Axel Jacobsen Email & Phone Number

Fremont, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

I am designing, training, and deploying neural networks on an new low-cost instrument to diagnose malaria. Specifically, a object detection network responsible for the diagnosis, and an "autofocus" network to keep the instrument's microscope in focus. Along with this, I contribute to software controlling the instrument.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Owned the Biohub's reprogramming project of the Opentrons OT-2, an open-source pipetting robot- Doubled the speed of certain frequent operations (e.g. picking up / dropping pipette tips)- Reduced codebase size by ~ 75% while maintaining previous functionality, simplifying code for future maintenance / development- Designed and implemented architecture of robot / software so any software-controlled instrument can be used during protocols (e.g. cameras, GPUs, thermocyclers)- Designed and implemented tests to measure the accuracy of the OT-2 using cross-correlation techniques, accurate to the µm range over the robot's movement range of 1 meter

Redmond, Washington

Wildlife Computers is the leading provider of advanced wildlife telemetry solutions.- Wrote C++ firmware to test new PCB's that arrive from fabrication. It quickly tests for the correct placement of components which allows for fast identification of faulty boards.- Designed and created a digital isolator PCB to isolate the company's hardware from measurement devices, allowing for low-noise and accurate voltage measurements.- Redesigned assembly fixtures for the product assemblers; from the redesign and extensive consultation with the assemblers, the new assembly fixtures are easier to use and produce consistent builds- Created software to simultaneously test the properties of multiple batteries using an array of battery testers; designed to be highly reliable, robust, and accurate.- Wrote highly efficient post-processing software for a Joulescope (high precision DC energy analyzer). Wrote fast code to calculate the Cumulative Distribution Function, Histogram, and "Max Window" of a set of data. See http://github.com/jetperch/pyjoulescope_ui/

Vancouver, Canada Area

Constructing an autonomous robotic submarine to compete in the 22nd International RoboSub Competition- Used Matlab to calibrate fisheye cameras for a computer vision algorithm used to navigate the course- Designed the motor controlling system for 6 independently controlled thrusters to minimize cost and power consumption- Lead and taught two junior engineering students in best practices, design methodologies, leadership

Vancouver, Canada Area

Control Mobile aggregated and displayed transaction data for over 100 companies that used Stripe/Square/Paypal- Wrote Python scripts to analyze and rank order over 300 individual SQL queries by their runtime in order to systematically optimize the SQL database; reduced the runtime to fetch and display customer data by 65 %- Worked with the agile backend team to fix existing bugs, write new code, and to refactor current code- Fixed security issues that would leave the website vulnerable to SQL injection attacks

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Wrote Python/Javascript code for Dispatch, the publishing platform for The Ubyssey- Created Django and Reach UI for Dispatch that allows content to be written and uploaded to the website by non-technical users such as editors, writers- Refactored old Django code to current best practices for security, readability and reliability

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Responsible for guest safety and pleasure while on the Grouse Mountain Tram- Ensured that the tram operated on schedule during operation