Franz Pertl
Lead System Engineer at MITRE
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFranz Pertl is a Lead System Engineer at MITRE with over a decade of experience translating advanced R&D concepts into deployed systems across autonomous robotics, optical spectroscopy, biometrics, and RF antenna development. He holds a PhD in Engineering and is an inventor on five U.S. patents, with a publication record spanning journal and conference papers that underscores deep technical authorship. Franz has led multidisciplinary research teams, mentored graduate students, and built end-to-end prototypes—from microcontroller-based counterfeit detectors to modular C-130 surveillance platforms—combining hands-on hardware design with scalable software and database engineering. His background includes designing anechoic chambers, emissions test DAQ systems, and distributed biometrics applications, demonstrating uncommon fluency across optics, electromagnetics, controls, and software. Known for merging scientific curiosity with practical IP creation, he also brings leadership training and Lean/Six Sigma exposure to optimize complex R&D workflows.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Engineering, PhD, Engineering at West Virginia University
German, Portuguese, French
Github Skills (48)
nvidia8
nvidia-docker8
particle7
kalman7
java7
orientdb7
tensorrt7
triton7
machine-learning7
inference7
gpu7
deep-learning7
relational-databases6
filter6
database6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
openmpf/openmpf-components
May 2020 - Dec 2020
OpenMPF components that have licenses compatible with Apache 2.0
Contributions:54 commits, 3 PRs, 45 pushes in 7 months
licensesjavaapache
openmpf/openmpf-contrib-components
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
OpenMPF components that have licenses that are not compatible with Apache 2.0
Contributions:1 commit, 2 PRs, 15 pushes in 1 day
licensesjavaapache
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