Engineer Software

BRIAN DUSTON

San Diego, CA ***** ********@*********.*** Cell: 858-***-****

SUMMARY

Senior software engineer specializing in the development of advanced

statistical and image processing algorithms. Background in both computer

science and statistics can greatly benefit companies working in the areas

of remote sensing, automatic target recognition, image and signal

processing, bioinformatics, medical imaging, data mining, pattern

recognition or machine learning. Proven record of developing innovative

algorithms resulting in improved performance for multiple applications and

for implementing those algorithms in well designed object oriented source

code. Demonstrated to have the experience and ability to work in an

organization as principal investigator, lead software developer or

analytic scientist. Possesses current top secret clearance with SCI access

and CI polygraph.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Development Statistics and Data Image Processing

Analytics

Object-Oriented Design Linear and Non-linear Electro-optical,

Regression Infrared, SAR

C/C++/Java/Perl Statistical Pattern Photogrammetry,

Unified Modeling Recognition Geopositioning and

Language Robust Methods and Georegistration

Windows/Solaris/Linux Bootstrapping Image Mosaicing

MATLAB, R, S-Plus Data Mining Feature Extraction and

XML Data Analysis and Matching

Databases and SQL Visualization Automatic Target

Multivariate Clustering Recognition

Machine Learning Sensor Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAE SYSTEMS, San Diego, CA 1997 - 2009

Senior Engineering Specialist (2004-2009)

Principal engineer in the research and development of multi-sensor

automatic georegistration algorithms and software for the Geospatial

Intelligence Technology group.

. Designed and implemented image processing algorithms as part of of a real-

time tactical video processing and registration team that received a

company award for innovation.

. Ported a geospatial exploitation software product to Linux to support a

SOA initiative and designed XML interfaces, providing greater

capabilities for commercial and government customers.

. Key contributor to an engineering team that produced a Global Hawk EO/IR

mosaic generation capability with improved geolocation accuracy and

visual continuity compared to the legacy product.

. Utilized background in statistics and optimization to make significant

enhancements to the HART (High Accuracy Registration Technology) product

that allowed it to be used on tactical images with low quality meta-data

or low quality pixel data and with out-of-date reference imagery.

. Refactored existing georegistration libraries using modern object

oriented architecture approaches (Design Patterns) and advanced

signal/image processing libraries making them much more maintainable and

extendable.

. Received company recognition for work on terrain extraction and

geopositioning for an advanced technology demonstration developed for the

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

BRIAN DUSTON ********@*********.*** Page Two

Senior Engineering Specialist (2002-2004)

Software architect, designer and developer in support of Navy mission

planning systems.

. Supported mission planning systems including TAMPS, JMPS and Strike

Planning Folders in both Sun/Solaris and PC/Windows environments using C,

C++, Java, Perl, SQL and XML schemas.

. Participated in the full product lifecycle development of JMPS Combat One

using CMMI level 5 processes, use cases and the Unified Modeling Language

(UML).

. Received award for rapid response to fleet support request for immediate

support.

. Chief writer for software architecture and design section of the JMPS

Precision Guided Munitions Planning Component proposal.

Engineering Specialist (1997-2002)

Principal ATR algorithms designer and software architect/engineer for

vehicle and hand-held buried landmine detection equipment for the BAE

SYSTEMS Mine Detection Programs.

. Developed embedded Digital Signal Processing software for hand held

landmine detection using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).

. Designed and implemented sensor processing algorithms, automatic target

recognition algorithms and sensor fusion algorithms for the Vehicle

Mounted Mine Detection (VMMD) advanced technology demonstration and Mine

Hunter/Killer demonstration (MH/K). The sensor suite consisted of GPR,

metal detector and infrared camera.

. Created an innovative landmine detection algorithm for GPR that used

multivariate clustering and adaptive weights to account for varying

background clutter due to local soil/road conditions.

. Designed and implemented VMMD and MH/K mine detection software including

user interfaces using a Windows controller and embedded processors for

GPR and metal detectors.

. Participated in field tests of the VMMD detector where the BAE vehicle

outperformed a number of competitors' equipment in detecting and location

buried (inert) landmines.

. Presented papers on automatic landmine detection algorithms at SPIE

technical conferences.

SPAWAR SSC (formerly NRaD), San Diego, CA 1983 - 1997

Computer Scientist Level III (1989-1997)

. Principal Investigator on internal research program exploring new methods

of statistical classification using projection pursuit. Produced final

research report.

. Lead investigator for on research project for comparing advanced

classification algorithms including neural networks and projection

pursuit regression for the automatic scoring of polygraphs.

. Assisted in the research and development of statistical algorithms for

the correlation, tracking and identification of electronic intelligence

(ELINT).

. Provided software engineering support for multiple U.S Navy Command and

Control, Intelligence and Cryptologic programs including GCCS/N and

COBLU.

. Performed statistical analysis and data visualization for large data sets

(data mining).

Previous Positions (1983-1989)

Provided software engineering and programming support for Navy correlation

and tracking research and development and other Navy R&D programs.

EDUCATION

M.S. Statistics - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

B.S. Computer Science - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Contact this candidate