Robert Hamner

Site: somesolvedproblems.com
Email: roberthamner@gmail.com
Phone: 205-792-7248
roberthamner@gmail.com
205-792-7248
somesolvedproblems.com
Principal Software Engineer with a varied background, most recently focused on data platforms and data visualization. Current projects primarily use Python, JavaScript, and SQL.

Skills

Selected Work Experience

Principal Software Engineer (5 years)
Senior Software Engineer (2 years)
Software Engineer II (4 years)
National Instruments (NI)
Remote
National Instruments (NI) - Remote
Principal Software Engineer (5 years)
Senior Software Engineer (2 years)
Software Engineer II (4 years)
Senior Research Specialist (1 year)
Research Specialist (2 years)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY
Senior Research Specialist (1 year)
Research Specialist (2 years)
  • Software lead and research scientist for the Lighting Research Center
  • Notable projects
    • Wrote all software for a wearable light and activity monitor (C, Python)
    • Automated all test administration and data management for overnight experiments to severely limit need for on-call (C, Python)
    • Wrote the control software and experiment automation for a novel fixture that produces and sustains nearly any visible lighting condition (LabVIEW, Python)
    • Performed all data analysis and created all data visualizations for many publications (MATLAB, Python)

Education

University of Alabama
Degrees: B.S. in Physics and Math; M.S. in Physics
Awards: "Most Outstanding Physics Major", Magna Cum Laude, full scholarships

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