BRETT ALTENA
"There are 10 types of people in the world, those who know binary and those who don't."
Professional Experience
Software Developer - EFCO Corp., Des Moines, IA
May 2017 - Present
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Created a Role Based Access system using stored procedures to affect 100+ tables to modify employees’ access. Increased time efficiency from hours of manual labor to executing a single command.
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Communicated with executives and subject matter experts on a daily basis to effectively coordinate how each role’s access should be determined.
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Developed automated testing scripts for version control of self-made code as well as other’s code.
Manager: Todd Smithson
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Company Phone: (515) 266-1141
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Company Address: 1800 NE Broadway Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
Robotics Researcher - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
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Researched non-verbal communication techniques used by non-anthropomorphic robots using expressive motions.
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Developed a tracking program that remotely connects to a server and user interface to implement my custom path-planning algorithm to avoid obstacles. These commands were sent to multiple robots via ROS.
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Debugged and improved previous code to optimize the expressive movement.
Manager: Dr. Heather Knight
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Office Phone: (541) 737-2165
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Office Address: 275 Kelley Enginerring Center, Corvallis, OR 97331