Christopher Cheney Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Assisted Professor Katie Byl researching human walking gait biomechanics, ankle exoskeletons and optimal control techniques for locomotion.• Performed Machine Learning and data analysis on time series data to identify unique patterns and characteristics of an individual’s walking gait to better design robotic control techniques for rehabilitation exoskeletons.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Capstone: Managed 8 student teams for the completion of their senior capstone projects. Worked on embedded system design, PCB development, and communication techniques (I2C, UART, SPI, LoRa).• C++ Code: binary arithmetic, functions, recursion, data types, operating system and debugging tools.• Digital Design: digital logic, Boolean algebra, finite-state machines, sequential circuits, programmablelogic devices, and propagation delay.• Analog/Digital Circuits: RLC circuits, nodal/mesh analysis, Thévenin’s Theorem, superposition, diodes.• Taught sections and held office hours, graded lab reports and homework for classes of 40-140 students in both group and individual settings.

Goleta, California, United States

Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to develop and test C++ code, and design electrical PCBs for low-level computer hardware and embedded systems, contributing to the successful design and commercial release of automotive thermal night vision cameras.

Dublin, California, United States

• Focused on creating printed circuit boards (PCB), working with low-level computer hardware and through documentation testing for the design of commercially released ophthalmic medical devices.• Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team of System, Electrical and Mechanical engineers and presented progress and findings in weekly meetings.

Santa Cruz, Ca

DANSER: Dynamic Autonomous Navigation Surface Engineering and Robotics Lab• Assisted Professor Mircea Teodorescu in designing, prototyping, and fabricating a miniature fluorescence microscope used for calcium imaging in organoids.• Researched lower body exoskeletons, tensegrity robotics, and their applications for people with physical handicaps.• Designed and prototyped mechanical components with Autodesk Fusion 360 3D modeling software.• Used Finite Element Analysis tools to analyze physical stress and strain due to system loading.• Worked with a team of three to utilize OpenSim and OptiTrack motion tracking software to create a computer model and real-time simulation of human gait.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Usa

Organized club practices, races, events, fundraisers and managed a $1200 budget for over 40 athletes.

Santa Cruz, Ca

• Aided student conduction of laboratory experiments in CMPE 100 using Verilog, Vivado and FPGAs.• Taught the concepts of Boolean algebra, logic minimization, finite-state machines, sequential circuits, programmable logic devices and propagation delay to over 60 students in both individualized and group settings.

Santa Cruz, Ca

• Managed information collection and data entry projects that generated approximately 900 entries per day for a team of five students through task delegation, procedure creation and weekly management report generation.• Analyzed collected data for accuracy and completeness in order to send detailed reports back to the data’s corresponding school.• Managed a group of five other employees to ensure that all work operations ran smoothly.

Davis, Ca

• Greeted customers while efficiently processing transactions within a busy, fast-paced retail environment.• Operated cash registers, scanners and computers to itemize and total customer purchases.• Assisted with store stocking, floor-sets and opening/closing procedures.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bioengineering: Assistive Technology - Motor, Gpa: 3.92

Activities and Societies: DANSER Research Lab, Cross Country Club, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

Gpa: 4.18

Activities and Societies: Solar Cup Engineering Club, Cross Country Team, Track and Field Team