work
Companies:
Synthetic Cinema International
I have worked for SCI for a few years, wearing many hats. The majority of my time has been spent editing sound and video, although I have worked as Audio Engineer and Boom Operator on many occasions.
Pyro/FX Entertainment Group
Pyro/FX is a pyrotechnics/fireworks entertainment company based out of Hamden, CT. I worked with Pyro/FX on configuring and implementing an automated firing system, and designed a customized fireworks/explosives inventory system for them.
Projects:
Kenyon Finally Launches!
My Symfony project is finally complete. I cannot take credit for the design, but I am quite proud of how the backend came out. Of course, all of the coolness is stuff the general public cannot see. Symfony worked out quite well, I would certainly use it again if I had to do a PHP project in the future.
IBM: Extreme Blue Internship
This summer I will be interning at IBM in Austin, TX. I will be part of the Extreme Blue team of interns, working for IBM’s Emerging Technologies division on a project called Big Sheets. I will be doing mostly JavaScript interface work, and am looking forward to the experience. Over the summer I’ll write as much as I am legally able to about my time at IBM.
Concert
Concert is an online collaborative organizational tool for sounds. I am developing Concert as part of Software Design and Documentation class here at RPI. See our wiki for more information.
Fibonacci Composition
This semester, for “Interactive Arts Programming” class, I will be making an interactive composition based on the Fibonacci sequence. The piece will involve me playing the bass line of my composition, while a computer takes my performance as input and generates algorithmically determined accompaniments.
CMS in Symfony
I was recently hired by Synthetic Cinema to develop a content management system for kenyonappliances.com. I developed the entire backend using the Symfony PHP framework, and implemented some Javascript functionality on the frontend.
Times Square New Years 2010 Pyrotechnics
This past new years, I worked for Pyro/FX at Times Square, programming and operating the digital firing system to fire all of the pyrotechnics underneath the ball. It was an exciting and nerve-wracking experience, but like all shows I’ve done, very rewarding in the end.
Bass Distortion with ChucK
This semester I have been pursuing an independent study in DSP Programming for Music/Audio Applications. For my final project, I will be designing an Overdrive/Distortion effect that is customized for the sound of my bass.
RPInventory
RPInventory is a web-based inventory system designed for use by clubs at RPI. I have been working on the RPInventory team for the past year, doing mostly Ajax/Javascript interface work.
Choice Merchant Solutions – CMS
The content management system that I designed for Choice Merchant Solutions allows administrators to control which pages users have access to, effectively modifying the “navigation” section of the website for each user independently.
PyroInventory
“PyroInventory” is a complete inventory system for fireworks and explosives, customized for a Pyrotechnics Entertainment company called “Pyro/FX”. Written in PHP/MySQL, it is a dynamic, database-driven web application.