Daniel Vagg SPACE SOFTWARE SYSTEM ARCHITECT · M. SC. PHYSICS SPECIALIZING IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Aimer, Killstegue, Annestown, Co. Waterford, IRELAND  (+353) 83 345 7414

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“In the next 100 years, we have the opportunity to ensure humanities survival. I want to make sure I did everything I could.”

Summary With 4.5 years of industrial experience across a broad range of computing (micro-controllers to distributed cloud platforms), an M. Sc. in Physics specializing in space science and technology, and 3 years of solo development of a stratospheric glider, I will be an ideal addition and even potential leader within multidisciplinary space-technology environments.

Skills/Academic Software (Languages) Software (Packages/Frameworks) Software (Operating Systems) Software (Development) Software (Delivery) Academic

(Relevant modules)

Personal

Python [daily use], Node.JS, C/C++, JAVA, Ruby, LaTeX, R, Octave, IDL Anaconda suite (pandas, scipy, numpy), Django. Hundreds – I search and learn quickly Windows, Ubuntu Continuous integration, unit/integration testing Have developed and delivered software systems to ECSS standards Space environment, satellite subsystem design, semiconductor device physics, photonics, plasma physics, astronomy, space mission design, quantum mechanics, special relativity Patient, friendly, strong leadership & teamwork skills, creative problem solver, visual communicator

Work Experience Parameter Space Ltd

Dublin, Ireland

SYSTEM ARCHITECT & LEAD DEVELOPER

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Mar. 2015 - PRESENT

Designed and lead development of GAVIP; a data-analysis platform deployed in ESA (European Space Agency) for the Gaia mission. Designed and developed the initial prototypes of a similar platform to GAVIP for Earth Observation data-analysis of Sentinel & LandSat satellites. Built and helped maintain all internal company ICT infrastructure including code repositories and continuous integration systems. Technical contact to several external teams who were building software to be deployed on the GAVIP platform. Coordinated with all internal and external teams to help drive the particular implementations of the GAVIP platform. Not only payed close attention to detail but also always endeavored to implement intelligent solutions to problems. – GAVIP (a web platform) can be used entirely from the command line. – The command line client is compatible with all versions of GAVIP as it generates it’s functionality from GAVIP’s online documentation.

Curtiss-Wright

Dublin, Ireland

INTERN & LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

June 2014 – October 2014

• Lead a team of 3 engineers in building software to analyze the power requirements of flight-testing hardware. • Software was developed following best practices and successfully integrated into a mature enterprise software suite.

FeedHenry Ltd (RedHat mobile)

Waterford, Ireland

CLOUD OPERATIONS ENGINEER & PRODUCT RESEARCH

July 2011 – September 2013

• Managed infrastructure consisting of hundreds of servers distributed across many geographical locations and data-centers. • Developed automation software and end-to-end systems. • Developed and deployed ‘Overseer’, an internal system which tracked all customers and applications developed within FeedHenry infrastructure to aid internal teams (primarily support and management). • Researched methods of repackaging the FeedHenry platform (usually spanning several machines) into a single self-deploying software package to run on a virtual machine. • Researched and developed an internal application to demonstrate best-practices within application-development teams within the company (despite not developing applications in prior roles).

Personal project

Ireland

STRATOSPHERE GLIDER/UAV DEVELOPMENT

July 2012 – PRESENT

• Designed a unique UAV which descends autonomously from a height of φЈЈӴ ЈЈЈց֏ to a configurable GPS coordinate. • Developed all software including micro-controller systems in C, glider control systems in Python, and a distributed array of ground-stations using Python, and AWS servers. • Conducted several tests from software testing, to flight testing using faked GPS coordinates, and physical flight/parachute tests. • Endlessly evaluated potential failure scenarios and challenges during development (including servo grease freezing and electromagnetic interference).

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University College Dublin

Ireland

EDUCUBE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

June 2016 – December 2016

• Coordinated within a small team to develop EduCube, an educational CubeSat. • Developed all EduCube micro-controller systems on each of the EduCube modules including Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Command Data & Handling (CD&H) modules. • Designed and built ground-station systems (software only) to communicate with EduCube through wired and radio links. The ground-station allows students to monitor and control the EduCube from their laptops. • Designed and implemented a Python command line client to EduCube allowing students to monitor/control the payload. EduCube is being presented at a KeyNote talk at the COSPAR Symposium 2017

Presentation Python in Space Science

Dublin, Ireland

LIGHTNING TALK SPEAKER

May. 2017

• Lightning talk at Python meetup group to show the use of Python in space science, particularly within Parameter Space

Internet Of Things (IOT)

Waterford, Ireland

PRESENTER

April. 2017

• Talk aimed at undergraduates discussing the potential importance of the Internet of Things in the future, especially in assisting Artificial Intelligence

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

PRESENTER

Jun. 2016

• Presented SPIE paper ‘GAVIP: a platform for Gaia data analysis [9913-68]’

Smart Futures - Exploring Careers

Dublin, Ireland

PRESENTER - SMARTFUTURES (SMARTFUTURES.IE)

May. 2015

• Outreach to prospective students, encouraging students to pursue STEM careers

University College Dublin - Seminar

Dublin, Ireland

INVITED SPEAKER

Mar. 2015

• Explained the role of Parameter Space to Masters students. Discussed the stratosphere glider/UAV.

Waterford Institute of Technology - Physics outreach

Waterford, Ireland

PRESENTER

Nov. 2014

• Outreach to under-graduates to help demonstrate the rewards of pursuing a physics degree

Literature Astrophysics > Instrumentation and

GAVIP: A Platform for Gaia Data Analysis

Methods for Astrophysics

PRIMARY AUTHOR

May. 2016

• Wrote paper as lead author for oral presentation in “Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV” conference at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation symposium. Paper was accepted with no revisions.

Education UCD (University College Dublin)

Dublin, Ireland

MSC PHYSICS SPECIALISING IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sep. 2013 - Sep. 2014

• 1.1 First class honors (GPA: 3.91). • Awarded a partial scholarship.

WIT (Waterford Institute of Technology)

Waterford, Ireland

BSC PHYSICS SPECIALISING IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sep. 2007 - May. 2011

• 1.1 First class honors • Received award for best final year project (overall) in the department of science, mathematics, and computing.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health COMPUTING FOR DATA ANALYSIS

Online (coursera) Nov. 2013

• Grade 99% (with distinction)

Stanford University

Online (coursera)

MACHINE LEARNING

Aug. 2013

• Grade 97% SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

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