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CEO and programmer

San Francisco, Ca

Built a 3D engine from scratch for researching novel reconstruction of 3D scenes from a single 2D photograph. Moved our findings onto Autodesk's standard in-house rendering system for research purposes. Learned about OpenGL, shaders, and raytracing techniques.

Irvine, Ca

Made heavy modifications to Karem’s FlightLab models. Integrated the FlightLab flight dynamics model with a Simulink control system to produce a realtime pilot-in-the-loop simulation. Architected a software framework that allowed the same software to run on desktop PCs, baremetal ARM processors, and the Integrity RTOS running on a PowerPC. Heavily involved in the design and implementation of a messaging protocol used to connect these various platforms, along with GUI applications for logging and graphing data sent over this protocol. Used VAPS XT to design a next-generation pilot interface, and deployed this application to a PowerPC running Integrity with an embedded graphics card. Helped to design a workflow where the aircraft model and control system were run against software-style unit tests to detect and prevent regressions in model fidelity and controller performance.

Laurel, Md

Designed and implemented a priority-based hardware sharing system which allowed multiple agents (some remote and some local) to monitor and control a single piece of hardware for JHU. This was flight-tested on RC-scale autopilot-controlled flying wing hardware. I took measurements of the JHU hardware and constructed an identical testbed when I returned to MIT. However, I was unable to procure an autopilot due to ITAR restrictions. To get around this, I built a flight simulator to model the flying wing, wrapped it with an autopilot with a message format that faked the autopilot used by JHU, and used this setup to continue development of autonomous agents that used the hardware sharing system. Coordinated continued development on the hardware sharing system between MIT and JHU.

Boston, Ma

Implemented TRACS 2.5D, a program that graphically represents the decision making process of a human user interacting with an automated system. Developed Hidden Markov Model training schemes and HMM visualizations to evaluate progress.

Worked in several capacities on the A160T Hummmingbird. Added actuator to existing tail rotor test rig, all the way from parts acquisition to installation to data acquisition to control software for the actuator. Did some work in flight telemetry data analysis, including identifying a whole class of anomalies as magnetic interference from the Earth's field; subsequently wrote software to compensate for the anomalies. Main assignment was an automated health monitoring neural network that analyzes existing data to define the nominal state, and then warns anytime the helicopter leaves this state and provides data helpful to analyzing the anomaly. Also participated in ground testing as both operator and telemetry monitor.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering With Information Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics