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 automated CAN trace analysis that used to be something only a few people could do by hand. Zenith Tracker replaced scattered email and spreadsheet tracking. OFC Assist put the day-to-day references our engineers actually use into one working tool. I also built extra features on the back end, including MCP servers that connect to other tools, so we can pull technical documents into an investigation and give the case more technical detail.
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. I also added backend features, including MCP servers that connect to other tools, so we can pull technical documents into an investigation instead of hunting for them separately.
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. First tool I built
Reading PCAN traces against J1939 symbol files used to mean doing bit level work by hand. Trace Converter parses the traces, pulls SPNs across byte boundaries, handles PDU1 and TPCM, drops duplicates, and classifies SPN support with fixed rules. The same workflow can run on different controller setups without rewriting the tool for each program.
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.
