Zachary Burrows

Experience

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  Eastern Washington University

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2013

  Physics Tutor

  Tutored students in Calculus Based Physics and Calculus.

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  Itron

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  R&D Intern

  Worked on design for manufacturing, product testing, engineering documentation, and design for experiment.

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  Itron

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  R&D Intern

  Developed, wrote, and presented proof of concept for test system software improvements.Wrote design of experiment for product design improvements that were implemented.Wrote engineering change orders that were implemented in manufacturing process.

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  Kaiser Aluminum

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Engineering Intern

  Assisted electrical maintenance engineering team improve and maintain control and power systems in a 3M sqft aerospace aluminum manufacturing facility.

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  Itron

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

  Software Engineer

  Itron is a $2B technology company in the smart utility space.Technical lead on a project to develop and deliver a fully functional IoT test network to one of Itron's largest customers. Network included dual mesh networks, multi-point cellular backhaul to three cloud systems, and contained electric/water/gas meters and proof-of-concept IoT devices.● Wrote custom C and Python/Bash code for Linux-based and embedded IoT devices to send/receive data from light sensors, methane sensors, streetlight controllers, electric meters, gas meters, and water meters over USB/serial/I2C.● Wrote scripts to monitor and recover dual wireless mesh networks and cellular connections upon loss of network, loss of power, or system failure on root, mesh, and leaf devices that resulted in a 50% increase in network stability.● Developed code to interface with custom API’s to send raw data and CSV files via COAP and UDP over mesh network, ipv4, and ipv6 tunnels to 3 backend systems.● Contributed to development of custom frontend/backend in HTML/CSS/JavaScript/PHP to display live data from and send commands to prototype IoT devices.● Developed Bash scripts to automate custom Linux and DSP firmware installation for thousands of Itron Riva Edge development kits.● Contributed to custom Linux firmware builds used by Itron and customer developers on thousands of devices.Languages/Technologies Utilized: C, Bash, Python, Linux, PHP, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, Distributed Systems, Inter-Process Communication, Multithreading Show less

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  ON Semiconductor

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

  Field Sales Engineer

  Lead and grew strategic multi-million dollar customer engagements and relationships in Western United States.Managed relationships with ON's strategic distributors in Washington state.

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  Amazon Web Services

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2019

  Inside Sales Account Manager
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  Amazon

  Sept 2019 - now

  Software Development Engineer

  - Engaged in end-to-end software development lifecycle, encompassing design, coding, testing, and documentation for large-scale, distributed systems and applications.- Interpret functional requirements to architect scalable solutions in alignment with system architecture principles.- Contribute across all stages of development, spanning from initial design to deployment and ongoing maintenance.- Produce comprehensive and well-structured software documentation adhering to industry standards.- Assess and determine the adoption of emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to optimize software development processes.- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior members of the development team to foster their professional growth and skills development. Show less