# Paul Crock > Software Engineer at Outrider Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/paulcrock ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Outrider Jan 2025 – Present Led simulation side technical implementation of current CI/CD standards, failure triage, regression analysis, safety mechanism and requirement coverage metrics. Created performance dashboards with SQL & Python to track simulation cost, compute, and historical performance to benchmark best known releases against test versions Led simulation test management, release gating, and product validation workflows Collaborated cross-functionally on perception workflows, ROS integration, and failure triage systems. Developed digital twin scenarios and requirement-based test plans for 0 to 1 AV software validation. Worked independently in agile, safety-critical environments, continuously reprioritizing tasks, long term projects, and internal requests. Led feedback loops with developers to improve AV safety mechanisms based on test data and product gaps. ### Software Engineer, Contract @ Outrider Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Remote ### Simulation Testing Engineer @ Motional Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Developed autonomous vehicle test plans/scenarios, validation reports, and safety cases to help scale Motional's AV product Managed testing for 250+ unique efforts, managing programs and SW products for our internal teams: autonomy, capability-owners, and safety, communicating testing and validation priorities to leadership for release decisions Worked cross-functionally to evaluate AV performance and new platform features. Collaborated with stakeholders in safety, product, electronics, and autonomy. Built CI regression test pipelines; led efforts to expand scalable test coverage across new ODDs. Automated scenario creation, Python-based performance debugging, and dashboard reporting. Communicated technical results in regular leadership reviews and SW release decisions. Developed requirements-based criteria and demonstrated software readiness for safety-critical releases. ### President @ Formula Buckeyes Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Columbus, Ohio, United States Led 100+ member team and made all technical, design, manufacturing, and validation decisions. Managed $100K budget and vehicle timeline, achieving 300% increase in vehicle test volume. Managed 20 leads who all reported to me in various subteams, as well as leading daily meetings on manufacturing, timeline, and vehicle design. ### Composites Director @ Formula Buckeyes Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Columbus, Ohio Oversaw budget, design, manufacture, personnel, and testing for all composite portions of FSAE vehicle. Including: full carbon fiber monocoque, steering wheel, all aerodynamic components, and wheel rims. Managed multiple leads who reported to me, all timeline decisions and daily meetings. ### Aerodynamics Fabrication Lead @ Formula Buckeyes Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Lead fabrication of all aerodynamic components of FSAE vehicle. Full lifecycle carbon fiber work through design, manufacture, mounting, and testing. ### Aerodynamics Team Member @ Formula Buckeyes Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Columbus, Ohio -Produced many different Airfoils in an efficient and timely manner utilizing a wet layup process -Taught new members the proper procedure and tecnique required to manufacture quality parts -Worked on a cross-functional team to ensure the car was completed exactly to the design ### Software Test Engineering Intern @ Uber Advanced Technology Group Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Developed test plans and requirements for Autonomous Vehicle components ## Education ### Master of Engineering in Engineering/Industrial Management University of Colorado Boulder Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 ### Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering The Ohio State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ### Granville High School Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paulcrock --- Source: https://flows.cv/paulcrock JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/paulcrock/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01