Joe PoznanskiSystems Atelier

Joe Poznanski · Principal Software Engineer

Principal engineer for simulation, controls, and operational software.

I build flight simulation, telemetry, controls, and operator-facing software across Rust, C++, distributed systems, and human-in-the-loop AI.

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A ten-second silent loop: the overview transitions into coordinated valve movement, active transfer flow, and changing tank telemetry before returning to a stable frame.

Deterministic Stage 1 capture at 1920 by 1080.

Selected proof

Flagship systems, backed by working software.

The flagship case studies carry captured motion and geometry evidence. Focused technical studies extend that evidence-first approach to camera tradeoffs, machine-interface reverse engineering, Agentic AI physical-product development, and browser computation.

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Cryogenic Flow Simulation

Three instrumented process pages share one Rust clock: liquid nitrogen, liquid argon and pure liquid methane. Switch pages while independent inventories keep moving, then trace leaks, boiling pools, frost and flare flameout from process state to the field view.

Process behavior and retained scale proofThree concurrent process circuits extend the project; the figures below retain the scope of the earlier measured scale, replay and camera runs.

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A ten-second silent loop: the overview transitions into coordinated valve movement, active transfer flow, and changing tank telemetry before returning to a stable frame.

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Conformal Cooling Channel Generation

ConformalFlow automatically designs cooling passages that follow an injection-mold cavity. The goal is to remove heat more evenly so molded parts can reach ejection temperature sooner, while keeping the geometry inspectable and compatible with complex internal passages enabled by metal additive manufacturing.

Fresh gear-cavity captureA real browser-driven UI/API job completed in 1.1 seconds with 20 channel segments and four hashed exports; the separate split-mold command produced two watertight mold halves and a PASS report with two retained volume warnings.

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A silent ten-second loop moves from the deterministic gear input through channel and split-mold evidence to the completed application state.

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X-Plane Cabin Camera FOV Trade Study

A documented X-Plane replay compares four cabin camera views at the same flight moments, making the trade between a narrow 50-degree configuration and a wider 110-degree configuration visible frame by frame.

Two documented camera configurationsTwo 250-second, four-camera composites and two matched bank comparisons show the 50-degree baseline-pitch configuration and the 110-degree negative-pitch configuration at the same documented flight moments.

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Stacked four-camera X-Plane composites comparing the 50-degree and 110-degree camera configurations during the same documented bank phase.
The 50-degree configuration is above the 110-degree configuration at the documented 120-second bank moment.

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OpenXHC: Reverse-Engineering a CNC Motion Interface

A C++20 offline codec turned a closed, Windows-only CNC motion interface into a testable native Linux foundation, reconstructing 2,490 captured HID reports byte for byte with zero mismatches and matching machine coordinates within 0.0005 mm.

Real-traffic codec validationAcross 14 owner-authorized move bursts, 2,490 real reports re-encoded byte-exact with 0 mismatches, and decoded machine coordinates agreed with the controller display within 0.0005 mm.

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Real gantry and camera-difference evidence show observed motion becoming testable software: 2,490 reports re-encoded with zero mismatches. Offline codec only; no USB writes.

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Mac mini Wall Shelf: Agentic CAD, FEM, and Manufacturing Preparation

From Joe's requirements, Agentic AI produced the parametric CAD, four-case load analysis, convergence checks, support-free K1C toolpath, and visually inspected evidence package for a six-Mac-mini wall shelf.

Governing sustained-load analysisThe 48.8 N front-edge service case calculated 0.064 mm displacement and 1.42 MPa peak von Mises stress, a 3.5x margin against the selected 5 MPa PLA creep ceiling. The four-times front-edge case was transient analysis evidence, not a recommended service load.

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FreeCAD isometric render of the wall shelf with a translucent Mac mini envelope showing side, rear, and ventilation clearance.
Authentic FreeCAD fit render. The translucent volume is a modeled Mac mini envelope, not a physical product photograph.

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Black-Scholes Options Pricer in Rust and WASM

A Rust crate compiled to WebAssembly powers a live, in-browser European options pricer with real-time Greeks and no server round-trip.

WASM browser pricerA Rust crate compiled to WebAssembly provides browser-side European option prices and Greeks without a server round-trip.

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  1. Problem boundaryA live browser pricer needs deterministic calculation, explicit handling of degenerate inputs, and a safe boundary for malformed data without a server round-trip.
  2. System boundaryRust is compiled with wasm-pack; a wasm_bindgen entry point deserializes input through serde-wasm-bindgen and the browser loads the module when the demo enters view.
  3. EvidenceA Rust crate compiled to WebAssembly provides browser-side European option prices and Greeks without a server round-trip.
  4. Known limitsEuropean options on a non-dividend-paying underlying; this is an educational tool, not financial advice.
Compiled binary
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27 KB gzipped
Unit tests
6 Rust unit tests
Browser-side Black-Scholes calculation without a server round-trip.

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Goat Bridge: Driving X-Plane from Rust

A Rust bridge turns external flight-state data into observable X-Plane motion, with an operator console and repeatable bench scenarios.

Recorded simulator bench integrationSeparate orbit and takeoff recordings pair real X-Plane motion with a running bridge console and four remote simulator views. The input trajectories are software-generated.

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A silent ten-second excerpt of the recorded orbit scenario. Real X-Plane imagery, software-generated flight-state input.

Capability to proof

The claim and the evidence stay together.

Each capability points to a case study or résumé record that makes the boundary concrete.

  1. 01

    Simulation and controls

    Deterministic models, timed state transitions, and operator-facing system behavior.

    EvidenceThe Cryogenic Flow case study runs 29,500 entities at 30 Hz, reproduces a byte-identical 1,800-frame raw replay in its fixed hardware and software scope, and makes coordinated valve waves visible across all 15,000 valves. A warmed-state transport measurement paired a 5.29 MB full JSON snapshot with a separately scoped 6.8 KB representative incremental delta.

  2. 02

    Rust and C++ systems

    Typed systems software across browser, simulation, service, and hardware boundaries.

    EvidenceOpenXHC's C++20 offline codec re-encoded 2,490 real CNC interface reports with 0 mismatches and matched machine coordinates within 0.0005 mm, while preserving a hard no-USB-write boundary.

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    High-rate telemetry

    High-volume signal delivery with bounded timing behavior for control and operational use.

    EvidenceA Rust-based Simulated Avionics Layer delivered 500k+ telemetry signals at greater than 10 Hz while maintaining control-loop jitter below 1 ms at 100 Hz.

  4. 04

    Verification and validation

    Test evidence that shortens feedback cycles without weakening the operational boundary.

    EvidencePython, pytest, and GitLab CI ran 800+ unit, functional, and HIL tests nightly and reduced regression cycles from three days to two hours.

  5. 05

    Distributed media

    Synchronized playback and operator control across networked, performance-sensitive nodes.

    EvidenceAn 8K video wall synchronized playback across a four-node cluster at approximately 50 GB/s aggregate with sub-frame latency.

  6. 06

    Human-in-the-loop agents

    Tool-using workflows designed for reviewable changes, explicit guardrails, and human judgment.

    EvidenceThe résumé describes agent workflows for triage, planning, implementation, QA evidence, and review rather than one-off prompt output.

About

Judgment lives in the handoff.

I work from problem framing through implementation, verification, and operator handoff. I value clear system boundaries, evidence that can be repeated, and documentation that preserves the reasoning behind a decision.

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