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Costa Mesa, CA, US

San Francisco Bay Area

Orem, Utah, United States

• Designed algorithms in C++ for UAS mission autonomy i.e. advanced low battery failsafe, new flight modes, AGL estimation, motor saturation protection
• Flight tested and reviewed logs to evaluate new features, resolve software bugs, improve control performance, and mitigate vehicle vibration
• Interfaced with and customized PX4, wrote python scripts to present and analyze data, assess sensors and devices and led out integration

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Led firmware development of PX4 peripheral products in C and C++ using stm32 microcontrollers
• Built and tuned multi-rotors, conducted flight testing, documented results and SOPs, and helped bring numerous sensors to market

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

• Pioneered autonomous recon drones, designing hardware, electronics and software using C++ and ROS
• Built complex Gazebo simulation worlds within a Docker container architecture
• Conducted flight tests, documented results, and led out troubleshooting for next design iterations

Provo, Utah Area

• Constructed a drone capable of autonomous flight using BYU’s open-source ROS Flight and ROS Copter
• Researched and developed Gazebo simulation in C++ for autonomous drone landings on the ocean
• Contributed to ROS Copter development in both python and C++

Provo, Utah Area

• Developed a C GUI used by the R&D team to mark surgical tools in x-ray images providing the data for HipCheck to train machine learning models on
• Designed, performed CFD simulations, and 3-D printed a new cannula, reducing the size of an endoscopic device by over 10% while still improving flow performance and providing professional design reports
• Performed detailed testing on both Stryker’s CrossFlow and competitor devices that led to significantly improving pump pressure stability through refined PID control

Provo, Utah

• Led construction of an AV capable of path planning, obstacle detection, and waypoint navigation
• Organized projects, trainings, and competitions, helping over 50 club members gain hands-on mechatronics experience through designing and building autonomous systems such as maze-solving robots

Provo, Utah

• Researched and helped implement new method for obstacle avoidance, the genetic algorithm, eliminating instances of getting stuck and leading to a top 3 score for autonomy against 52 other rovers
• Gained experience with Gazebo and critical robotics hardware such as IMUs, lidar, and microcontrollers

Provo, Utah Area

• Built over 100 web-scraping agents to collect and analyze big data, empowering business decisions
• Conducted trainings with customers and provided technical reports to managers

Provo, UT

• Aided in helping students understand concepts and principles of Thai culture and language
• Helped improve the effectiveness of the course by finding ways for students to be more prepared for the Thai challenge exam

Lindon, UT

• Discerned and resolved customer concerns by utilizing effective listening and critical thinking skills
• Assisted escalated clients looking to cancel in finding value in our products and helping build a desire to continue services

Orange County, CA

• Met monthly sales closing quotas on a consistent basis while promoting creative sales enhancements

Orange County, CA

• Cultivated and managed relationships with students and parents
• Devised strategies to effectively help students better understand, retain, and perform.
• Clearly explained hard concepts in Chemistry and all levels of Mathematics from Algebra to Calculus.