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Ethan Palosh

Undergraduate at the University of Southern California


Hey! My name is Ethan Palosh, and this is my website portfolio! Below, you will find my projects, professional experience, and more about me!
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Projects
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Swift, Full-Stack, Firebase
Published iOS App!
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C++, Custom Electronics
Custom Dashboard
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C++, Arduino
Door-Mounted Survey
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HTML, JavaScript
Website Portfolio



Resume

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Foreflight

Software Engineering Intern


At Foreflight, I worked alongside full-time engineers to design and develop internal software for user-data publisher infrastructure.

+ Developed production code in Swift, Java, and Objective-C.
+ Demonstrated rapid proficiency in the Apple Development environment for both front-end and back-end development.
+ Practiced agile best-practices, participated in a PR workflow, and wrote automated tests for all code.
+ Contributed effectively and knowledgeably to conceptual system design discussions.




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NASA

Research Intern


At NASA, I co-authored a research publication and served a role providing quantatative metrics on classified satelite data.

+ Analyzed millions of datapoints in classified NASA satelite datasets using JavaScript and Python.
+ Contributed meaningfully to an original research paper investigating the El Niño/La Niña Phenomenon.
+ Developed additional graphics and animations to visualize the team's discoveries in presentation materials.
+ Co-presented our paper at the AGU Scientific Conference.

View the abstract of our paper here.



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USC Racing

Head Software Engineer


As part of USC's Formula SAE project design team, I manage all custom software on our formula racing car.

+ Designed, constructed, and wrote code for a custom driver dashboard interface in C++ utilizing CAN networking.
+ Developed custom ECU firmware to satisfy strict competition safety guidelines.
+ Tested and documented hundreds of components on the car's wiring harness in RapidHarness CAD software.
+ As driver: Comprehensive knowledge of car and mental agility to perform in high-stakes environments.

Learn about the team here.



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Competition Robotics

Autonomous Software Specialist


Responsible for all autonomous software and utilized advanced techniques to succeed in global competition.

+ Responsible for all autonomous software and sensors on robot. Ranked 3rd in world for autonomous control.
+ Utilized advanced techniques: sensor fusion localization, computer vision, and object tracking for 100% of autonomous control period.
+ Designed a unique autonomous path that accurately traverses variable terrain using computer vision, giving our team a distinct advantage.
+ Served in community STEM outreach efforts - FRC 2468 earned top 6 in the world (finalists) for Impact Award.

FRC 2468 is a globally recognized program in competition robotics.