I'm a computer engineer with a background in data analysis, modeling, simulation, and testing. I am always looking for opportunities to expand my experience and skill set, with particular emphasis on big data, communications, the creative arts (dance, music, visual arts), media, marketing, and business finance in the burgeoning LA high tech industry.

Systems Engineer II @ Space and Airborne Systems Systems Development Center Electronic Warfare Algorithm Development Systems Verification Center RF Systems - Instrumentation YESNET West - Director of Communications From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Embedded Engineering Process Group @ Intelligence, Information & Services Program Engineering & Process Improvement CMMI for Services Internal Appraisal Team Member ETFO Functional Process Team YESNET El Segundo Communications Officer From December 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 7 months) Graduate Research Assistant & Research Associate I/II - Medical Image Analysis @ - Testing and development of new/improved algorithms and methods in fMRI medical image analysis, with emphasis in signal/image processing and statistical analyses - Performed statistical analyses on fMRI imaging data for various psychopathology studies, including schizophrenia and psychopathy - Made inferences based on analyses and submitted research articles to scientific journals for publication From January 2008 to November 2011 (3 years 11 months) Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Mentor: Dr. Vince Calhoun Introductory research on the psychopathology of schizophrenia and its neuro-biological effects through the statistical analyses of processed fMRI data. From May 2007 to December 2007 (8 months) Technical Student Intern @ Contraband Detection From March 2006 to March 2007 (1 year 1 month)

M.S., Computer Engineering @ The University of New Mexico From 2008 to 2010 B.S., Computer Engineering @ The University of New Mexico From 2005 to 2007 Michelle Juarez is skilled in: Image Processing, Matlab, Simulations, Algorithms, Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Statistics, Labview, Sensors, Pattern Recognition, Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Image Analysis, FPGA