• Pioneered the hardware system design that integrates ethernet-based machine vision cameras for oceanographic applications.• Developed the multi-board hardware platform that provided robust isolated I/O for trigger events, RS-232/485 communication support, power management and a suite of sensors for detecting orientation and camera heading. • Designed a variety of high-constraint metal-core light engine PCBs optimized for thermal efficiency and mechanical load bearing properties. • Developed a novel design concept for a high energy pulse LED driver with closed loop control capable of outputting 50,000 lumens at video frame rate speeds (30hz). • Conducted th SPICE hardware simulations to optimize circuit performance and efficiency.• Tackled global customer RMA’s and provided technical support to customers with detailed documentation of root cause.

• Led the HW/SW development and integration of wearable devices for biometric data sensing, bioimpedance and analyte measurements. • Developed firmware for the Cortex-ARM platform for integration with an Electrochemical Front End, BLE and OTA (over-the-air update) functionality. • Prototyped and evaluated micro-needle arrays for minimally intrusive skin sensing by utilizing 46um additive technology. • Experimented with flexible substrates and innovative PCB manufacturing techniques to achieve conformal and bio-compatible circuity.

• Performed schematic capture and layout design for a pick-and-place handler enabling pneumatic control over 8 independentaxes, resulting in a compact sensor interface solution to further improve automation efficiency.• Utilized Twin CAT 3 automation environment to write and synthesize PLC scripts, enabling seamless execution of customizedmotion control profiles.• Engineered a quadrature decoder within an Artix-7 FPGA, incorporating position and velocity incrementation functionalities todemonstrate a low-cost, multi-axes, feedback control loop solution.• Successfully prototyped debounce filtering solutions through software (register sync) and hardware (Low-pass filter/Schmitttrigger), optimizing signal stability and minimizing noise interference.

Carried out DVT on APM modules by constructing a dual-layer test fixture. The fixture is able to test both sides of the PCBA simultaneously in order to monitor/validate the power output with I2C.

•Implemented python/bash scripts to parse and validate ESC data upon CPU failure on a Snapdragon-based platform.•Performed thermal cycling and analysis on flight controllers and computer vision systems (70C to -20C).•Constructed test fixtures for various PCBAs to ensure boards meet operational specs.

• Wrote a C++ code for USB to SPI data transfer in order to validate pressure sensors for spec < 80 mi H20• Compiled detailed work instructions for operation and handling the programming board in assembly QC• Prototyped various PCB designs to solve automation optimization problems

• Conducted research and explored new applications for integrated FPGA-based test and measurement platforms.• Built a new experimental scheme to measure the S-parameter of various RF components.• Created automated workflow to validate and benchmark digital circuit design.• Developed a digital phase-locked loop (PLL) via an FPGA-based platform and optimized its parameters for FM radio demodulation.• Drafted technical documentation, application notes, white papers and presented the work in company-wide technical discussion sessions