Brandon Marzec

Brandon Marzec

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineering Manager

  • Education

    • Steel Valley

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    • University of Pittsburgh

      2000 - 2004
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering
    • University of Pittsburgh

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Science (MS) Electrical Engineering
  • Experience

    • US Steel

      Apr 2003 - Jun 2004
      IT Co-op

      Network and Deskside support

    • McKesson Provider Technologies

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
      Product Support Specialist

      - Developed utilities to simplify complicated processes and to improve workflow- Finalist both years eligible for the McKesson Presidential Award of Excellence.

    • ANSYS, Inc.

      Jun 2004 - Nov 2004
      Quality Assurance Co-op

      Developed automated regression tests for testing the implementation of new modules into the company's main product.

    • Communifax

      Apr 2007 - Jun 2009
      Data/Software Engineer

      - Developed and maintained software for data manipulation and quality control, utilizingprimarily C# and VB.NET in a mixed SQL Server 2000/2005 environment.- Designed and developed a full online reporting system for all of our customer base wherepreviously nothing existed within SQL Server Reporting Services 2000/2005

    • Westinghouse Electric Company

      Jun 2009 - Apr 2016

      - Led a team of six engineers in the design, development and commissioning of the GUIinterface for the safety system in four new-build nuclear power plants in the United ArabEmirates and two new-build nuclear power plants in South Korea- Maintained schedules, oversaw software releases, coordinated documentation updates,assigned project resources, impacted/estimated development work for engineering changes- Primary interface for the display development team with stakeholders in otherdepartments, including Customers, Management, Testing, Integration, Project Management,Independent Verification & Validation, and Hardware Engineering- Operated as a working lead, maintaining all software development activities Show less - Developed software to be used within the safety control system of nuclear power plants inSouth Korea and the UAE; utilized the C programming language in a QNX-RTOS environment- Authored requirement and design documentation for all stages of development lifecycle- Worked in 24/7 testing environment to assure system was delivered accurate and on-time- Led innovation projects to streamline development efforts and increase team productivity- Participated with software commissioning activities on site in South Korea, served as atechnical advisor to Korea Hydro Nuclear Power during testing Show less

      • Principal Engineer / Team Lead

        May 2014 - Apr 2016
      • Senior Engineer

        Jun 2009 - May 2014
    • Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)

      Apr 2016 - Oct 2022

      - Technical Manager for the Software Architecture and Technology Unit; led a team of 12software engineers in the development of simulation software for training navy soldiers- Managed budgets, maintained schedules and staffing, interacted with stakeholdersthroughout the organization- Met individually with each team member on a weekly basis to stay up to date with thepeople, their work, and to develop deep relationships with direct reports- Drove cultural change within the organization to adopt an Agile DevSecOps approach tosoftware development that led to a shift in software development in the department- Expanded on the use of automation and tooling to improve the maturity of the softwareorganization and deliver improved first-time quality and consistency. Show less - Designed, developed, and tested instrumentation and control system emulators fromonboard nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for use in training naval soldiers- Worked as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach leading a team of engineers in the design andimplementation of new software using Agile programming methodologies- System lead for the development of a simulation of the first of a kind propulsion plantmonitoring and control system being used aboard new carriers- Utilized small footprint virtual embedded Linux systems operating under a hypervisor toscale down a large control system to a single cabinet infrastructure.- Employed virtualization techniques to scale down footprint and processing needed for bothcontrol system logic as well as network routing mechanisms Show less

      • Technical Manager, Software Architecture & Technology

        Mar 2019 - Oct 2022
      • Principal Engineer

        Apr 2016 - Mar 2019
    • Motional

      Oct 2022 - now
      Team Lead, Platform Infrastructure

      - Team Lead for the Platform Infrastructure (𝝅) team- Lead and develop a high-performing team of engineers in the development of infrastructure systems used onboard autonomous vehicles- Manage budgets, maintain schedules, and continuously work to develop the team- Operate within a fast-paced, high-demand environment striving to deliver first-of-a-kind technology pushing the limits of what’s possible- Serve as the technical representative to the rest of the organization for all products under the purview of my organization- Work closely with technical program managers to develop quarterly plans and monitor execution on delivery of aggressive company goals and OKR’s Show less

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