R Vandemark
Robotics Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolR Vandemark is a robotics engineer with nine years of hands-on experience designing algorithms and software for collaborative and space robotics, currently developing robotics systems for NASA Goddard under the NExIS program. He holds a double BS in Computer Engineering and Computer Science with minors in Math and Physics from York College and began leading robotics software while still a full-time student—serving as Lead Robotics Software Engineer at a campus startup. Adept at both software and hardware integration, he has practical experience in embedded systems, data transformation, and customer-facing application development from internships and R&D roles. Pursuing a part-time MEng in Robotics at University of Maryland, he combines rigorous academic grounding with real-world product delivery in high-stakes environments. Notably, he balanced full-time work and full-time study during his final undergraduate semesters, demonstrating exceptional drive and the ability to translate diverse team experiences into pragmatic engineering solutions.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Double Major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, with Minors in Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Double Major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, with Minors in Mathematics and Physics at York College of PennsylvaniaMaster of Engineering - MEng, Robotics, Master of Engineering - MEng, Robotics at University of Maryland
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Github Skills (18)
prediction-model10
infrared10
spectrum10
telescope10
electrical-engineering10
rtl-sdr10
software-defined-radio10
gnuradio10
astronomy9
signal-processing9
python8
boost-python6
socket6
boost6
recursion6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jporter7/YCP-RT-ControlRoom
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
The main repository for the York College of Pennsylvania Radio Telescope control room software.
Contributions:71 commits, 20 PRs, 40 pushes in 6 months
pythonsoftware-defined-radiosignal-processinggnuradiortlsdr
rvandemark/TED-Talks-CS320
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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