Ryan Kotewicz

Experience

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  Clever Devices

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2023

  Promoted from Associate Project Engineer to the position of Project Engineer I in the Systems Engineering Department.Responsibilities:• Deploy and maintain systems for critical infrastructure across hardware, software, embedded systems, data, and voice communications technologies for customers in public transportation• Maintain a good working knowledge of Clever Devices software and products• Support the underlying servers that support Clever Devices’ applications• Have a constant dialogue with customers to understand their business and needs, and to look for any issues• Serve as a technical resource for system troubleshooting, issue identification, and resolution coordination• Collaborate with the project teams to provide a unified front helping the customer support their Clever Devices’ Products• Understand the onboard bus equipment (TSP, APC, Farebox, IP Routers)• Have a basic understanding of the general structure and components of a transit vehicle (Electrical, J1939, J1708, Ethernet, Multiplexors)• Troubleshoot difficult and complex issues with Clever Devices’ products independently• Travel to customer sites as needed• Provide rare, onsite, overnight customer supportCustomers I've worked with directly:• Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) - Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia• Fort Meade Military Base Shuttle Service - Fort Meade, MD• ECU Transit - East Carolina University, Greenville, NC• Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) - Detroit, MI• Valley Metro - Phoenix, AZSkills:• ATP/FAT Testing• Regression Testing• Systems Integration• Onsite testing verification• Troubleshooting• Testing and simulation• Collaboration• Customer interaction• Oral communication• Microsoft Excel• Microsoft Office• JIRA• Confluence Show less • Deployed and maintained systems for critical infrastructure in public transportation across software, hardware, embedded systems, data, and voice communications applications• Retrofitted ten (10) distinct bus types with Clever Devices’ latest computer, integrated preexisting hardware and third-party systems, and developed installation procedures for future retrofits (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority)• Established automated vehicle announcements, real-time shuttle tracking, data collection, and remote data transfer for ten (10) shuttle buses at a secure military base (Fort Meade)• Modified Python code to analyze the frequency and size of daily bus data uploads and optimized the availability of recent bus events for customer business intelligence reports• Restored three ‘bus-in-a-box’ simulation systems for testing and training and integrated GPS and odometer simulation• Published an internal user manual to troubleshoot and recalibrate Clever Devices’ touchscreen equipment• Restored operation of secondary data transfer radio system utilized by fleet of 1500+ buses• Prototyped and presented a virtual machine-based project for professional development and testing with Clever Devices’ proprietary software Show less

  • Project Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Associate Project Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2022
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  Clever Devices

  Oct 2023 - now

  Systems Support Engineer