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Albuquerque, Nm, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Albany, New York Area

- Led the electromechanical integration of a custom sensor payload solution (optical gas imaging sensor, color and infrared cameras, embedded computing platform) for the 1st gen of an unmanned aerial system designed for BVLOS inspection of oil and gas infrastructure.- Developed a vehicle-mounted spatial mapping solution (LiDAR, multiple high-resolution color and radiometric infrared cameras) for AI-powered vegetation management, component and defect recognition of power and utility assets.- Architected and outfitted multi-rotor UAVs with the capabilities to perform automated flight planning (UgCS, Icarus), gimbal control (Ronin-MX, Gremsy T Series), sensor control (machine vision and infrared cameras, LiDAR), and online data processing (metadata tagging, edge analytics).- Led Agile Scrum ceremonies, promoted lean software development, facilitated feature mapping and rollout for a multi-disciplinary team of roboticists.- Devised and executed system level test plans to ensure safe and proper operation of all custom UAV solutions.- Developed C++ libraries, ROS nodes, and bash scripts for camera control, metadata tagging, and automated environment setup of new embedded computing platforms.- Certified FAA Part 107 sUAS Pilot with experience piloting single and multi-rotor UAVs.

Albany, New York Area

- Led and managed sustainability projects for GE’s line of robotic inspection systems for in-situ generator inspection and boresonic UT inspection systems for solid forged rotor inspection.- Collaborated with an international, multidisciplinary team to develop and test novel robotic systems for power plant asset integrity inspection. Contributed to buy-spec development, concept generation, HW/SW integration, prototype validation, development schedule, and patent drafting.- Contributed patentable concepts and ideas to novel robotic inspection technologies.- Facilitated the mobilization of resources and equipment to support the validation of new inspection equipment and systems on power plant generators at customer sites, worldwide. - Actively and timely supported internal customers with technical inquiries, generator research, inspection equipment applicability, and quality concerns. - Developed, revised, and maintained design record books, repair engineering instructions, and inspection equipment applicability workbooks.Joint IP: WO/2019/018138, WO/2019/018096, WO/2019/018188, WO/2019/018071

Mechatronics And Robotics Research Lab (Mrrl)

- Devised and modeled a two-wheeled robotic walker, intended for assisting mobility-impaired users with balance and reducing the risk of falls, using PTC Creo. - Implemented and simulated a decoupled LQR control scheme for controlling system dynamics in MATLAB/Simulink. - Constructed a physical prototype to evaluate control algorithm. - Designed two custom printed circuit boards using CadSoft EAGLE: a power supply management board and a main board supporting a 32-bit PIC microcontroller communicating on CAN/SPI/UART buses to multiple electronic devices. - Developed and programmed all software components required to control the two-wheeled platform in C.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Cashin House CouncilRecipient of the 2012-13 Joseph E. Motherway Fellowship. President of Cashin Residence.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: House Council, Community Leader, Sigma Alpha Pi, Tae Kwon Do.Graduated with Departmental Honors in Mechanical.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Basic Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Basic Engineering Club, Ken-Ryu Kenpo.Recipient of a Special Recognition Award for consistent.