Dana Michael Ream

Background

About Dana Michael Ream

I am an engineer at heart who loves to build anything from mechanical gadgets to sophisticated software, and everything in between.Career Objective:To continue developing an engineering career that allows me to fully exercise my creative talents and multidisciplinary engineering knowledge.Programming Skills:Experience programming with Java, C++, Docker, SQL, NoSQL, Git, C#, ASP.NET, GUI programming with MFC for Windows, GTK for Linux, QT for Windows and Linux, Microsoft Visual Studio, OpenGL graphics programming, multi-threaded software.Drafting Skills:Extensive Solidworks and AutoCAD experience creating 3D models and producing multi-view dimensioned engineering drawings from them.Achievements-Independently developed novel reinforcement-learning pattern recognition software inspired by theories in cognitive science, using a selectionist algorithm capable of forming and recombining hierarchies of open-ended associations. Written in C++, it uses parallel processing to optimize performance on a multiprocessor machine-Created customer, project, and order tracking database using MySQL with a web-based front end written in C# using ASP.NET-Designed the interior cavities of three different thermal capacitor components for the European Space Agency's ExoMars Martian Descent Module. Project managed their manufacture and testing under a tight deadline imposed by spacecraft integration and launch window requirements. Components met or exceeded all thermal performance requirements. Successfully expedited their design and manufacture, providing enough extra time for an additional contract to perform qualification and acceptance tests for shock and vibration-Organized the Berkeley Cognitive Science Reading & Discussion Group since 2007 to present-Built a custom CNC engraving machine, and a custom 3D printer.