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Provo, UT, US

• Collaborating with 6 graduate students, 5 faculty, and 9 undergraduate students on 3 research projects utilizing C++, Python, ROS, Git, and Linux development tools
• Developing, implementing, and testing GPS-denied localization algorithms for use with eVTOL aircraft
• Converted thousands of lines of Python to C++ for radar-based, UAV detect-and-avoid system
• Simulated eVTOL aircraft and sensors in AirSim physics simulator for GPS-denied localization research
• Wrote and ran C++ simulations to support outlier detection algorithm research

Provo, Utah Area

• Co-authored 2 published academic papers
• Developed in Python for field-based DAQ platform
• Built lab testing devices using electronic systems, CAD, and 3D printing
• Researched properties of biological materials using MATLAB, compression testing, and image analysis
• Created test procedures for research in academic studies on biomechanics

Simi Valley, California, United States

• Updated ROSflight open-source autopilot from ROS1 to ROS2, utilizing C++, Docker, Python, Git, and Linux
• Implemented various improvements/updates to ROSflight ecosystem
• Built and flew fixed-wing UAV test platform with in-development AeroVironment FCU package, running updated ROSflight autopilot
• Collaborated on fully-autonomous fixed-wing UAV flight with ROSplane/ROSflight autopilot stack

Draper, Utah, United States

• Performed UAV research test flights as pilot in command with Part 107 FAA license
• Designed new hardware, upgraded components, and maintained/repaired UAV test vehicles
• Supported weeklong customer demonstration event at test facility in Georgia

Bothell, Washington, United States

• Improved hypersonic projectile guidance systems using intelligent gain scheduling and modern feedback control systems
• Created realistic GPS SV constellation and GPS receiver simulator in MATLAB/Simulink for use with tightly coupled navigation research
• Authored detailed documentation of guidance system and GPS simulator algorithms and implementations
• Supported various boost-glide projectile research topics

Provo, Utah, United States

• Achieved 1st place out of 15 teams in BYU student launch competition
• Designed and built rocket-deployable, autonomous surveillance drone using 3U CUBESAT specifications
• Collaborated in team environment to create high-powered rocket for international IREC competition
• Oversaw safety protocols and coordinated with college representatives to ensure workplace safety