Chris Sexton

Current

• Associate Professional Staff at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Past

• Software Engineering Co-op at IBM

Education

• North Carolina State University

Connections

51 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company

Chris Sexton’s Summary

Computer programmer, scientist, and rapid prototyper with experience in the defense industry. I have a focus in computer graphics and human machine interfaces and spend a lot of time working on developing new ways of visualizing geospatial information for air-based sensor platforms. Major interest in visualization and giving meaning to large, complex data sets.

Chris Sexton’s Specialties:

Rapid prototyping, new products, data visualization, C++, C, Java, Linux, Windows, OpenGL, X11, open source libraries, airborne sensors, radar, EO/IR.

Chris Sexton’s Experience

• Associate Professional Staff

  Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

  (Non-Profit; Defense & Space industry)

  January 2008 — Present (2 years )

  * Performed rapid prototyping for Navy and DoD funded projects with a focus on air-based sensors, including radar and EO/IR
  * Worked in a mixed development environment (Linux/Windows, C++, C, Java) with rapidly evolving requirements
  * Created user interfaces and display frameworks for the presentation of a coherent surface track picture
  * Experimented with new ways of visualizing geospatial information
  * Provided hardware and software expertise to field installations of systems at various Naval Air Stations and other DoD facilities
  * Regularly performed technical demonstrations of systems for visitors to the lab

• Software Engineering Co-op

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 9 months)

  * Worked on Java applications using J2EE and related technologies
  * Created native libraries (in C) for Linux and Windows used by Java through JNI
  * Regularly worked with a large, nationwide team and also with a local test department
  * Used performance monitoring and profiling tools to optimize code
  * Aided in all aspects of the software development process, including the design process for various features

Chris Sexton’s Education

• North Carolina State University

  MS , Computer Science , 2005 — 2007

  * Worked on a simulation for agent-based procedural modeling of cities
  * Created a system for the vectorization of raster-based urban land use data and simulation output
  * Used OpenGL for rendering and visualizing multi-layer data sets
  * Provided administrative/research assistance in setting up the Design Graphics Lab
  * Prepared research presentation materials for explaining local research efforts
  * Reviewed new literature in the computer graphics field to relate to local lab research (reconstruction of coarsely sampled imagery, visualization of streaming text, and agent-based simulation of urban land use and urban reconstruction)
  * Worked with new, high-resolution display systems

Additional Information

Chris Sexton’s Websites:

• My Company

Chris Sexton’s Interests:

new technology, hiking, mountain biking, traveling, exploration

Chris Sexton’s Groups:

•    NC State Engineering Alumni
•    ACM SIGGRAPH

Chris Sexton’s Contact Settings

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