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Denny Houston, Texas |
Stevens Institute of Technology
Anticipated Graduation Date: Dec 2010
Major: M.Sc. Systems Engineering
University of New Mexico (UNM)
Graduated: May 2007
Major: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
EE Track: Digital Systems
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)
Graduated: August 2001
Dual Major: Associates degrees in Electronics Technology (ET)
and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT)
| Circuit and Math Simulation: | Basic knowledge of Multisim, PSpice, AIM-Spice, MATLAB and VHDL |
| Databases: | Basic knowledge of MS Access, and SQL |
| Development Tools: | Basic knowledge of Eclipse SDK, MS Visual C++, MS Visual C#, CodeWright, Emacs, GVim, Xilinx ISE, NetBeans Java IDE, NetBeans Mobility Pack, AxIDE (68HC12), and LabVIEW. |
| Interactive Simulation Development Tools: | Basic knowledge of DARWARS Ambush!, Torque Game Engine, netMercs Codeweaver, and MilkShape 3D. |
| Programming Languages: | Basic knowledge of C++, C#, C, Assembly, Java, JavaScript, and Perl. |
| Web Development: | Proficient with HTML (Hand Coding and WYSIWYG) Strong knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver Basic knowledge of CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Ruby, and Aptana |
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Houston, Texas
July 2007 to Present
Electrical Engineer Associate, Exploration
and Science, Orion Project
Accomplishments
include: Support of the design of the Crew Exploration Vehicle Avionics
Integration Lab (CAIL) for the
Orion spacecraft that is being developed for NASA's Constellation
Program.
Lab Management (07/2009 to Present): Support of the development of Lab Management Sections of the CAIL design document including procedures, logging, and analysis. Supported the Exploration Development Laboratory (EDL) lab management scheduling, status, and work requests.
Flight and Test Hardware (07/2007 to 07/2009): 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. Development of sections of the CAIL requirements and design documents for Flight and Test Hardware.
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 2007
Technical Intern, Organization 6341:
Cognitive and Exploratory Systems & Simulation: Adaptive
Training Systems
Accomplishments
included: Developed avatar-focused vignettes using DARWARS Ambush! game
engine. Vignettes were utilized for research subjects who were observed
under fMRI. Used
DARWARS mission editor to utilize assets and employ game logic, such as
triggers. Edited game
scripts to modify UI.
University of New Mexico (UNM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 2005 to March 2007
Lab Supervisor, Intelligent Distributed
Multi-Agent Robotics Systems (IDMARS) Laboratory
Accomplishments
included: Research with microcontrollers, wireless modules (Bluetooth
and
Wi-Fi). Assembly and modification of LOBOT Jr. Platform robots in the
IDMARS Lab. This
included population of integrated circuit boards, troubleshooting
robots and peripherals (i.e.
wireless cards, infrared sensors, etc), subsystem testing, and
modification of equipment on the
robot such as servos. Developed and taught a 3-day course on robotics
that was taught to 9th and
10th grade high school students. This course covered basic electronics,
assembly of robots
(LOBOT Jr. Platform), and beginning Java programming for embedded
devices.
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 2004 to January 2005
Technical Intern (Programmer),
Organization 1812: Chemical and Biological Sensing, Imaging and
Analysis
Accomplishments
included: Development of a GUI utilizing Microsoft Visual C++ .NET
specifically to improve the user interface of manipulation of data
acquired from a hyperspectral image preprocessor. Integration of
managed and unmanaged code. Streamlining code front-end of a console
application to facilitate quicker analysis of obtained data. Reduced
output file size by 50% while maintaining integrity of data. Enabled
batch processing of files.
International Business Machines (IBM)
Austin, Texas
May 2004 to August 2004
Co-op Pre-Professional Engineer,
Sony/Toshiba/IBM (STI) Design Center, IBM Microelectronics
Accomplishments
included: Hardware testing of the Cell processor, a new architecture
used in
Sony's PlayStation 3 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.
NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Houston, Texas
May 2003 to July 2003
Network Engineering Intern, Information
Systems Directorate , Network Operations
Accomplishments
included: Administration of the JSC wireless network. Expanded the
array of client devices available for wireless access at JSC by
integrating a third-party software based LEAP authentication process
for generic (Non-Cisco) 802.11b wireless adapters to securely connect
to the Cisco Secure Access Control Server. Location and identification
of potential rogue access points at JSC via site surveys. Creation of
client accounts and support of wireless users on site. Configuration of
Cisco Aironet 350 (802.11b) access points utilizing LEAP WEP
authentication via a RADIUS (ACS) server.
Los Alamos National Labs (LANL)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
July 2002 to August 2002
Undergraduate Tech, Safeguards and
Security Group (S-3)
Accomplishments
included: 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.
Intel Corporation
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
October 2000 to September 2001
Manufacturing Technical Operations (SORT)
(Internship/Co-op).
Accomplishments
included: Working 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 product. Safety team member.
Lucent Technologies
Naperville, Illinois
June 2000 to August 2000
Technical Associate (Wireless Division)
(Internship)
Accomplishments
included: 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
will be included in the Lucent Flexent AP package that is sent to field
sites.
Intel Corporation
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
May 1999 to May 2000
Manufacturing Technical Operations (SORT)
(Internship/Co-op).
Accomplishments
included: Working 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 product.
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
(SIPI)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 2007 to July 2007
Assistant Program Manager, Web Developer:
Research Opportunities Program for Excellence (R.O.P.E.)
Accomplishments
include: Accomplishments include: Responsible for the development of
the Advanced Technical Education site http://www.sipi.edu/acadprog/progstudy/divinstr/ate/.
Taught a two week course on microcontrollers and embedded Java
programming.
University of New Mexico (UNM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 2005 to April 2006
Web Designer, School of Engineering:
Multicultural Engineering Program
Accomplishments
include: Accomplishments include: Responsible for the administration of
the network of sites within the
Multicultural Engineering Program (http://www.unm.edu/~dpsoe/)
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 (http://www.unm.edu/~sti/),
NAPCOE
(http://www.unm.edu/~napcoe/),
and SIMES (http://www.unm.edu/~simes/).
NASA Pursue Program
Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 2001 to December 2001 and September 1999 to May 2000
Web Designer/ Research Assistant
Accomplishments
included: Responsible for the creation, design, and implementation of
the Web Page for the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute NASA
Pursue Program.
Bigwords.com
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 2000 to October 2000
Campus Marketing Consultant
Accomplishments
included: Independent consultant for Bigwords, Inc. Supervisor of three
marketing representatives. Responsible for promoting traffic to the
college Web-Site bigwords.com. Marketing and promoting on the
University of New Mexico campus to build brand awareness. Recognized by
Bigwords Inc. for increasing UNM traffic to Bigwords.com by 56% through
campus-wide marketing efforts. Organized events and arranging
sponsorship of various activities. Sample Event Photos: Band
Sponsorship | Snowcone Giveaway
- Teacher: Microcontrollers Workshop at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI Research Opportunities Program for Excellence [R.O.P.E.]). Summer 2007.
- Teachers Assistant: Semiconductors at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Summer 2006. Teacher: Dr. Nader Vadiee
- Teachers Assistant: DC Electronics at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Spring 2006. Teacher: Scott Askew
- Teachers Assistant: DC Electronics at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Fall 2005. Teacher: Scott Askew
- Teachers Assistant: AC Electronics at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Summer 2005. Teacher: Dr. Nader Vadiee
- Teacher: Robotics Workshop at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (STI Program). Summer 2005.
- "LAN of Collaborative Robots with Human Interface" at the University of New Mexico. May 2007
- "Interface for Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Network" at IDMARS Laboratories. July 2006.
- "Hyperspectral Image Spike Removal Program" at Sandia National Laboratories. November 2004.
- "JSC Wireless Network" at NASA Johnson Space Center. June 2003.
- "HP-UX Memory Management" at Lucent Technologies. August 2000.