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Edwardsville, Illinois, United States

- Designed deployable mechanisms for a rocket tube launched UAV- Assisted in design of autonomous flight systems for the UAV- Managing budget and communicating with sponsors

Edwardsville, Illinois, United States

St Charles, Missouri, United States

Bridgeton, Missouri, United States

- Designed and built prototypes for proposed product features- Characterized actuators by designing experiments and gathering test data- Presented test data in comprehensive format for evaluation with engineers- Worked directly with machinists to manufacture parts needed for my projects- Manufactured parts designed by myself and engineers using general machine shop tools (i.e. band saw, drill press, hydraulic break, pneumatic grinders, powder coat gun and oven, calipers, etc...)

Front desk manager at SIUe's Woodland Residence Hall.

Metropolis, Illinois, United States

- Learned from engineers about project management and interpreting plans- Checked engineering bridge plans for accuracy- Surveyed and staked for bridge construction

- Performed aerial drone surveys using point cloud maps and machine learning- Developed mapping software for locating business types within a specified radius- 1.5+ years of AutoCAD drafting experience, drawing and researching properties for Title companies and individuals- 1.5+ years of field experience, working with GPS and optical systems for surveying properties

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: To develop a platform for researching 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬- Researched quadcopter kinematics and control algorithms- Programmed off the shelf Parrot drones with Python to further understand commands and the inaccuracies of inertial measurement units for localization- Developed a concept quadcopter with on-board vision processing capabilities using a Raspberry Pi flight computer, running ROS as an environment

Greater St. Louis Area

- Referee and host for customers- Server and closing staff duties

Greater St. Louis Area

Keeping operations in check, folding burritos with gusto and precision, and filling multiple responsibilities during peak business hours and understaffed conditions.

Francis Howell North High School

- Designed and manufactured mechanical systems for the 2017 World Championship robot- Assisted in team meetings: preparing handouts, setting agendas, and reporting group progess