Software / System Engineering Intern
Control Associates / Continua Process Systems · Allendale, NJ
- Engineered an Ultralytics YOLO classification pipeline in Python, curating training data and tuning hyperparameters to raise classification accuracy from 75% to 98%.
- Designed a Star/Snowflake schema in PostgreSQL and deployed a containerized TimescaleDB instance via Docker Compose for time-series IIoT analytics.
- Diagnosed a memory bottleneck in a PDF→image pipeline (unbounded PNG loading) and rebuilt it with batching, reducing peak memory usage by 90%.
- Built an MCP server exposing model training, tuning, and inference as callable tools for AI-agent integration.
- Engineered a fault-tolerant Python MQTT adapter translating raw bioreactor sensor data into structured Sparkplug B payloads for SCADA (Ignition), DataOps (HighByte), and Historian platforms.
- Rebuilt the application UI in Ignition Perspective after a full Figma design rework, following beta user feedback.
- Collaborated with a project manager and 5 engineers in a parallel Agile sprint workflow, presenting progress in weekly client cadence meetings.