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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Hayward, Ca, Us

Improved and designed all of the major hardware inside the world's first robotic pill for endoscopy applicationsPerformed RF measurements to tune a custom printed antenna underwaterSuccessfully supported the integration of new camera technology with sophisticated optics

Hayward, Ca, Us

Sausalito, California, Us

Designed and supported wireless charging across an ecosystem of productsPerformed RF analysis for multiple subsystems - LoRa, GPS, IridiumDesigned complex battery management systems which supported different types of battery chemistryIntegrated a plethora of sensorsDesigned all of the major printed circuit boards of multiple systems

Sausalito, California, Us

Integrated iridium satellite, gps and LoRa technologies into a pressure vessel sphereLead electrical, software and mechanical integration of the multiple productsLead battery pack design and performed battery analysis in extreme temperaturesDesigned all of the major hardware in multiple products

Redmond, Washington, Us

Worked on the IVAS programIntegrated Battery packs and performed military spec analysis Performed thermal analysis Worked cross functionality between EE and ME

Stanford, Ca, Us

Solidified electromechanical design techniques Taught high level system block diagram concepts for incremental design Guided mechanical, electrical and software integration

San Francisco, California, Us

Designed the electrical system for an individually addressable RGBW high power LED outdoor streetlampImplemented DMX protocolPrototyped 3D PCB's for a LED leaf design

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Designed a haptic feedback systemDeveloped firmware for an augmented reality headset accessoryPrototyped new cutting edge hardware for augmented reality applicationsImplemented TI RTOS

Stanford, Ca, Us

Worked on the characterization and printing of flexible transistors

Created an image based quality control system for OLED printersDesigned a high strobe camera system triggered by a nanosecond strobed laser diodeIntegrated C# and matlab software to extract useful image processing data Optimized multiple parameters affecting image quality: up to 5kW of power, and image mean gray intensity

Guided students by providing detailed lesson plans and easy to understand analogies on the following concepts: characterization and analysis of continuous-time signals and linear systems, time domain analysis using convolution. frequency domain analysis using the Fourier series and the Fourier transform, the Laplace transform, transfer functions and block diagrams, continuous-time filters, sampling of continuous time signals and examples of applications to communications and control systems.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Guided students through the engineering design cycle for wireless and RF systems: Design, practical hardware implementation, and prototype. Used a machine called the M60 to mill custom PCBs for prototyping and modular design. Taught methods on how to properly organize engineering notes and incremental design involving the complete PCB process from block diagrams and schematics to PCB layout. Solidified AM Receiver design concepts for the final project: Antenna Theory, Impedance matching for maximum power transfer, RF amplifiers, Mixers, Filtering, Demodulation, and Audio Amplification.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Taught students how to use EDA tools for the design of printed-circuit boards. I walk students through all the elements of the design flow from schematic capture to a final printed circuit board layout.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

I found tutoring this class to be a great experience because I was able to pass down my design techniques to the students. These techniques include debugging hardware and software, incremental design, detailed system level block diagrams, schematic layout and much more.HardwareMultiple sensors were designed such as track wire sensors, beacon detectors and vishay photodetector tape sensors which eventually all had to be read into a UNO32 microcontroller for inputs into a hierarchical state machine SoftwareHierarchical state machines were designed to handle multiple inputs from the outside environment to allow the robot to become fully autonomous.MechanicalSolidworks was used to design 3D models that eventually were cut out and created by using a laser cutter to build the final robot.

Designed a new fully printed flexible battery architecture Used complex fabrication techniques to create materials using electrochemistryWorked in a laboratory environment under graduate and P.H.D studentsPresented weekly updates on research to graduate students

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Provide guidance on implementing logic Give advice on how to organize schematics Reinforce material learned in CMPE100 lecture through easy to understand analogies-Help organize student's thoughts on State machines and how to implement them

Worked on New Generation Power Efficient Computer SystemsDesigned Analog Circuitry for Time­-Reversal Division Multiple Access(TRDMA) Frequency ControlWorked in a laboratory environment under P.H.D studentsDesigned analog circuits with CadencePresented research at a conference

Taught Students K-5 the strategies behind the game of chess

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Improved student’s problem solving skills from basic algebra up until differential equations Tailored teaching methods to a variety of students’ learning styles using analogies for difficult concepts Guided students on how to manage time and staying organized

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Pioneered groups of students ages 7­-17 how to work in teams Directed a Java class introducing students to object oriented programming Met with students 1-­on-­1, gave feedback on their projects, and mentored discouraged students

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Guided incoming freshmen students through major preparationTaught detailed math lessons ranging from algebra up to differential equationsCreated lesson plans to efficiently teach difficult concepts through useful analogiesMentored a group of students on life improvements and organization techniques Planned course schedules and conveyed information about opportunities to students with different academic and professional pursuits Attended conferences with other mentors to discuss different methods of communication techniques for interacting with students

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering: Circuits, Image Systems And Mechatronics

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Associate’S Degree, Engineering