Tom Hightower

Software Engineer and Photographer

Resume

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Ga

BS in Computer Science

Concentrations in Intelligence and Media

Expected May 2021

Technical Skills

Programming

| Web Tools
JavascriptReactNodeTypescriptAWSAzureHTML5CSS

Programming

| Desktop Tools
PythonRustC++C#RSQLJavaOpenCV.NET

Robotics

ArduinoRaspberry Pi3D-PrintingPrototypingPCB DesignImaging SystemsCAD

Certifications

Licensed UAS Remote Pilot (FAA Part 107)

Personal Projects

Check out the Projects Page for details on my current endeavors!

Experience

GTRI Robolab

| 01/2020 - Present

Aquabot Researcher

  • Design and prototype aquabot control systems using embedded microcontrollers
  • Focus on software/hardware integration and position estimation using radio signal strength

Tidal Wave Auto Spa

| 10/2019 - Present

Software Subcontractor

  • Designed and currently manage a web platform for managing Tidal Wave's collision avoidance system
  • Built the frontend with React.js, the backend with Node and Express, and hosted it on Azure and Azure SQL

Asurion

| Summer 2018, 2019

Software Development Intern

  • Used Node and React.js frameworks to build customer support solutions deployed worldwide
  • Wrote and executed build scripts to deploy code to AWS

Gatech Aerospace

| 08/2017 - 05/2018

Small Satellite Researcher

  • Led the Optics Subsytem team to develop imaging software and embedded hardware systems for the RANGE and TARGIT cubesats

Diversified

| 05/2016 - 04/2017

Junior Programmer

  • Designed, built, and tested custom A/V integration software for conference rooms, lecture halls, and digital signage
  • Created solutions for companies like Coca-Cola, Baptist Healthcare, and Sealed Air