Tucker Strausbaugh

strausbaugh.tucker@gmail.com

Experience

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR): Computer Engineer - July 2015 to Present

  • Software Developer: UCLASS / MQ-25 Software Integration Lab (2 Years)
    • Updated existing Qt based Operator Station for use with carrier launched UAV’s
    • Wrote application to command aircraft launch on the Common Control Station with no ICD provided
  • Software Developer: Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) - GRID (2 Years)
    • Designed and implemented a bidirectional GRID message to DIS PDU gateway, currently under testing for CAFDMO conformance
    • Defined initial version of all GRID message definitions, both truth Pub/Sub style data, and those for interacting with GRID services
    • Developed initial version of the GRID RF and RCS services
  • Team Lead, Software Developer: Joint Simulation Environment - GRID (4 Years, ongoing)
    • Led team through V&V process and Runs for Score for F-35 IOT&E, and integration of other platforms into JSE
    • Represent GRID, Navy JSE, and JSE’s interests at the JSE Users Group and various platform customers
    • Led design of new GRID services, as well as redesigns of existing services to improve performance and raise fidelity
    • Developed various GRID based tools, a message logger, a CLI to interact with live GRID messages and services, a Python wrapper GRID libraries
    • Develop introduction and distribution packages for allowing other organizations to learn about and easily receive GRID
    • Diagnosed and fixed several correctness and performance issues in core GRID libraries

Skills

  • Programming in C++, CUDA, Python, Rust, Julia, C#, x86 Assembly, and MATLAB
  • Repeatedly noted as excellent at bringing junior developers up to speed
  • Integrating with the DIS protocol, OFP in the loop simulations, NGTS, DIADS, TMAP models, Simulink models, AFSIM, and FPGA’s
  • Experience using Git, CMake, CI/CD systems, Creating REST API’s, Gitlab, Jira, Bitbucket, Cameo SysML, Development on Linux and Windows
  • Great time management, teamwork, leadership skills, and a hunger to learn

Education

Elizabethtown College: May 2015 - Elizabethtown, PA

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, ABET accredited
  • GPA Overall: 3.32, Major: 3.39
  • 2013 Faculty Service Award in Engineering & Physics
  • Member of Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honors Society
  • Member of the Order of the Engineer

References

Derek Greer

Director - NAVAIR Integrated Battlespace, Simulation, and Test Department
(000) 000-000, dekek.green@gmail.com

Blaine Summers

Director - Joint Simulation Environment, NAVAIR Integrated Battlespace, Simulation, and Test Department
(000) 000-0000, blainethan.winters@gmail.com

Renee Van Erp

Mission Systems Branch Head - NAVAIR Integrated Battlespace, Simulation, and Test Department
(000) 000-0000, hr.department@navy.mil

Paul DiBiase???

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