BURKE RITTER

Georgia Tech '20
R&D/Machine Learning Specialist

Flagship Innovations, LLC

CEO

Jun 2020 - Present Atlanta, GA

Determined strategic direction and spearheaded product and technology development efforts for innovative new tech
Planned both short and long term market entry strategies for new product category in the road construction safety market
Managed vendors, contractors, and employees while overseeing and directly impacting R&D efforts
Coordinated with investors to build budgets, models, and forecasts for sales and operations

Technical Lead

Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 Atlanta, GA

Architected and built novel software systems for wireless device controllers and receivers
Designed and built mechanical prototype incorporating motor controls, wireless communications, and UI systems
Modeled original sheet metal designs, and machine assemblies in SolidWorks

TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEMS

Software Applications Developer (Strategic Platforms R&D Team)

August 2018 - October 2019 Atlanta, GA

Generated architecture and demo of next-gen intelligent advertisement system backed by machine learning
Designed and maintained open source library for automated validation of streaming files against CMAF specification
Built demo back-end content management system for collaborative streaming service to be offered by Turner in 2020
Researched new products/services and investigated technical requirements for full scale versions of research projects
Collaborated with project team to build demo applications of new products and services
Assisted business team in building storyboards to present demo applications to executive

Software Development Specialist (Media Enablement Next-Gen TV Services Team)

March 2018 - August 2018 Atlanta, GA

Redesigned data model for backend management of Turner Brands’ TV Everywhere service
Implemented new no-SQL database in MongoDB for management of multichannel video programming distributors
Designed and built RESTful API for management of database and ingestion by video player and front end
Researched automated clip generation system using AWS Rekognition and TensorFlow

Software Development Specialist (Media Enablement Support Team)

May 2017 - March 2018 Atlanta, GA

Designed, built, and deployed monitoring solutions for HLS livestream systems on Turner brands
Collaborated with subject matter experts to research solutions for issues in the Turner livestream workflow
Designed and developed unique no-reference algorithm to detect Macroblock encoding errors in H.264 video format
Refined algorithm and scripting techniques to improve software to over two times faster than real time
Operated closely with other developers in agile development environment

Real Estate Tech Startup

Data Scientist

May 2019 - October 2019 Atlanta, GA / Washington D.C.

Wrote tools to automate data collection on the DC housing market
Applied machine learning models to the real estate market
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AdMotives LLC

Founder/Chief Data Scientist

May 2018 - May 2019 Atlanta, GA

Explored automated solutions for advanced object recognition in video services
Designed and built models for faster-than-real-time object specific recognition
Architected workflow for automated generation of object models on video content
Invented system for creation of premium ad slots juxtaposed with targeted content within video

ARES SECURITY CORPORATION

Software Engineering Intern

August 2015 - September 2015 Vienna, VA

Self-taught SQL programming language and basics of relational database management systems
Designed and developed SQL reporting system for proprietary nuclear facility security software
Analyzed current database and designed creative solutions to optimize organization of data output
Built methods to visually represent nuclear facility performance on pass/fail basis

FREELANCE APP DEVELOPER

Android App Developer

November 2014 - March 2015 Washington, D.C.

Collaborated with industry experts to design and build an Android application
Developed motorcycle safety and navigation app using GPS mapping and wifi video transmission
Incorporated multiple third party API’s and open source navigation platforms

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology

August 2016 - May 2020 Atlanta, GA

Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Sigma Alpha Epsilon True Gentleman Scholarship

Severn School

August 2012 - June 2016 Severna Park, MD

GPA: 4.0
Cum Laude Society
Bauer Family Technology Award (Granted to graduating senior most distinguished in the field of technology)

LEADERSHIP

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (GA Phi Chapter)

House Manager

March 2017 - Present Atlanta, GA

Acting landlord of 32 occupant dormitory facilitating collection of $150K in rent per year
Administrative head and hiring director of house meal plan with three chefs and over 150 customers
Responsible for scheduling and coordination of all contractors and services