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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Conduct Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation tests, using dSPACE Simulator, to validate new engine software.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• Assisted in the development of the Electric Rope Shovel bench schematics, using PLC hardware and software (e.g., Siemens Step-7) information to create 49 drawings with AutoCAD Electrical
• Created 67 PLC graphics using Siemens WinCC for the new Wave 3 maintenance station software being released in early 2021
• Proactively developed Python programs for tasks I identified as having an opportunity to be automated (e.g., wrote a program that could properly update and merge operator display translations), saving the team an.
• Improved the software team’s documentation by making modifications and implementing a more effective organizational structure (e.g., improved version control using tools such as Git) – ultimately created 33 feature.

Tucson, Arizona

• Identify areas of the course could be improved and proactively develop course material (e.g. assignment requirement documents and detailed solutions)
• Recognized for initiative and quality of work resulting in higher-level responsibilities typically awarded to workers above my position (e.g. asked to improve & edit all homework assignments)
• Independently grade students’ homework assignments, quizzes, and exams

Tucson, Arizona - Aerospace And Mechanical Engineering Department

• Leading role in the development of object avoidance for an unsupervised autonomous robot designed to navigate in an unknown environment using a local LiDAR sensor
• Researched and implemented a variety of object avoidance algorithms (e.g., Virtual Force Field, Vector Field Histogram) using MATLAB in communication with Robot Operating System (ROS)
• Collected experimental run data to create simulations that provide a qualitative understanding of the robot’s behavior
• Collaborated with team members to implement effective data filtration methods in an attempt to minimize inefficient or undesirable movement resulting from instances of inaccurate data or data saturation