Lexigraph (Remote) Founder / Lead Technologist / Consultant June 2024 - Present
- Developed LiDAR-based vehicle tracking technology and a complete autonomous drone solution for energy-sector infrastructure inspection.
- Built high-fidelity simulator for testing and customer demonstrations.
- Developed ESP32 systems for flight and turbine control.
- Created full-stack TypeScript/Python web simulation environments including LiDAR and camera.
Thread One (Remote) Manager, Mobile Robotics November 2022 - June 2024
- Designed, developed, and managed 5-person engineering team in the development and commercial rollout of autonomous drone inspection systems for tanks, wind turbines, and perimeter security.
- Designed real-time Linux-based flight libraries in C++ and Python
- Create advanced LiDAR and camera/image processing algorithms using Mathematica and Python.
- Developed YOLO/OpenCV/PyTorch computer vision models for automated damage.
- Created web-based simulation environments (Three.js + Python).
PRENAV, Inc. (Remote) Senior Software Engineer October 2020 - November 2022
- Built C++/Python photogrammetry and LiDAR processing pipelines in Google Cloud.
- Developed meshing, surface reconstruction, and PDF reporting.
- Optimized image transfer and UI performance for web-based 3D asset visualization and inspection.
Omnicell, Inc. (Hybrid) Robotics Software Engineer May 2019 - October 2021
- Developed STM32 motion control systems (C++) and dynamic syringe-filling algorithms for IVX.
- Bring up of electro-mechanical subsystems, ARM/Intel Linux infrastructure.
- Led fault analysis and integration testing across hardware, software, and mechanical components.
Redzone Robotics, Inc. (On Site) Director of Technology 2015 - 2019
- Spearheaded development and deployment of a production 360° 20-megapixel robotic camera system, new SONAR/LiDAR payloads for mining and refinery inspection robots.
- Developed a 3D web visualization platform with URL-based sensor data representation.
- Led an international team of 15 engineers (software, mechanical, electronics); established diagnostic tools, QA processes, and field support systems.
- Created a cross-platform C++ perception library supporting LiDAR, SONAR, IMU, and image data; prototyped LiDAR SLAM for non-GPS floating robots.
Lexigraph, Inc. (On Site) Owner, CTO & Lead Developer 1994 - 2015
- Founded and grew a successful technology company; developed and sold pdfExpress, a high-performance PDF imaging engine, to global customers including DOCOMO (Japan).
- Built production “lights-out” 24x7x365 PDF imaging systems handling 2 Gb/s image streams and mass color correction for 20,000+ page documents with zero-defect output.
- Designed and manufactured the PrimusZ Bluetooth module (full hardware, firmware, mechanical, and supply chain from US/China sources) with industry-leading LiPo charging safety standards.
- Developed cross-platform C++ libraries for sub-millisecond networking, real-time imaging, and variable data document systems.
- Developed advanced computer language conversion technology allowing automated and semi-automated conversions from PL/M, Fortran and others to C and Ada.
