* Implemented a help overlay system that indicates when new features are released and assists 100+ clients in learning how to analyze a financial report
* Improved developer efficiency and limited bugs produced in live environments by moving to a Webpack build and converting all JavaScript files to TypeScript files
* Programmed a redesigned layout for a report based on user feedback that showed approximately 66% of clients were misinterpreting how to analyze at least 20% of the old report

Software Engineer

* Researched and experimented with new interfaces to improve an experience in augmented reality by adding effects (audio, animation, visual feedback) that could help students learn the 3D human anatomy
* Developed lighting enhancements in Unity3D to simplify differentiating between body parts in the AnatomyX application while using the Microsoft HoloLens
* Assisted game developers in an implementation of a quiz system that utilized voice recognition and text-based interfaces
* Performed qualitative user experience research by user testing 20 people over multiple app iterations which determined difficult to use UI elements and misinterpreted features

Augmented Reality Developer

* Led software design on a team of 4 that integrated hardware and software between an FPGA board and a desktop application
* Created the desktop application using the C++ Qt framework to display internal memory information stored on the FPGA which increased development productivity by 300%
* Assisted 30-50 hardware students per semester in Digital Logic and Computer Architecture classes during lab and recitation sessions by analyzing project designs and reviewing homework problems
* The semester long design project for Digital Logic was to build a binary/hexadecimal-based math game and this was transferred to a C program to be compiled by a soft microprocessor core to communicate with the desktop application

Computer Engineering Researching & Teaching Assistant

* Focused on solving the problem of navigating through complex file hierarchies in an augmented reality space
* Prototyped new user interfaces and interactions for a collaborative augmented reality application used by NASA engineers for viewing physical systems such as the Mars Rover
* The creation of 3D physical prototypes were user tested and iterated on for new designs
* Data was analyzed from Google Forms surveys that produced data visualization charts/graphs
* The final prototype was built with Unity and tested on the Microsoft HoloLens so NASA could research and develop the idea further

This work was presented at the NYC Media Lab: Exploring Future Reality 2016 and again in June 2017 at NYU Tandon for Mayor de Blasio's New York Works plan to position the city as a global hub for VR/AR innovation. See document link below for a more in-depth project description and documentation that outlines the complete UX process.

User Experience Researcher

I've been working with JavaScript in an industry setting developing the interactions for financial reports at FactSet. One recent project included a help overlay system which highlighted new features in the report when they were released and helped clients new to the reports analyze its features. My day-to-day tasks mainly involved AngularJS and general front-end web development.

Most of my C++ experience comes from my work and projects during my time at New York University during my BS & MS degrees. I worked on small projects in the distributed systems and GPU programming fields. I also worked in Unreal Engine 4 using C++ development for a VR app.

Developed a service at FactSet which was hit monthly by 1+ million clients to improve response times by ~9.2%. This service rendered static html pages on the server with Node.js and sent them to the client. Previously, all the data was being processed on the front-end which resulted in sluggish reports.

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Joseph B.

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