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Malibu, CA

• Assisted team through collection of data for self-driving car training.
• Created collection pipeline for highway traffic cameras to detect, track, and map vehicle behavior to a global frame.
• Designed an unsupervised clustering algorithm to identify lane regions from car-mounted video.

Ely, MN

• Northern Tier is one of the Boy Scouts of America's four high adventure bases. Located on the lakes of Northern Minnesota, Scouts test their confidence, leadership abilities, and character while on canoe trips.Here is.
• Led 4 crews of Scouts on trips of 5-9 days through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Guided Scouts through challenging experiences like paddling, portaging, and trip planning so boys develop confidence in themselves
• Worked through crew leader to ensure safe and enjoyable trip for crew

Blacksburg, VA

• Entrepreneur Club is a student-run organization designed to create individuals who are confident in their ability to solve meaningful problems with customer-focused solutions. The club holds weekly meetings, maker.
• Supported over 120 students across 36 projects in starting entrepreneurial ideas
• Hosted 4 university-wide maker events with a cumulative attendance of 686 students across 47 majors
• Started the inaugural Google-sponsored "Virtual Reality Challenge" created to give students the opportunity to learn Unity and Google Cardboard development
• Lead a leadership team of 21 other students to support Virginia Tech entrepreneurial community

Blacksburg, VA

• Yard Mapper is a startup using Bluetooth beacons to track semi-truck trailers in manufacturing and distribution center trailer yards. With a 98% faster installation time and a 76% lower implementation cost, Yard Mapper.
• Developed a Raspberry Pi based system to identify the location of Bluetooth Beacons
• Implemented Bluetooth networking protocol to search for Bluetooth beacons
• Participated in NSF I-Corps program to determine if business concept was commercially feasible
• Interviewed over 200 potential customers across several industries to understand product-market fit

Malden, MA

• Top Flight is a hybrid-electric power system company whose technology enables UAVs to carry heavier payloads and fly up to 3 hours.Here is what I did while working at Top Flight:
• Redesigned power distribution system of drone to improve reliability and robustness of system
• Used Eagle Cadsoft to design and build 6 PCBs which provide power to flight system and payload
• Researched active rectification to increase efficiency of AC to DC conversion

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Process Engineering Intern
• Developed low-cost solution to do automatic imaging of tire interior
• Designed program which utilized the Raspberry Pi and the PiCamera API to take high definition still images at 5 fps
• Designed and built a circuit to provide sufficient light for imaging tire cavitiesIntegration Architect Intern
• Coordinated transfer of data from customers' ftp sites to Michelin servers for big data analytics
• Analyzed collected data to understand its meaning and context

Blacksburg, VA

• Constructed a pendulum system to aid in feedback control demonstrations for students
• Designed a PID control loop to safely and reliably control the pendulum arm
• Tasked to engineer and construct a quadrotor to assist law enforcement in emergencies

Masters In Robotic System Development

Electrical Engineering