Brennan Chaloux

In addition to responsibilities mentioned for Firmware Engineer (see below),

• Reduced product development time by implementing agile methodologies and improving collaboration between hardware and software teams.
• Conducted rigorous code reviews as part of a collaborative team environment, identifying areas for improvement while maintaining high coding standards throughout the organization.
• Mentored and lead a junior engineer, sharing knowledge of best practices in firmware development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Supported customer-facing teams by providing technical expertise during pre-sales presentations, product demonstrations, and post-sales support efforts.

• Developed embedded software for product enhancements, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
• Optimized firmware performance through rigorous testing and debugging procedures.
• Architected, developed, tested, and released a novel application for the PlateNovus in C/C++.
• Utilizing code from previous projects, created a brand new codebase for an existing instrument, the TipNovus.
• Worked within a cross-functional team to ensure the mechanical and electrical aspects worked with the software side of the instrument.
• Using modern communication protocols, created an automation API for our instruments to allow for automated use of the instrument.
• Created a building strategy for the TipNovus Application using CMake.
• Maintained detailed code documentation by leveraging Doxygen within the codebase.

• Finished and released our automated workcell, the Automated TipNovus.
• Assisted service technicians in installing the Automated TipNovus by travelling onsite and presenting training materials to potential users.
• Performed initial testing for the PlateNovus by gathering dye testing data to determine the efficacy of various cleaning strategies on microtiter plates.
• Created mechanical drawings for components needed on the Automated TipNovus using Autodesk Inventor.
• Developed and released an automated testing tool for manufacturing personnel that decreased QC time by 75%.

• Assisted graduate studies by performing organic synthesis reactions.
• Documented and characterized reaction results using NMR, chromatography, and MALDI Mass Spectroscopy.
• Publication: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC01148D