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United States

Lovettsville, Virginia, United States

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Conduct research on an underwater robotic platform for shellfish monitoring• Research and Develop robust sonar imaging technologies to enable navigation and tracking of the Underwater Autonomous Vehicle (UAV)• Design and realize innovative metamaterial structures using various 3D printing techniques • Research novel technologies in acoustic metamaterials and their application in robotic tracking • Perform complex acoustic signal generation and evaluation such as time-domain and frequency domain analysis, directivity sweeping measurements, active echolocation signal generation, and analysis, etc. using multi-channel DAQ systems with LabView • Develop data-driven algorithms for sensing and control of robotic platforms using MatLab and C++ • Reviewer for Neural Computing and Applications (NCAA) and American Association of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) journals. Send recommendations on submitted manuscripts to the editor and authors• Gave research presentations and keynote talks at engineering conferences (SES – 2016; IMECE – 2017, 2018; SOAR 9 meetings, 2018)

College Park, Maryland

• Co-taught students in an advanced course in Fiber Optics (ENME 611/498R)• Graded assignments and held office hours to help students through the course• Prepared and led students through the lab sessions of the course

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

• Create a data visualization front-end for the team’s big data analysis project using SAS• Utilize data analysis tools to extract, analyze, clean up, the data in order to facilitate knowledge clarity and decision making • Participate in team meeting discussions to understand project requirements and share progress• Write scripts to search, capture, and save information on recent relevant publications using Python and PostgreSQL

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Facilitated two discussion sections for undergraduates in Vibrations, Control and Optimization II as a Teaching Assistant for two semesters (ENME 462 – Fall 2014 & Fall 2015)• Facilitated three discussion and lab sections for undergraduates in Electronics and Instrumentation I as Teaching Assistant (ENME 350 – Fall 2015)• Assisted professors in the grading, test, and exam administration

College Park, Maryland

• Mentored and a group of students through the engineering design process• 2014 summer students successfully designed a multi-sensor, multi-purpose obstacle avoidance robot• 2015 summer students successfully designed a multi-degree-of-freedom robotic hand

Baltimore Md

• Performed SQL quarries on the database for detection of anomalies in the outage reports for the utility• Created a system for collection and analysis of data from Dissolved Gas Analysis experiments• Created and distributed the daily Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) reports used to assess the utility's performance• Performed ground resistance experiments on identified transmission poles and interpreted the data to be used in project initiation

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Conceptualized, designed, programmed, and built a self-adjusting vehicle mirror system• Our team won third prize in the design competition

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Managed team in the redesigning of the Blade Clamp in DeWalt DW304PK reciprocating saw • Designed, built, and tested a beam to withstand a given load for an engineering class project • Compiled benchmarking and redesign reports for the class project

University Of Maryland

 Assisted the project leader in research to optimize the Smart Fastener manufacturing process Wrote a paper on a feasibility study for arresting two components of the fasteners Designed and tested the pin drop subsystem for the production line automation

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Created a 3D model for the project using Sketchup • Managed team ideas and channeled inquiries to the project leader• Assisted in the construction of the bio-retention plant at the campus north

Largo, Maryland

• Assisted teachers in facilitating mathematics labs using with EDUCO™ and Course Compass™ platforms • Tutored students through mathematics courses• Received a certificate of appreciation for my dedication to the success of students

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Future Faculty MemberMy doctoral research was on the fundamental studies and applications of high wave vector.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Terps Racing Club, Formula SAE Hillman Entrepreneurs Program McNair's Post-Baccalaureate Program