Steven Nix
Senior Research Engineer I at University of Southern California
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Nix is a Senior Research Engineer with 11 years of technical experience and 7+ years focused on AI/ML, specializing in embedded computer vision and model optimization for defense and enterprise systems. He builds low-latency, containerized inference pipelines on edge platforms like NVIDIA Jetson and integrates streaming FLIR sensor data with TensorRT-accelerated models. Experienced across the full ML lifecycle, he designs synthetic data experiments, standardized dataset tooling (Python + HDF5), and automation to make research reproducible and deployable. A former Army IT specialist, he pairs operational discipline in secure field environments with R&D rigor, enabling pragmatic solutions for real-world constraints. Based in Fredericksburg, VA, he now applies this blend of systems engineering and applied research at the University of Southern California.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Clemson University
English
Github Skills (35)
image-processing9
computer-vision9
opencv8
database8
python8
deep-learning8
sql8
feed8
python-app8
pytorch8
cockroachdb7
stable-diffusion7
ai7
react7
sql-database7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
stevencnix/stevencnix.github.io
Feb 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:99 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
TriSpade/OrangeRiverExtremeOrange
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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