Software Engineer

Alex
Flohr

Profile

A software engineer building C++ systems for aerospace simulation, with experience integrating aircraft sound and communication models, developing flight-data analytics, and focusing on cybersecurity and privacy.

Projects

Flight-Tracker Personal Side Project
  • Full stack web app using React, Flask & mongoDB
  • Deployed on AWS using an ubuntu ec2 instance
  • Integrating ADS-B API data onto a map
flight.alexflohr.dev ↗
Lead Sound Engineer - Citation CJ4 TRU Simulation / January 2026 - Present
  • Work with cross-functional teams to make critical design decisions from initial project award through hardware and software integration
  • Support avionics development to integrate effectively with communication models
  • Mentor new team members through project workflows and C++ coding best practices
  • Maintain Acceptance Test Procedures to ensure rigorous system performance
Sound Engineer - METS TRU Simulation / February 2026 - Present
  • Create robust C++ tasks in the host software of multiengine flight trainers used to train Navy pilots
  • Adhere to strict controlled unclassified information policies to ensure information is not disseminated improperly
  • Draft and execute cold start procedures for ease of use for the customer
Sound Engineer - Citation Ascend TRU Simulation / May 2025 - February 2026
  • Integrated sound model for the Citation Ascend Full Flight Simulator
  • Designed the communication system to meet aircraft documentation specifications
  • Worked closely with avionics engineers to resolve discrepancies
  • Supported the FAA qualification of the device
Flight Track Analytics PASSUR Aerospace / May 2021 - May 2025
  • Built departure and arrival detection using flight telemetry data to identify flight events globally in real time, with 95% of flights within +/- 2 minutes of actual times
  • Developed runway usage detection using generated flight events so customers could accurately bill landing fees
  • Applied machine learning techniques on historical flight and generated data to accurately predict arrival times for flights

Work History

MAY 2025—PRESENT

Simulation Systems Software Engineer

  • Sound system integration for FAA-qualified Level D full-flight simulators
  • Collaborate across different functional teams to ensure system functions are to specification
  • Create acceptance test procedures to ensure device performance in accordance with aircraft documentation
  • Run quality tests to ensure systems are within FAA and EASA tolerances for qualification
  • Design and develop C++ software that integrates third-party sound models into proprietary host programs
  • Resolve discrepancies between simulation and real aircraft data efficiently with exceptional problem-solving skills
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
MAY 2021—MAY 2025

Software Engineer

  • Developed and maintained C++ backend services for a web-based flight tracker
  • Visualized data with Jupyter notebooks and Matplotlib to evaluate service performance automatically
  • Deployed services to production Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instances using Docker containers
  • Utilized Git version control and Jira to keep track of code changes in a large codebase in an agile environment
PASSUR Aerospace
Orlando, FL

Education

Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Technical Track

GPA: 3.82 / Expected Fall 2026
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Minor in Secure Computing and Networking

Spring 2021
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
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Skills

Programming Languages

C / C++17PythonSQL

Technologies

LinuxJupyterMatplotlibscikit-learnPyTorchBoostS2 GeographyJiraDockerAWSEC2GitPostgresASTi Telstra
Contact

alex.j.flohr@gmail.com↗ (813) 373 - 2644 GitHub↗ LinkedIn↗