Off-highway controls
Diagnostics and internal tools
I work field issues from the first report through to an answer. I also built the tools we use so that work is not stuck in someone's inbox.
I work at Cummins in Off-Highway Controls as Controls Lead for X15. I previously led B4.5. My weeks are filled with new issues, new requirements, shifting schedules, and resource coordination. That has trained me to handle ambiguity and put the business-critical needs first.
The rest of the job is owning the controls side of the program. I am accountable for milestones on products that are going to be released in the future, for delivering quality, and for staying in step with regulations that keep changing. I work across functions, oversee the process, and keep the program executing: new features, ECM transitions, and enough visibility that people can see where the work actually stands.
Since 2020 I have led the application support process: how issues get triaged, who owns them, and when they need to escalate. I personally owned 107 of those support tickets. That process has covered more than 600 field issues. Separate from that, I own Datalinks SME work across programs.
The tools came out of that work. Trace Converter started as my idea. I was the lead developer and led the team that built, tested, and deployed it. It replaced hours of manual CAN trace analysis, and we received a patent for the work. Zenith Tracker replaced scattered email and spreadsheet tracking. OFC Assist put the day-to-day references our engineers actually use into one working tool.
Getting into the other internal tools was slow and complicated, with login and connection issues. I integrated with MCP so we had one seamless path and a direct connection to the databases. That had a direct impact on the diagnostic presentations and materials that helped our work.
B.S. Computer Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University, 2019. I started as a rotational Controls Engineer.
01. In regular team use
Our engineers were jumping between J1939 tables, fault lists, Calterm data, service documents, and the rest of what they need day to day. OFC Assist puts that material in one working desktop app. Getting into the other internal tools was slow and complicated, with login and connection issues. I integrated with MCP so we had one seamless path and a direct connection to the databases. That had a direct impact on the diagnostic presentations and materials that helped our work.
02. Alpha through beta
Work used to live in inboxes and one-off spreadsheets. Zenith keeps program tasks, owners, deadlines, notifications, and history in one workbook. During the pilot I closed more than 30 enhancement and defect items and took 11 formal feedback submissions from users.
03. Original idea. Patented
This started as my idea. I was the lead developer, and I led the team that built, tested, and deployed it. Reading PCAN traces against J1939 used to take hours of hand work: bit order, SPNs that sit across two bytes, PDU1, and TPCM. With a J1939 trace, we can get a heartbeat in minutes and check the features and documentation we say we support against what is actually on the bus. That cut a lot of manual analysis. We received a patent for the work.
Naples, FL. Resume is on this page. This is my personal site, not a Cummins page.
If you want to talk about controls, diagnostics, field support, or the tools, email me.
