OM MAHIDA

About Om

Helping secure medical devices @MedCrypt. In my spare time I enjoy reading, skiing, and a sprinkle of side projects :)

Credit to Shree

Past Experience

Fireflies A.I.
2015-2016 Co-Founder
Designed and built Node.js app that was able to handle over concurrent 10,000 users
Modeled machine learning algorithms to help classify data in messages and emails with 98% success rate
Built website with React.js frontend, Meteor backend, and support for OAuth 2.0
Fireflies Delivery
2014-2015 Co-Founder
Developed an iOS application in Swift as client-side with cloud-based backend
Integrated more than 10 APIs including Braintree, Parse, Facebook, Alohar, MapKit, and Fabric
Won awards from Alohar Context-Aware Hackathon and MIT Bitcoin Competition
Lockheed Martin
2015 Digital Signal Processing Engineer
Developed radar signal processing algorithms in MATLAB improving overall simulation accuracy and speed
Refactored legacy code base to improve functionality and performance by 20%
Modeled DSP algorithms for a solid state radar array using Rhapsody
Lockheed Martin
2014 Software Engineer
Developed automated regression software using Sikuli to verify graphical user interface
Built automation software architecture for automation scripts in Jenkins with Bash
Analyzed real-time command system data for networking, firmware, and software issues

Projects

Drexel Hyperloop
2016 Controls & Software Lead
Designed initial system architecture that helped the team qualify for the finals in the SpaceX Hyperloop competition
Modeled all Pod subsystems including structural, braking, and power systems
Recruited team of ten students to work on controls and software
Hackathons
2015 Placed 1st
Dragon Hacks 2016: Developed Android controlled drink dispenser
Dragon Hacks 2015: Demostrated Google Glass and Myo controlled quadcopter
Penn Apps 2015: Designed and helped build quadcopter Classic Pong
Side Projects and Research
Lastest three
Stabilizing (ski) videos programmatically using Python and OpenCV.
Performance analysis of Fizz-Buzz solutions using different techniques such as neural networks, cause why not :p
Localization of IMU data without ground truth using machine learning. Contact for paper.

Blog

I started writing last year about things I experience or find interesting. My articles range from writing about technology to historical events. Feel free to ping me if you want to chat :)



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Fun

Avid skier, reader, food/beer/wine explorer, and an advocate for a more open government.

Credit to Artemis