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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

-Utilized mechanical and electrical design schematics to build an assembly line for air filtration medium.-Worked closely with the design team using AutoCAD to ensure parts are to the correct specification.-Assisted in the installation of control systems including PLCs, I/O components, and relays.-Attended engineering meetings and contributed to the development of project plans and process improvements, and quality controls.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Conducted in-depth research into robotic perception and control using the MATLAB environment, deep transfer learning, computer vision, Robot Operating System (ROS), and Linux. -Developed algorithms to estimate human hand positions and distance relative to the a robotics platform using a depth camera.-Designed and implemented control algorithms for robotic systems to enhance autonomous navigation and object manipulation with a variety of sensor arrays such as lidar and cameras.-Developed and fine-tuned deep learning models for object detection and classification in robotics applications.

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

Planned and executed operations for a retail hardware store that grossed $45 million annually with an average of 120 employees. Analyzed weekly sales reports for forecast and comp sales, under-performing product groups, inventory turnover rates, credit applications, pro-penetration, and inventory on-hands. Motivated and supervised teams by setting goals and ensuring they stay on-track with daily and weekly meetings. Communicated with customers to determine if the store is meeting the needs of their businesses. Contacted buyers and merchandisers to bring in product that the market determined the store needs. Ensured the corporate merchandising guidelines were kept and maintained by utilizing weekly walks and daily work lists.-Analyzed payroll reports to ensure labor hours were leveraged each week-Opening and closing the store which included safety and loss prevention protocols, distributing register tills, preparing and performing daily store meetings, and ensuring proper and adequate freight flow procedures-Ensured safety procedures were always followed and helped to achieve our safety and claims goals-Trained associates store-wide to ensure they had the knowledge of special ordering, lead gathering, details, and installs to ensure the customer was taken care of on every level

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechatronics Engineering Technology

Associate Of Science - As, Physics/Pre-Engineering