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Matthew Girard
[email protected] 859-494-5718 (cell) 384 Osage Ct
Lexington KY, 40509
Skills: Embedded Systems, Linux Networking and Cybersecurity (Keil uVision, IAR
Compiler, Doxygen, and Firmware Library Experience, IP Addressing, DNS Systems, IP Tables, NIDS, DoS Defense and Offence, Cryptography, Malware Analysis Techniques, and Cyber-physical Security for instance Smart Car Security)
Hybrid Aerospace Propulsive Powertrain Design (Optimization of Aerodynamic Performance, Lift Theory, Turbofan and Turbojet Design, Electric Machines, Power Analysis, Radio and Antenna Design, DMM, Oscilloscope, etc.)
Automation Flight Control Digital Power Electronics (Experience with design and Simulation of Hybrid (Propulsive Exhaust, Combustible Energy, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Photovoltaic Vehicle Integration, Storage System and Chargers, prototyping with SOPC FPGA w/Verilog for design of various digital power control structures)
Aerodynamic and Space Navigation Optimization (Long Range Flight, Great Circle Navigation, Aircraft Attitude Dynamics, Optimal Airspeed Control, Lateral Direction Control Systems, Rocket Guidance, 3DPN, Ballistic Missile Launching, Observer Base Guidance Systems, Orbital Mechanics, Spacecraft Terminal Guidance, Optimal Spacecraft Attitude Control, Spacecraft Control Torques, Satellite Dynamics, Re-entry)
Autodesk and Various Simulation Products Experience (CAD Design, COMSOL, Autodesk Engineering Products, 3D Modeling and Simulation, High Quality HDRI Rendering, Mesh and Spline Techniques, etc.)
Programming and Simulation of Flight, Radio Antenna, Aerodynamic Structure, Electric Machine Control and Power Testing (Proficiency in C++, Python, MatLab, Mathcad, MultiSim, Simulink, and Labview. Programming and simulating Fourier Transforms, PDE’s (Heat Equations, Fluid Mechanics, Electromagnetic Machines, Combustible Engines, Jet Streams, Dispersive Mediums, Antenna Far Field Radiation Patterns, Control Structures, Image Processing, and more.)
Semiconductor Nanostructures, Electro Optics and Relativistic Electrodynamic Analysis (Design of Photovoltaic Systems and Circuits, Quantum Nanowires, Superlattices, Liquid Crystal Electronics, Anisotropic and Nonlinear Dielectric Mediums Sources and Sinks, Antenna Standing Waves and Modes in Relatavistic Green’s, Nuemann’s, Dirichlet Complex Potentials )
Education: Graduated University of Kentucky’s ABET Accredited Electrical Engineering Program
with a Bachelor’s degree and GPA of 3.6.
Employment Experience:
Electronic Device Research Lab ~ Research AssistantMay 2013 – Current
Developed CdTe/CdS nanowire surface and interfacial physical models using quantum physics and solid state physical techniques.
Programmed sophisticated solutions to thin-film nanowire semiconductor models using scientific computing techniques.
Optimized semiconductor surface conditions to increase bandgap and open circuit voltage for higher power efficiency of photovoltaic devices.
University of Kentucky’s Digital Image Processing Lab ~ ProgrammerDec 2014 – Current
Developed code using OpenGL and Shader language on Android kernels to be used on high-end embedded computer systems.
Built standalone program interfaces which circumvented traditional OS boots by booting to a predesigned GUI.
Created portable functions which took advantage of the graphics card pipeline in order to process images more efficiently.
Modified Linux packages in order to troubleshoot package development issues.
University of Kentucky’s System Space Lab ~ Embedded ProgrammerMay 2013 – July 2013
Developed a cross platform between existing code for a 9-axis motion processor’s firmware and STMicroelectronics Standard Peripheral Libraries.
Debugged MatLab code in order to better process and classify motion of incoming accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer signals.
Optimized code developed for the IAR Embedded Workbench compiler to be used in the freeware version of the Keil uVision Development Package.
Current Activities:
Designing Hybrid Aerodynamic Powertrains June 2016 – Current
Designing and Simulating Aircraft and Spacecraft Propulsion Systems using Autodesk, Autocad, Comsol, Matlab and Simulink.
Designing and Simulating Control Systems, Power Management, Power Electronics, Charging Systems, and Flight Management using Matlab, Simulink, and Multisim.
Coordinated UAV Path Planning for Space Drones for using in space manufacturing Matlab, Python, Verilog (FPGA).
Designing and Simulating PMSM Electric Machine Systems for Turbofan and Propulsive Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems with Comsol, Autocad, Matlab, Simulink, Labview.
Other Experience:
NASA Mining Robotics Team ~ Robotics EngineerAug 2015 – May 2016
Worked with team to design and implement a mining robot to be used for the collection of icy regolith on Mars for use in processing water and oxygen.
Took the lead supervisor role in sensorial and automated decision making software engineering. Integrated the embedded sensorial system with the electromechanical systems.
Developed a high-tech LIDAR based visual system for distance sensing in high dust conditions, motion processing, localization, and decision making algorithms.
First Place in Offensive Network Hacking CompetitionMay 2015
Assessed vulnerabilities in Blue Team’s network, and automated a variety of exploitations to effectively cutoff access to the network from competition judges.
Wrote multiple offensive scripts utilizing common network tools such as ARP, HPING, PING. Developed a Python version of Netcat.
Strategized common pitfalls and firewall setup mistakes. Used port scanning, and manual investigation to confirm their existence.
Launched a full scale Denial of Service strike against Blue Team eliminating all access to the network.