About
I am an engineer dedicated to developing efficient and simple programs. While some problems require complex solutions, my approach is to ensure the result has a clear purpose and an implementation that is easy to understand.
Currently, I'm a Software Engineer with Arkham Technology, primarily working with embedded cryptographic software and hardware modules that maintain the high assurance security standards of the NSA while also addressing the Size, Weight, and Power constraints of the respective system.
Peviously I contributed to the development of Software Defined Radios, specifically their health status and management. This involved identifying possible hardware and softeare faults and raising them through the system out to the proper communication channels.I also worked with smart city and digital twin infrastructure in partnership with a municipal water utility. The project focused on collecting water quality data from distributed sensors via MQTT, processing it on backend servers, and visualizing sensor deployments across the city through a web application.
In my free time I'm usually playing basketball, learning a language or new skill, or spending some quality time with friends and family (and cat).
Experience
- 2026 — Present
Software Engineer · Arkham Technology
Developing cryptographic software, hardware modules, and tooling for KMI-aware systems that are engineered to operate within strict Size, Weight, and Power(SWaP) constraints.
- Rust
- Python
- K8s
- Docker
- 2022 — 2026
Software Engineer, Embedded · Northrop Grumman
Design, build, and maintain Prognostics and Health Management components that deliver critical system information to end users, improving system reliability and early fault detection. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems engineers, hardware engineers, and product managers to implement requirements from stakeholders.
- C/C++
- ClearCase
- Jan — Jun 2021
Software Engineer, Intern · Lutiya
Designed and implemented water quality monitoring infrastructure for municipal water utilities, including a sensor node integrating multiple water quality sensors with a microcontroller to publish data over MQTT to a processing server, and a web application that visualized sensor data for end users.
- C++
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- Angular
- MongoDB
- AWS
Projects
Water Quality Network
Code Base for my internship project. Contains the embedded microcontroller, server, and web app code. Also contains the documents that we prepared to present our research, design, and implementation.
- C++
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- Angular
- MongoDB
- AWS
scanner
A C++-ish scanner for a compiler, with GUI for user file selection, a Deterministic finite automaton file for each state, a class structure that allows for scaling, and error handling for bad inputs.
- Python
lucascolias.com
My personal website that hosts my Resume, Portfolio, and Blog.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
