# John Pertell

> Software Engineer at Black River Systems

Location: Northville, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnpertell

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Black River Systems Company
Jan 2026 – Present

### Graduate Research Assistant – AI-Enabled Next-Gen Wireless Networks @ SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2025 – Present
• Develop and train data-driven artificial intelligence and machine learning models on specularly reflected RF/THz channel responses to characterize propagation behavior for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) applications.

• Investigate and design adaptive modulation and link adaptation schemes for highly dynamic wireless channels, targeting spectral efficiency under time-varying propagation and blockage conditions.

### Virtual Architecture Research Assistant @ SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2024 – Present
Contribute to the development of a virtual machine computer architecture for systems design.

### Residential Advisor @ SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2023 – Present

### College Council Student Representative @ SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Represent the student body's interests, provide quarterly updates to the College Council.

• Serve on the Auxiliary Services Board of Directors, influencing decisions on campus services.

• Serve on the Foundation Board of Directors, collaborating with alumni, college representatives, and community leaders to better support campus initiatives.

• Participates as a student representative on the Faculty senate. Providing input to faculty on student concerns. 

• Participated in an ad hoc committee charged with advising on course scheduling policies and time block changes.

• Student Speaker during the 2025 College of Engineering Graduation Ceremony.

### R&D Embedded Engineering Intern @ Fulton
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Pulaski, New York, United States
• Develops peripheral-level drivers and application firmware for PIC32 embedded systems, transitioning legacy PLC designs to in-house solutions.

• Utilized Fusion360 for prototyping the development of a future revision on the embedded hardware.

• Collaborates within an Agile team environment, leveraging Git for version control and Jira for task management.

### Computer Science & Mathematics Tutor @ Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Johnstown, NY

### Information Technology @ Northville High School
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Northville, New York, United States


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Associate of Science - AS in Computer Science
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

### Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation
Northville High School
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01