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Louisville, KY, US

Bannockburn, Illinois, US

Bannockburn, Illinois, US

• Developed various hardware and electrical systems for autonomous, heavy-lift VTOL aerial platform
• Created avionics carrier board that integrated flight subsystems
• Wrote firmware for auxiliary vehicle functionality control and diagnostics
• Designed and assembled MIL-spec vehicle wiring harness
• Assisted in flight operations at home and during field testing; participated in training exercises

Louisville, Kentucky, US

• The Redbird Robotics team is comprised of engineering students from the University of Louisville and competes in the yearly International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC).As a co-captain and project manager, I worked.
• Led development of aerial robot based on Pixhawk and PX4 flight stack
• Developed algorithms that utilized computer vision and sensor fusion to perform active localization and navigation of autonomous multi-rotor
• Utilized the NVIDIA Jetson TX2 platform and ROS for overall system architecture
• Implemented object detection based on custom HAAR and LBP cascades using OpenCV
• Trained students in non-engineering skills such as web design and development, solderingMore information about Redbird Robotics can be found at http://redbirdrobotics.org/.

Louisville, KY, US

• I worked on a team of engineers to lead the electrical and software development of a fully autonomous multi-rotor system tasked with deployment from a high-powered rocket at a 1300 ft. altitude and detection of ground.
• Led implementation of electrical systems for multi-rotor
• Coordinated with mechanical engineers to ensure successful system integration
• Created full technical documentation detailing all aspects of relevant systems
• Worked with Robot Operating System (ROS) to establish communication between system electronics
• Developed robust flight logic written in Python 2.7

• I worked as an Electrical Engineering Co-op performing various duties ranging anywhere from software development to PCB design/assembly.Completed projects summary:
• Utilized the ARM Cortex M7 platform to create a secure product programming system
• System encryption used AES-128
• Developed in embedded C
• Created supporting Python-based GUI tools
• Developed a custom, RF-based tool capable of identification of company products

My responsibilities included administering sports broadcasts, creating on-air advertisements, presenting hourly news, interacting with the public during remote broadcasts, and other general operations of the station.