Lockheed Martin Aeronautics: Systems Software Integration and Test in support of the Offboard Mission Support (OMS) for the F-35 Lightning II. System test of development versions of mission planning, mission debrief, ground security, and sensor reprogramming capabilities. Participate in software product evaluation reviews, execute testing, and verification of system and software requirements of integrated product release. Development of System Product Anomaly Reports (SPARs) to formally document and address system software issues found prior to OMS software release to flight test.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics: Test of integrated mission systems software coupled with flight equivalent hardware in the F-35 development laboratories as part of the Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) of Mission Systems software for the F-35 Lightning II. Development of functional test objective sheets and test procedures in support of integration of new and updated functional capabilities for elements of navigation, identification, and sensors for the F-35. Development of System Product Anomaly Reports (SPARs) to formally document and address system software issues found prior to Mission Systems software release to flight test. Developed Verification, Test, & Evaluation (VT&E) procedures in support of Navigation.

Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions: Supported the design of the Crew Exploration Vehicle Avionics Integration Lab (CAIL) for the Orion spacecraft, developed as part of NASA's Constellation Program.

Lab Management (July 2009 to July 2010): Developed sections of the CAIL design document for Lab Management functions including procedures, logging, and analysis. Supported the Exploration Development Laboratory (EDL) lab management scheduling, status, configuration management, and work requests using JIRA.

Flight and Test Hardware (July 2007 to July 2009): Subsystems supported included Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C), Crew Systems, Thermal Protection System (TPS), and Passive Thermal Control (PTC). Development of success criteria for subsections of GN&C including rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD). Determined test requirements for spacecraft subsystems. Development of initial success criteria for subsections of the requirements for the GN&C T&V team. Developed sections of the CAIL requirements and design documents for Flight and Test Hardware.

Lab Supervisor (May 2006 to March 2007); Research Assistant (May 2005 to May 2006) Research with LOBOT Jr. Platform robots and components including microcontrollers, wireless modules (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi), and sensors. Assembly and modification of robots in the IDMARS Lab. Duties included population of integrated circuit boards, troubleshooting robots and peripherals (e.g. wireless cards, infrared sensors, etc.), subsystem testing, modification of equipment on the robots, and programming robots for cooperative behavior and functions including RF communication, object avoidance, and line tracking. Programming languages used included Java for embedded devices, and C#.

Responsible for the administration of the network of sites within the Multicultural Engineering Program at the University of New Mexico. Administration includes updating of sites content, design, and editing of JavaScript code. These sites include, but are not limited to, STI, NAPCOE, and SIMES.

Hardware testing of the Cell processor, a new architecture designed in the Sony/Toshiba/IBM (STI) design center and used in Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console. Operation of tests to accomplish verification of chip power dissipation on first pass hardware in the lab environment. Utilization of IBM’s JTAG Debugger (RISCWatch) to run various workloads. Troubleshooting and editing of test scripts. Assisted in troubleshooting automation for autonomous power readings of first pass chips in the lab.

Configuration of computer systems utilized in The Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security Upgrade Project (NMSSUP) project. This included Windows 2000 servers and workstations, a Linux based server, and a web based documentation server. Completed installation and setup of a network based configuration management system. Setup of standalone PC's running in-house designed software applications.

Worked with a team in a clean-room environment. Transfer and Processing of Lots (a 25-unit measure of semiconductor wafers). Inking of low-quality die on wafers using the Off-Line Ink machines (Horizon EG-probers). Sort, examine, and prepare for shipping, Intel’s 8-inch silicon wafers of Flash and Pentium chips. Safety team member.

Developed a memory monitor tool in C on the HP-UX platform. The memory monitor tool tracks the memory use of AutoPlex Software in the AP system and notes substantial memory growth to an error log. This was designated to be included in the Lucent Flexent AP package that is sent to field sites.

Worked with a team in a clean-room environment. Transfer and Processing of Lots (a 25-unit measure of semiconductor wafers). Sort, examine, and prepare for shipping, Intel’s 8-inch silicon wafers of Flash and Pentium chips.