Carlton P. Taylor 609 Shadetree Blvd. Marietta, PA 17547 (717)-682-7765 codercarl.com [email protected] Engineering and Software Experience Penn State Applied Research Laboratory (UARC) Research & Development Engineer University Park, PA Jan 2013-Jan 2014 Advanced Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imaging eNgine (ASASIN) for high resolution sea floor imaging (ASASIN is a GPU based SAS image generation software tool that generates faster than real-time imagery) • Reduced memory consumption of real-time GPU parallel processing engine by 50% • Adapted architecture to support data processing from multiple UUV's (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles) • Designed GUI elements and features utilizing signals and slots • Converted Python SRAD algorithm to run on GPU using a DLL • Constructed plots in Matplotlib to display algorithm performance and GPU memory consumption • Created engineer-level debugging tap points for data validation • Developed Windows installer for installation of packages and dependencies Technologies: Python, PyQT4, C/C++, CUDA, NumPy/SciPy, HDF5, XML, Matplotlib Vehicle processing and sonar tools • Constructed program to transmit/receive UDP multicast messages over network • Converted on-board MATLAB vehicle processing toolbox to Python • Created binary sonar data file reader • Processed navigation data and sonar ping returns • Created plots and graphs to visualize data correlations and vehicle motion • Charted run paths to visualize vehicle path on Google Earth Technologies: Python, NumPy, Matplotlib, KML, Linux Sonar System Status Monitor • Modified existing sonar vehicle status monitor to accept messages from a new vehicle • Send/receive new commands to vehicle over network Technologies: Java, Linux Penn State Information Science and Technology Department University Park, PA Software Developer May 2011-Dec 2012 Semantic Procedure Analyzer (SPA) • Developed software tool for automation and knowledge management of standard operating procedures in the petrochemical industry • Program parses text files and applies natural language processing in order to gain semantic knowledge • Output of program is stored in a MySQL database for data-retrieval, data processing and learning Technologies: Java, MySQL, machine-learning Penn State Senior Design Project University Park, PA Sponsored by Boeing Aug 2011-Dec 2011 • Worked with an engineering team to design binoculars with the ability to measure distance to aircraft, local wind velocity, and direction • Performed Wind-Tunnel experiments to analyze and validate circuit performance • Programmed arduino microcontroller to interface measurement devices, perform calculations and output to led display Education The Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering GPA 3.22 University Park, PA December 2011 Coursework Highlights Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision Digital Image Processing Operating Systems Communication Networks Signals and Systems Algorithm Design Other Work Experience Workouts/Gold’s Gym Membership Sales and Promotions Lancaster, PA 2005 – 2007, Summer 2008 & 2009