Dave Richardson
About Dave Richardson
Dave Richardson is a Software Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has worked since 2005. He specializes in developing custom sensor solutions and has extensive experience with various technologies, including FPGAs and embedded systems.
Work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dave Richardson has served as a Software Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) since 2005. Over his 19-year tenure, he has contributed to various projects, including the development of a custom sensor solution for nuclear material control and accountability utilizing National Instruments hardware in a Windows environment. His role involves significant collaboration within the ORNL Security Operations Center, where he dedicates one day a week to gather feedback from analysts, enhancing the user interface and models for the Situ system.
Education and Expertise
Dave Richardson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he studied from 1995 to 1999. His academic background laid the foundation for his extensive technical expertise, which encompasses a variety of technologies such as FPGAs, micro-controllers, Arduino, SQL, SOLR, and embedded Linux systems, including Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black.
Previous Experience
Before joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dave Richardson worked as a Senior IS Technician at Williamson County from 1994 to 2000. During this six-year period, he developed an image processing application in Visual C++ aimed at materials characterization. This role provided him with valuable experience in information systems and technical support.
Technical Projects and Contributions
In his current role at ORNL, Dave Richardson has worked on deploying services using Docker containers to support Situ, an unsupervised machine learning system designed for scoring NetFlow events. He has also developed a React.js front-end to visualize data processed by the Situ system. His experience extends to several data provision technologies, including Elasticsearch, Apache Kafka, and Apache NiFi.