May 2020 - Present

• Provide technical oversight and management of cross-discipline teams to develop secure open-source software platforms for IoT devices and industrial control systems.

• Led roadmap creation and strategy development for large-scale deployment, ensuring alignment with DOE’s decarbonization and cyber-security objectives.

• Enhanced CI/CD pipeline with a focus on Docker and Ansible-based deployment, improving efficiency and reliability.

• Manage project timelines, budget of $1.5M, and resources to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality software solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

May 2016 - 2020

• Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) for DOE funded project “VOLTTRON”, leading a team in the development of a distributed open-source software platform for IoT devices.

• Refactored message bus of VOLTTRON to use RabbitMQ messaging library, improving performance by 10x.

• Led software development projects for cyber-secure testbeds and device identification tools.

• Conducted research on Distributed Coordination (DC) algorithms for decentralized power system applications.

• Designed and implemented user-friendly DC algorithm packages for power system engineers.

• Provided technical leadership for a team of 10 members in the development and maintenance of software modules for aircraft communication systems.

• Conducted training and team development sessions for 50 staff engineers.

• Led stakeholder engagement which resulted in improved project requirement gathering and faster resolution of bugs.

• Developed network server system software for cabin communication in A380 aircraft for Airbus, Germany, and Security System Design Tool (SSDT) for UTRC, USA.

• Conducted onsite/field integration testing and provided client support at Airbus, Germany and OTI, Japan.