Carl Cospel

Founder and CTO @ Motorcycle Safety Solutions, Inc.

About

As the CTO and co-founder of Motorcycle Safety Solutions, I am passionate about designing innovative technologies that make a real-world impact by saving lives. With a multidisciplinary engineering background spanning electrical, computer, software, systems, and mechanical engineering, I take a holistic approach to problem-solving and product development. Driven by a commitment to innovation and safety, I thrive in dynamic environments where I can apply my technical expertise and leadership skills to tackle challenging engineering problems. I specialize in electronics (circuits, PCBs, and firmware), programming (C++, Python, Java, C#) across multiple platforms (Linux, Android, Windows), and CAD design. My career has been marked by leading diverse engineering teams to deliver high-quality data acquisition and automation products that address complex technical and research challenges. “Hesitation—inaction—is just as irrevocable as action.” - Brian Christian

Country

United States

City

Blacksburg

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Systems Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electronics, Automated Vehicles, Software Development, Blacksmithing, C++, C, Java, C#, Django, Software Engineering, Programming, Microcontrollers, Circuit Design, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Linux, Team Leadership, Visual Studio

Experience

Founder and CTO

Motorcycle Safety Solutions, Inc.

2023-12 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Hardware Engineering Labratories Director

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

Data Acquisition Group Leader

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

2004-9 - 2019-9 · 15 yrs 1 mo

Blacksburg, va

My primary responsibility was group leadership and development of the Data Acquisition group. This group is comprised of a embedded engineering team, electrical engineering team, software engineering team, vehicle instrumentation group, and an electronics repair/maintenance laboratory. My group is responsible for the design and development of VTTI's automated vehicles. I am the lead software architect and developer for VTTI's data acquisition system and automated vehicle platform. In addition, I assist in systems engineering and integration for projects, develop high and low level software, electronic circuits, and microcontroller firmware.

Instrumentation Engineer

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

2003-9 - 2004-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Blacksburg, VA

Hardware and software development and integration.

Electronics Tech.

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

2001-9 - 2003-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Blacksburg, va

Circuit board prototyping and modification. DAS assembly, setup, troubleshooting and field repair, software development

Owner

Tempered Technology

2005-9 - Present · 21 yrs 1 mo

Virginia, United States

Various freelance engineering jobs involving: *Software development (Visual Studio C++ and VB) including UI design, DLLs, and image capture. *Circuit design (power supply, microcontrollers, accelerometers) *PCB design *Firmware development (PIC microcontrollers)

Director of Software Engineering

Falcon Pursuit

2015-10 - 2023-9 · 8 yrs

Develop software and hardware to build and analyze 3D point clouds, programmatically manipulate 3D models, and perform computer vision analysis. Tools used: C++, .net, C#, WPF, Python, OpenCV, 3D Scanners, Machine Learning, Point Clouds, Autocad Inventor, Autodesk 3DS Max, 3d printing