Craig B.

I'm a Python and C++ developer with 18 years of experience. I can efficiently handle a wide variety of tasks in data science, machine learning, software architecture and debugging, and more. I'm good at writing, and always prioritize clear communication in my work. I've recently worked on a project where I developed and optimized an OpenCV+YOLO object detection pipeline in C++ on multiple real-time video streams, which is currently in production at several customer sites. I'm particularly interested in speech and audio processing, and have worked on many projects in this domain. After graduating with a dual Bachelor's Degree in 2004, I was the lead developer of a product for distributed entity resolution and name matching at a Washington, DC area contractor for 6 years. Starting with an existing prototype and legacy C++ libraries, I combined Python and C++ to create a high-performance, distributed tool for use by data analysts. I documented the code and created automated tests, then trained several new developers who joined the team. I wrote our user documentation, and after our first release to customers, I worked with them closely to add new features and fix bugs. In writing and maintaining a high-performance distributed application I became proficient with the POSIX API including threading, the file system, and networking. Since leaving this contractor, I have been developing my own software product for foreign language learning. It takes user input from the microphone, and uses machine learning to present appropriate study material. The product is still in development. The prototype uses Python with NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, and Torch, and I have become proficient in using these tools to process and explore data and develop machine learning models. I also developed a speech corpus from public domain data, aligned the transcriptions with the audio using Kaldi, and extracted spectral features to be used in my speech processing pipeline. My dual Bachelor's is in Computer Science, and International Languages and Cultures - French. I studied computer science in Bordeaux, France for one semester and speak and write French fluently. My native language is American English. I also studied Chinese for 2 years in college, and taught English in China for one year after graduation. I speak Mandarin fluently and read and write Chinese. I have done professional translation work from both French and Chinese to English, including a translation of Xu Dan's book titled Introduction to Chinese Syntax, published by l'Asiathèque. I have done editing and translation work for Xu Dan and other linguists on many projects over the past 18 years. In both this and my software development work, I take pride in producing high-quality work.