Emily C Kramer
Covington
Summary
Dedicated physicist with expertise in research, development, and analysis. Proficient in full-stack software engineering, automation and controls engineering, PLC programming, and control panel manufacturing. Committed to delivering innovative solutions and enhancing organizational success through technical skills and collaborative efforts.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation Engineer
Trident Maritime Systems
New Orleans
08.2022 - 04.2025
- Developed HMI product in WinCC OA
- Developed HMI project in WinCC Advanced
- Project lead - coordinated with customers, delegated assignments, ensured project completion
- Completed and peer reviewed CDRL documentation for government submittals.
- Collaborated in TIA Portal and Wonderware/FactoryTalk
- Updated schematics and assembly drawings with AutoCAD
- Composed and performed Factory Acceptance Tests
- Led design meetings
JUNIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FULL-STACK DEVELOPER)
CotingaSoft
New Orleans
12.2018 - 11.2019
- Architectural design and development of client-specific software for established companies and start-ups.
- Work on multiple projects at a time, completing assigned tasks, features, and providing support for any bugs reported by clients.
- Implement software engineering tools and techniques, such as object-oriented programming, database management and migrations, cronjobs, email, payment and invoice records, etc. for running their business, managing accounts for admins, staff, vendors, customers, etc.
- Research, implement, and certify payment system and assist in the project's migration to the new payment system.
- Communicate with project manager via Slack channel, JIRA board, and project meetings.
- Pair program with fellow developers and peer review pull requests before merging into develop branch and pushing to dev site for QA.
- QA of individual project sprints before updates and changes are pushed to production as well as QA of entire projects for each user, button click, and expected functionality.
AUTOMATION AND CONTROLS PROGRAMMER AND DESIGNER
Cox Research and Technology
Baton Rouge
12.2016 - 04.2018
- Plan, implement, and evaluate multiple automation related projects and initiatives simultaneously to ensure quality, safety, precision and accuracy.
- Develop PLC and HMI applications to meet specifications.
- Design original plc programs as well as optimize, modify and add documentation to legacy code.
- Troubleshoot control panel and plc issues both over the phone and in the field.
- Communicate with customers on project scope and design; develop electrical bill of materials; provide customer with a formal quote and project submittals such as control panel schematic and plc program layout, description, and parameters list.
- Design, optimize, and modify electrical schematics using cad and similar software.
- Present project overview to panel of stakeholders - including coworkers and clients.
- Manufacture control panels including assembly, shipping, and testing.
STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
08.2014 - 07.2016
- Weigh, melt, and anneal magnetic materials to study caloric effects.
- Melt materials using RF induction and arc melting.
- Conduct experiments on a Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS) to measure magnetic and pressure characteristics.
- Mentor fellow research assistants.
LEARNING ASSISTANT/TUTOR - PHYSICS
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
01.2016 - 05.2016
- Aided students on weekly assignments.
- Taught students better ways to tackle difficult problems.
- Helped students study for their exams in a constructive way.
STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT - PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
01.2014 - 07.2014
- Constructed a payload to fly on a LaACES balloon flight to measure ultraviolet radiation and temperature of the upper atmosphere.
- Assembled a GPS shield for Arduino UNO.
- Built an add-on temperature transistor circuit to UV sensor board.
- Wrote code for Arduino UNO to collect data during flight.
- Met weekly and presented project progression to a research team.
HOSTESS/WAITRESS
Mansurs on the Boulevard
Baton Rouge
08.2011 - 04.2013
- Ensured every customer was satisfied with their experience by providing the best possible customer service.
- Communicated with kitchen staff to effectively expedite food to customers.
- Managed a section of 5 tables with the potential for 25 guests at a time.
- Trained new servers and hostesses.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge12-2016
Skills
- Project Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Full-Stack Development
- Research and Analysis
- Software Engineering
- Automation and Controls Engineering
- Team collaboration
- HMI development
- PLC programming
Awards
- TOPS Scholarship Recipient, Louisiana State University
- National Physics Honor Society, Louisiana State University
- Dean's List, Louisiana State University
Programming Languages And Software
- WinCC OA
- WinCC Advanced
- TIA Portal
- Wonderware/FactoryTalk
- PHP
- JavaScript
- LOGO! SoftComfort
- Postman
- Docker
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- Tower
- AutoCAD
- DraftSight
- JIRA
- Trello
- MySQL
- SequelPro
- TablePlus
- Atom
- Sublime Text
- Zend Framework - zf2
- Zend Framework - zf3
- EAGLE PCB
- Visilogic
- Amazon Web Services
- Arduino
- Ladder Logic
- MatLab
- PowderCell
- Function Block Diagrams
- Simulink
- LabVIEW
- Modbus
- IRAF
- CrystalMaker
- Python
- PSpice
- Origin
- C++
- OrCAD Capture CIS
- Microsoft Office
- Assembly
- IDL
Activities
- Sigma Pi Sigma Member
- LSU HAM Radio Club
- LSU Intramural Football
- LSU College of Engineering Society of Peer Mentors
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Automation Engineer
Trident Maritime Systems
08.2022 - 04.2025
JUNIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FULL-STACK DEVELOPER)
CotingaSoft
12.2018 - 11.2019
AUTOMATION AND CONTROLS PROGRAMMER AND DESIGNER
Cox Research and Technology
12.2016 - 04.2018
LEARNING ASSISTANT/TUTOR - PHYSICS
Louisiana State University
01.2016 - 05.2016
STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Louisiana State University
08.2014 - 07.2016
STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT - PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS
Louisiana State University
01.2014 - 07.2014
HOSTESS/WAITRESS
Mansurs on the Boulevard
08.2011 - 04.2013
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics
Louisiana State University
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