Equipped with seven years of experience researching control systems and experience in computer modeling and programming, I am seeking a research/engineering position. Possessing expertise in control systems design, computer simulation, and software development, I would like to participate in or lead a team in the mathematical/computer design of a new product and/or software to control that product. My advanced education and history of teaching university courses has given me expert knowledge that can be applied to engineering problems.

My background in spacecraft control systems includes implementing a dynamic model of an antenna for the space station and creating models for the electronics used for control. Versed in several programming and scripting languages, C/C++, Fortran, Java, Perl, JavaScript, and HTML, I am competent to manage and distribute information electronically. As part of my career achievements and responsibilities, I:

• Designed a sensor for use in spacecraft laser communications.
• Planned and actualized a novel neural-network, payload-adaptive control scheme for a flexible-joint robot.
• Wrote web-based control systems laboratories in Java, providing graphical control system design with animated results.
• Built and tested software for the control and coordination of a robot and laboratory instruments.
• Devised, developed, and verified software to control pointing and simulate dynamics of electrical and mechanical systems as part of a team.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

control systems design (linear, nonlinear, and adaptive)
modelling and simulation of dynamic systems (electrical and physical)

Embedded systems programming
Internet web page development