MikeWalker


Education
Purdue

BS Purdue University
Graduated: December 2008
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Minor: History
Undergraduate Research Assistant


MS Purdue University
Graduated: December 2010
Major: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Thesis Research: GPS satellite orbit determination

Interests
  • Astrodynamics
  • Orbit determination
  • Estimation and Kalman Filters
  • Control theory
  • Signal processing
  • Software development
  • UAVs
  • Cube-sat / Nano-sat
  • Startups and fast paced R&D
  • Endurance running
  • Hiking in the mountains
  • College football
About Me
I am an Aerospace Engineer with professional experience developing embedded software and algorithms for spaceflight and tactical systems. My education at Purdue University in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics revolved around dynamics, navigation and control. At Purdue I pursued and earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics.

My professional experience includes work on spaceflight communications, GPS systems, RADAR, signal processing and embedded software development. Additionally, I have software development experience which began in 2001, and has been at a professional level since 2007.

I enjoy environments where I can be engaged in my work and where I am challenged to learn new things.

Skills
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Multi-threaded programming
  • Agile Development Cycle
  • Linux based environment
  • Automated testing and verification
  • Radar
  • Digital signal processing
  • Guidance, navigation and control
  • Programming languages
    • C++/C
    • Java
    • Python
    • Bash Shell
    • VHDL
    • Ada95
    • Matlab
  • Embedded software development
    • Linux
    • SysBios (TI)
    • VxWorks
  • Tools
    • Satellite Toolkit
    • Mathmatica
    • Matlab Simulink
    • PCB123
    • LaTeX
    • Microsoft Office