Mathew J. Rippa

23 years of experience in telescope operations support, software system design, with emphasis on distributed and embedded controls with hard real-time requirements. My hands on experience include large and small industrial machines, telescope mount control, opto-electronic systems, data acquisition, and digital systems.

Lead Engineer for Commissioning of Key Observatory Projects:
* F/16 Fast-steering Secondary mirror redesign and upgrade [2024]
* Real-time control system upgrade for Gemini North and South [2017]
* GMOS North and South Hamamatsu detector upgrade [2014, 2016]
* Telescope Vibration Tracking and suppression software [2015]

Skills
* Lead Engineer and team management
* Project Management, Systems Engineering, Requirements Specification
* Data acquisition and precision motion control systems
* Astronomical Instrumentation including Array Controllers
* C/C++, Python, Matlab, EPICS, Labview, Java
* PMAC, GALIL, Digital Signal Processing, Filters
* Advanced Motion Control; Field Oriented Control (FOC)
* GUI design in Qt, Python, Java, GTK+