Work Experience

Drexel Autonomous System Laboratory	Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Research Assistant	April 2006 - Present

• Lead programmer for Drexel entry to Penn State Mini-Grand Challenge competition
• Created Lego® NXT Wheeled Inverted Pendulum as a mechatronics education platform (Master’s Thesis)
• Assemble unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a Zagi Tazz fixed-wing platform
• Develop software for Crossbow's Stargate single board computer and µNav sensor suite as autonomous controller
• Integrated wireless camera UAV for reconnaissance capabilities

National Institute of Standards & Technology Fire Research Division	Gaithersburg, MD
Domestic Guest Researcher	June 2007 - August 2007

• Generated Graphical User Interface for Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) 5.0
• Wrote step-by-step tutorials on usage cases for SmokeView (SMV) 5.0
• Implemented new organizational structure of Linux cluster network
• Provided assistance to on-going investigation on fires that were deemed suitable for simulation

Drexel University - Department of Computer Science - VisCog Laboratory	Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Research Assistant	December 2003 - April 2007

• Programmer for game enhancement software in Java & C++ (Tetris & Age of Empires II) for ACT-R Simulations
• Designed virtual realties with Torque Game Engine for head-mount displayed educational oriented gaming
• Developed eye tracking software

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Research & Technology Development Center	Laurel, MD
Co-Op Technical Aide	September 2005 - September 2006

• Embedded programming of TinyOS-based (nesC) motes in research & development effort to create wireless, low-power sensor networks to detect and track vehicles and personnel in hostile urban environments
• Integrate wireless sensor network with video surveillance system, allowing visual and non-visual tracking and high-resolution imaging of acquired targets using MicaZ, Mica2, TelosB, and Stargate platforms
• Create new wireless ground station for Advanced Unattended Aerial System (UAS) project, integrating FalconView GUI and IEEE 802.11-based wireless communication standard

Applied Communications & Information Networks - Drexel University	Camden, NJ
Undergraduate Research Assistant	June 2005 - July 2006

• Design prototype graphical user interface (GUI) of Communications Planner for Operational and Simulation Effects with Realism (COMPOSER) for battlefield network planning and simulation.
• Interview end-users, U.S. Army communications officers, to create efficient HCI design specification

Lockheed Martin - Maritime Systems & Sensors	Moorestown, NJ
Co-Op Technical - Software Engineering	August 2004 - March 2005

• Designed and implemented ISProbe, a debugging tool for the AEGIS Combat System Interface Simulator (ACSIS) that monitors binary message traffic over a TCP/IP network in real-time during active ACSIS simulations for the KDX-III (Korean) and J5 (Japanese) baselines
• Completed ACSIS system testing and debugging at Lockheed Martin's Computer Program Test Site (CPTS) on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) baselines

National Institute of Standards & Technology Convergent Information Systems Division	Gaithersburg, MD
Physical Science Technician	October 2002 - August 2004

• Assisted in division network maintenance - Safety & Security
• Administrated Biometrics Domain Network - test and integration of BioNetrix software
• Designed GUI for NIST byte-to-byte test for DVDs for High Definition Storage project
• Created detailed vector images for Tactile Graphics project

Honors and Awards

Dean's List (8 Terms), Drexel University, 2003-2008
Department of Homeland Security Scholar, 2006
Drexel University Dean's Scholarship, 2003
Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, 2003
Maryland Governor Award for Academic Achievement - Graduating Top 5%, 2003
Maryland Distinguished Scholar - Honorable Mention, 2003

Qualifications Summary

Operating Systems: Windows; Mac OSX; UNIX; Linux; Embedded Linux, Open VMS, TinyOS
Software: Software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Maple, PSpice, MATLAB, ModelSIM, FalconView
Programming Languages: Java (Swing), C# (.NET), Visual C++ (MFC), C++, C, nesC, LabView, Perl, Python, Ruby, SPIN, VHDL, XML, and HTML

Publications

Le, Tony G., Oh, Paul Y. “NXT Mobile Inverted Pendulum”. Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & 5th Symposium on International Design and Design Education. August 3-6, 2008, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Le, Tony G. "NXT WhIP: NXT Wheeled Inverted Pendulum". MS Thesis. Drexel University, 2008.

Activities

Eta Kappa Nu (HKN): Electrical Engineering Honor Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Drexel University Chapter (NSCS) - President (2006)
Kappa Theta Epsilon (KTE): Co-op Honor Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)

References

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