Summary
Cassandra Rothrauff is a Lead Associate and seasoned embedded systems engineer with nine years of experience designing and implementing low-level software for COTS and rugged military platforms. She specializes in real-time systems, device drivers, BSPs, and high-performance math libraries on VxWorks and Linux, with projects spanning RF sensors, VoIP, and tactical embedded systems. Known for hands-on systems engineering, she blends rigorous technical depth with strong interpersonal skills to deliver bleeding-edge embedded products. A former dancer, Cassandra brings a team-building, motivational leadership style to engineering and volunteers as a Software Robotics Coach for FTC teams, where she focuses on mentoring students in leadership and problem-solving as much as coding. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, she has advanced through roles at Curtiss-Wright, ORBCOMM, Trident Systems, and Booz Allen Hamilton, evidencing sustained impact across defense and commercial programs.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major in Computer Science, Minor in Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major in Computer Science, Minor in Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University