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Sacramento, California, United States

Seegrid is a industrial automation solution that utilizes Vision Guided Vehicles to automate fork lift and electric tuggers for the logistic, e-commerce, auto manufacturing, etc. industry.- Resolved escalated service events through remote aided troubleshooting a team of 15 technicians.- Worked closely with developer engineers to give feedback to and understand new products.- Handled critical installs of new products to ensure successful installations.- Developed… Show more Seegrid is a industrial automation solution that utilizes Vision Guided Vehicles to automate fork lift and electric tuggers for the logistic, e-commerce, auto manufacturing, etc. industry.- Resolved escalated service events through remote aided troubleshooting a team of 15 technicians.- Worked closely with developer engineers to give feedback to and understand new products.- Handled critical installs of new products to ensure successful installations.- Developed documentation in the form of troubleshooting guides, repair procedures, service manuals, maintenance schedules to improve reliability and technician independence. Show less

United States

- Installed and deployed VGV's to customer sites. Performed duties of quality check new VGV, calibrated sensors and robot, setup network devices, installation of robot to facility, setup logic rule set for cross VGV communication, validate installation for best chance of success.- Performed regular diagnosis and repairs of robotic system. Adept at reviewing the system's code logs, linux logs, PLC Logs, various sensors logs and documentation, and electro-mechanical physical state to… Show more - Installed and deployed VGV's to customer sites. Performed duties of quality check new VGV, calibrated sensors and robot, setup network devices, installation of robot to facility, setup logic rule set for cross VGV communication, validate installation for best chance of success.- Performed regular diagnosis and repairs of robotic system. Adept at reviewing the system's code logs, linux logs, PLC Logs, various sensors logs and documentation, and electro-mechanical physical state to quickly and accurately diagnosis robots for repair.- Developed troubleshooting forum for error code diagnosis. Recorded my solutions and became a staple for other technicians to use across the company. Now regularly updated by any person and solutions voted for best results. Show less

Davis, California, United States

An early stage start-up focused on the task of supporting the industrial farming industries that suffer from decreased production from a labor shortage. Our solution was the design and development of an autonomous mushroom harvester.• Designed, developed, tested and troubleshooted software and electro-mechanical hardware.• Aided in ideation and design of software architecture with UML charts for class hierarchy.• Software and hardware development suite included: Linux Debian… Show more An early stage start-up focused on the task of supporting the industrial farming industries that suffer from decreased production from a labor shortage. Our solution was the design and development of an autonomous mushroom harvester.• Designed, developed, tested and troubleshooted software and electro-mechanical hardware.• Aided in ideation and design of software architecture with UML charts for class hierarchy.• Software and hardware development suite included: Linux Debian, bash scripting, C++, Python, ROS, YAML, Git, Serial UART communication, VS code, Nvidia Jetson TX2, Arduino Nano, • Progressed designs, field tested hardware, recorded test data and iterated designs.• Implemented 3rd party package Moveit (Inverse kinematic solver and motion planner) for smooth, fast, and repeatable motion plans on a custom designed robotic arm. • Added robust software in C++/Python to reduce executable crashes, automatic logging and restart of programs if failed. • Implemented machine learning CNN mobileNet for fruit quality classification from curated data-set. Used self made Matplotlib for quick labeling. Trained using the Keras/Tensorflow library. Deployed on Jetson TX2 with TensorRT optimization. Show less

