1. Brian Patrick Boyle 459 Cedarville Street, Apt. 2
brianboyle.it@gmail.com | 814.573.1369 | U.S. Citizen Pittsburgh, PA 15224
www.linkedin.com/in/robobrian/
SUMMARY Experienced embedded software engineer looking to work on fast­paced, challenging, but
most importantly, unique projects. Enthusiastic working close to hardware as well as further
up the stack, more than happy to pick up a soldering iron or screwdriver if need be.
EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY​ ­ ​M.Sc Robotic Systems Development​ GPA: 3.86
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE​ ­ ​B.Sc Computer Science​ GPA: 3.1
GRE​: Verbal: 170/170, Quantitative: 163/170, Analytical Writing: 6.0/6.0
WORK
HISTORY
Thorley Industries/4moms​ 6/2014 ­ 6/2016
​Embedded Software Engineer II
­ Lead Developer and Scrum­Master for two concurrent robotic stroller products
­ Designed/implemented drivers, systems, and integration with smart devices
­ Part of a working group to test, evaluate, and establish company­wide software
development processes, strategies, and metrics
​Embedded Software Engineer I
­ Refactored and architected legacy code for testability, reusability, modularity
­ Contributed code and design consultation for manufacturing test fixtures
Software Development Intern
­ Developed data capture and motion analysis fixtures for Quality Control group
­ Scripted import of Solidworks assemblies to Blender for animated demos
Carnegie Mellon University​ 9/2008 ­ 9/2013
​Web Software Engineer ­ University Advancement
­ Team­based, agile software development for sensitive data management
­ Front­ to back­end web development and system administration
Teacher’s Assistant ­ Mobile Robot Development I & II ​ 9/2013 ­ 9/2014
­ Leader & mentor for a broad multidisciplinary group of engineering students
­ Organized & supervised prototype field tests and mock lunar missions
­ Designed and built reduced­gravity test rigs during Summer ‘14 as volunteer
SELECT
COURSES
Systems Engineering Manipulation, Mobility, and Control
Mobile Robot Design I & II Robot Autonomy
Computer Vision Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control
Math Fundamentals for Robotics Artificial Intelligence
Physics & Simulation Operating Systems
Analysis of Algorithms Formal Languages
Brian Boyle | ​brianboyle.it@gmail.com​ | 814.573.1369

2. SKILLSET Languages:​ Strong in C, Python, and Matlab. Rusty in Java, C++, misc. web technologies.
Platforms: ​Atmel ARM Core MCU’s, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Linux and Windows
Hardware Development: PWM­ables, Bluetooth, environmental sensors, various GPIO,
UART, innumerable SPI & I2C devices, motors, LCD and OLED displays, and more.
System Development: Real­time systems, scheduling, message­passing, state validation,
error management, stack & memory profiling, path planning, user interfaces, data capture
Tools: O­scopes, Logic Analyzers, Chip Debuggers, 3D printers, Machine Shop, Soldering and
Wiring, Solidworks, Maya & Blender (inc. scripting)
Strategies: TDD, version control, rapid prototyping, iterative design, continuous integration,
Agile development, extreme programming
Project Management: Lead/Scrum­Master for two products. Requirements
gathering/ownership/validation. Test design and validation processes, quality and
manufacturing processes. Coordination with stakeholders & parallel projects.
RECENT
PROJECTS
Smart­ and Power­Strollers (​4moms​ )
Software Lead for two strollers, the Moxi (​http://blog.4moms.com/meet­moxi/​) and
Origami Go (​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZekw8UbWu8​), both with a host of
sensors, LCD display, app integration, other bells/whistles. Duties: lead coder, scrum­master,
architecture design, load balancing with other projects.
Mamaroo Quality Control (​4moms)
Worked with Quality Control to quantify and analyze the motion of the MamaRoo
(​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1l1J1aabU0​) to identify defective units and monitor
tolerances. Two approaches were implemented, one which performed data capture and
statistical analysis of system internals and reported them to a smartphone, and another that
visually captured and characterized the motion profile of each unit and compared it to a
“Golden Sample”.
Hull­Crawling Maintenance Robot (​Graduate Program Project​ )
In a team of four, designed and built a robot concept­prototype for the traversal, inspection,
and maintenance of a spacecraft. Manifested as mobile robot with an inchworm form
factor, seven degrees of freedom, capable of climbing around a nearly­vertical magnetic
whiteboard and localizing relative to nearby QR codes.
Google Lunar X Prize (​Mobile Robot Design I & II and later as Volunteer)
Designed, built, and tested a camera­head unit in ​I,​ programmed a Flight Simulator in ​II​ .
Participated as a mentor, volunteer, and teacher’s assistant for many years afterward.
Nao Plays Checkers (​Final Project: Robot Autonomy​ )
Programmed Aldebaran Robotics’ ​Nao humanoid robot to play checkers, using computer
vision, kinematics, path­planning, voice recognition, and game trees.
Lego Mindstorms “Segway” (​Final Project: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control​ )
Self­balancing, obstacle­avoiding Segway imitation with PID control, Kalman filtering, IMU,
ultrasonic rangefinder, motor control.
Brian Boyle | ​brianboyle.it@gmail.com​ | 814.573.1369

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Brian Boyle | ​brianboyle.it@gmail.com​ | 814.573.1369