Rhianna Brenna Russell
add8f8@r.postjobfree.com
Education:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS)
Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Department of Visual Arts
Honors Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Cum Laude) with a Concentration in Computer Animation Work Experience:
Aerospace Engineer / Consultant at CGI Federal (July 2019 - January 2020)
developed Java Microservices in the Spring Framework to transmit satellite imagery
created Gherkin/Cucumber behavior driven automated tests
ran Checkmark security scanning to test for security flaws in code and Whitesource software for checking for flaws in libraries used
deployed to Cloudfoundry docker images for various phases of testing
created jmeter stress/load testing and postman for manual API testing
documented API specifications with Apiary and Stoplight Software Developer / Associate Technical Consultant at Perficient (June 2018 - June 2019)
accomplished large scale extraction, transform, and loads for various organizations as a team lead of the VIP program resulting in well over one million new users
developed an Okta connector in Python
refactored unit tests to utilize pytest instead of Karate
linked applications to work with Okta, Shibboleth, Microsoft Azure, and ADFS to utilize Single Sign On and established proficiency in Microsoft Active Directory Software Development Intern at Oceaneering International (August 2018 - December 2018)
developed code for autonomous underwater vehicles in C/C++ in Centos 7 to utilize NMEA coordinates
Teaching Assistant / Research Assistant at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (January 2017 - August 2018)
conducted research with Generative Adversarial Networks to access potential reasons for detrimental decisions of autonomous vehicles
assisted with Computer Science 260 (Introduction to Data Structures and Software Design) and Computer Science 261 (Advanced Data Structures and Software Engineering)
graded exams, homework, and programming projects and taught students in accordance with the professor’s standards
Skills:
Programming Languages: Java, Python, C/C++, MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL Neo4j, Rust, R Libraries: TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Keras, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Caffe, jmeter, pytest, OpenGL Frameworks/Environments: Spring, Gherkin/Cucumber, React, Selenium WebDriver, SpringBoot Other: Cloudfoundry, Checkmark, Whitesource, Rally, Jira, Active Directory, Okta, Shibboleth, Azure, ADFS, Postman, Stoplight, Jenkins
Certifications:
Certified Scrum Project Owner (CSPO)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Special Interests and Projects:
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
- Courses: Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Image Processing, Deep Learning, and a Special Project course and a Special Topic course focusing on Generative Adversarial Networks
- Projects:an LSTM Neural Network which generates Limericks, a warp-speed zoom animation using Google Deep Dream and tensorflow, wage prediction Neural Network trained on government datasets, realistic color changes to images Computer Graphics
- Courses:Image Processing, Graphics, Computer Animation (introductory - advanced, five courses), and two special project courses for Computer Animation
- Research:3D interpretation of the Mandelbrot set and fractals, raytracing, and raymarching CAPE-3 lab at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Madison Hall
- participant in NASA’s CubSat Launch Initiative, which focuses on creating small satellites weighing around two pounds
- worked on the user interface and application to manage passwords and usernames as well as requests for satellite usage