Dixon, Ca

• Designed, drafted, and aided manufacturing of utility vehicles to meet customer specific requirements and ANSI Standards Y14.5, 10.31, and A92.• Designed 3D Steel and Aluminum structural components with CAD/FEA tools from Solidworks.• Designed 12/24 VDC & 120 VAC electrical applications including: battery energy storage, inverters, heating/cooling, lighting, relay logic, & high current circuits with AutoCAD 2D design software.• Designed and programmed 12V I/O modules using… Show more • Designed, drafted, and aided manufacturing of utility vehicles to meet customer specific requirements and ANSI Standards Y14.5, 10.31, and A92.• Designed 3D Steel and Aluminum structural components with CAD/FEA tools from Solidworks.• Designed 12/24 VDC & 120 VAC electrical applications including: battery energy storage, inverters, heating/cooling, lighting, relay logic, & high current circuits with AutoCAD 2D design software.• Designed and programmed 12V I/O modules using International’s Diamond Logic ladder logic.• Designed open and closed center hydraulic systems to power tools, air compressors, cranes, and drills.• Worked in team groups to help train new team members and have senior engineers for support.• Supported daily communication and aid with Sales, Manufacturing, Assembly, Purchasing and Service departments to ensure client projects completed to expectations. • Developed written work instructions to aid assembly first time installations of 3rd party products.• Coordinate with 3rd party vendors to manage supplier lead times.• Interfaced with end clients during all phases of product life: predesign, completed product inspection, and in field support.• Maintained an organized computer file structure for quick lookup of design details from hundreds of projects.• Participated in brainstorming and implementation of lean manufacturing projects.• Developed Python and Visual Basic software programs to automate my and team members computer tasks. Show less

Davis, Ca

Assisted lead instructor in developing content and leading discussions for the following courses:• Mechanical Design: Developed Solidworks FEA assignments and held bi-weekly lessons. See link for example.• Experimental Techniques: Proctored multiple lab sessions and taught theory and validation techniques in Newtonian physics, Fluid Mechanics, & Aerodynamics.• Hydraulic Control Systems: Aided in instruction of MatLab Simulink/SimHydrualics modeling techniques.• Senior Design… Show more Assisted lead instructor in developing content and leading discussions for the following courses:• Mechanical Design: Developed Solidworks FEA assignments and held bi-weekly lessons. See link for example.• Experimental Techniques: Proctored multiple lab sessions and taught theory and validation techniques in Newtonian physics, Fluid Mechanics, & Aerodynamics.• Hydraulic Control Systems: Aided in instruction of MatLab Simulink/SimHydrualics modeling techniques.• Senior Design Capstone Project: Guided students through product engineering design process.Numerous positive reviews from professors and students that demonstrate an ability to communicate ideas effectively with a variety of colleagues. Show less

Davis Ca

• Completed design of support beams for machine transportation, updated design and drawings of parts, processed ordering,• Worked independently to produce innovative and novel solutions to design problems while reporting to a small dynamic group of senior design engineers.• Communicated with team members, sales team, shipping, and vendor contacts to complete various tasks.

Uc Davis

Assisted in all phases in research design processes: from preparing solid model and engineering drawings in CAD; vendor interface of supplies, tools, and parts; project time management, machining of complex parts with CNC Mill/Lathe with aid of CAM software, part quality check, and system integration processes.Projects included:Machining of wave guide components using CNC Mill/Lathe. Image shows corrugated wave guide with internal square grooves ~0.020". Cooling system… Show more Assisted in all phases in research design processes: from preparing solid model and engineering drawings in CAD; vendor interface of supplies, tools, and parts; project time management, machining of complex parts with CNC Mill/Lathe with aid of CAM software, part quality check, and system integration processes.Projects included:Machining of wave guide components using CNC Mill/Lathe. Image shows corrugated wave guide with internal square grooves ~0.020". Cooling system with integration of thermocouples, flow sensors, pressure sensors, pumps, and tanks for data acquisition and heat removal of high frequency vacuum electronics.Impact Resistant Safety box for high power magnet assembly Show less

Temecula, Ca

Completed diagnostics on motorcycles with major and minor mechanical issues, and made the necessary repairs.Managed 20 hour work weeks during normal high school hours, and late nights for time pressed repairs.Trusted with any repair without supervision as a high school student. Found my interest in mechanics and mechanical engineering.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 3.79

Activities and Societies: Bio Automation Engineering Lab Master's Project: Autonomous Vehicle Non-Linear Model Predictive Controller.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engeering, 3.49

Senior Capstone Project Design: Force Feedback Flight Control Yoke Designed, budgeted, and manufactured a electro-mechanical control.