Patrick Marshall

Experience

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  Tailored Data Solutions

  May 2018 - Sept 2021

  I troubleshoot and repair customer desktops and laptops, on both hardware and software fronts. This also involves communication with the customers in the store and on the phone, keeping them in the loop with what's going on, and being able to explain in layman's terms what it all means. I take the laptops and desktops we receive and renew them to be sold. This involves replacing faulty parts, cleaning them up, and installing a new operating system. I also communicate with customers in the store and on the phone.

  • Computer Repair Technician

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Computer Refurbisher

    May 2018 - Jul 2019
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  Virginia Commonwealth University - College of Engineering

  Aug 2020 - May 2023

  Run labs for advanced engineering programming course, leading students through assignments and helping them understand core programming concepts. Implemented an Introduction to GDB unit to help with runtime crashes which has improved lab completion times and reduced student frustration. Introduced team names related to the week's lab to reduce student friction towards having a different random new partner weekly. I develop VCU OpenCity’s transportation system software and hardware. This involves deploying hardware and developing a ROS2 software stack in Python and C++ for both the Waveshare PiRacer, which is our model for an autonomous vehicle, and a roadside unit, a traffic signal. Worked on a team to build a 3D-printed, small-scale version of the NASA LA-7 aircraft for test-bed research.

  • Teaching Assistant: Advanced C Programming

    Aug 2022 - May 2023

  • Autonomous Vehicles Researcher | Human and Intelligent Vehicle Ensembles (HIVE) Lab

    May 2021 - May 2023

  • Undergaduate Research Assistant | Collaborative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Lab

    Aug 2020 - May 2021
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  CarMax

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Data Engineering Intern

  Co-developed a data ingestion pipeline in Microsoft Databricks & Data Factory using PySpark for “coming soon” vehicles allowing analysts to track and predict inventory data with more accuracy. Contributed to the common codebase of the enterprise data lake team by developing a class for the data lake-wide checkpoint table, allowing for improved data ingestion implementations and streamlining support.

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  CarMax

  Jul 2023 - now

  Supported the launch of a new service by writing the framework for its integration tests, improving data visibility to enhance support capabilities, and fixing bugs / performing general maintenance. Learned about the tech stacks, orgs, and teams at CarMax. Did interactive activities to learn about agile, DevOps, Splunk, Azure, and other cross-team foundational dev skills in real-life scenarios.

  • Software Engineer: ConvEx

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Software Engineer: Explorers

    Sept 2023 - Feb 2024

  • CarMax Technology Academy (CTA)

    Jul 2023 - Sept 2023