reduced by more than 60% with an estimated increase in uptime and a reduced revenue loss.

▪ Managed a team of junior developers and responsible for managing PepsiCo projects including the hiring of external specialized personnel.

▪ Played an integral part in the design and development of a home automation programming tool

which enables Crestron customers to develop and deploy customized control systems.

▪ Developed a custom WPF control which used Swift and GDI+ rendering technology. This component was instrumental in the success of the Crestron Design Studio Page Designer used to create UI screens for Crestron’s Touch Panels.

▪ Lead engineer in the migration of Crestron Engraver application from C++ to C#/WPF and later to React. Application facilitated laser engravings of Crestron’s keypads and touch screen bezels and helped reduce customer order times as well as bring down order returns by automating the ordering process.

▪ Reduced device support times by implementing loose XAML techniques to update complex device visual elements within Crestron Design Studio and Crestron Engraver.

▪ Lead developer on Crestron Toolbox Routing Wizard built on C#/WPF which automated the assignments of audio/video connections across multiple connected devices. Solution helped reduce device routing creation times by more than 50% while providing Crestron’s vendors the ability to move through installation jobs more efficiently.