Sidney Taylor Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Belgium

Exploring international makerspaces and sculpture workshops to bring innovative designs to life, to help build a brighter and more connected future, and to discover how art builds communities and how communities build art. I led my Watson journey to Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, and Belgium.

The Project Metal Inspection capstone project team is implementing a computer vision system to detect surface defects on aluminum sheets. The team is designing an image collection system, developing a robust image data set to test and train a machine learning algorithm, and implementing a real-time defect detection system to help the metal production company maintain high standards of product quality.During the Fall semester, I helped design the camera rig and select a camera lens with appropriate field of view. I also wrote a Python program to capture frames from the GigE camera on the manufacturing production floor. This system stores relevant camera metadata in a SQL database. During the Spring semester, I worked on implementing image pre-processing using OpenCV edge, corner, and keypoint detection.

Instructed workshop users on safe and proper use of metal and wood working machines (lathes, mills, band saws, shears, jointer, planer, spot welder, sandblaster, sanders, chop saw, laser cutter) enabling students to bring project ideas to life

Advised Engineering Systems students on proper use of oscilloscopes, soldering, hand tools, and LabView as they built an underwater robot.

Worked on two manufacturing engineering projects alongside Professor Gokli and 3 fellow students:Project #1: Optimized a carton packaging line using insight from root cause investigation, takt time calculations, and value stream mapping; Introduced single-piece flow and lean manufacturing principles to the line with new operating procedures, automation equipment, adaptable workstations, and designated production roles; The new line achieved a 28% improvement in carton production and saves $1.2 million annuallyProject #2: Using AutoCAD, designed a facility floor plan optimized for material flow for a clay manufacturerCo-authored an in-depth final technical report for each project, Project #1 paper accepted to 2022 IISE National Conference

Olympic Valley, California, United States

Working part time instructing kids ages 3-12 on skiing fundamentals in private and group lessons during the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 winter seasons.

San Francisco, California, United States

Fall 2021: Designed a watertight enclosure for the ZED2 camera; Leading the fabrication team in new part manufacturingFall 2020 & Spring 2021: Collaborated on the design of a two hinged mechanical gripper powered by servo motors to pick up game element piecesSpring 2020: Designed an interlocking rack for electrical components in SolidWorks

Collaborated on code base development to direct the Doosan Bobcat ZT6000 lawn mower through autonomous navigation for optimized striped area coverage. Utilizing localization, mapping, path planning, tracking, and low-level system control. Interfacing with radar, GPS, and IMU to collect data about the environment for navigation and obstacle avoidance. Implemented a structure in C++ that defines the mowing area and can be visualized with Matplotlib.

Harvey Mudd College CS Department Summer Start-Up Program. Learned React Native and Expo to develop TeamTime, a group alarm app, alongside two fellow students.

Reno, Nevada Area

As the Project Manager of Reno's community high school robotics team during my senior year of high school, I coordinated with the leaders of the Mechanical Team, Electrical Team, and Programming Team to lead our group of 16 students through the robot design, build, and test processes.During the off-seasons, I fundraised over $3,000 in order to keep our robotics team free to join for all members. I also helped organize and coordinate community outreach events (such as FYRE's booth at the Reno Mini Maker Faire) and new member recruitment events (such as live robot demos at local middle and high schools). During all four years of high school, I represented our team as the human player on the competition drive team.

As a Mechanical Team leader for the 2017 season, I led the effort to build and mount a winch to our ~100lb robot which lifted it up a rope earning us 50 points during matches at the competition. As a Mechanical Team leader for the 2018 season, I led the design and build of our three-wheeled robot chassis. Communication with the other mechanical groups as well as with the electrical and programming groups was crucial.

Reno, Nevada Area

As a Peer Advising Liaison, I worked alongside a team of 5 to 11 other PALs to advise fellow Davidson Academy peers on academic skills through one-on-one meetings and school-wide presentations. During my sophomore year, I co-authored a survival guide booklet for incoming freshman students.During my junior year, I was the Lead Peer Advising Liaison. In this position, I oversaw the PALs Program in conjunction with Davidson Academy teachers and staff. During the spring leading up to my junior year, I organized and lead an application review committee through the evaluation of written applications and interviews.

Reno, Nevada Area

I used SolidWorks (CAD software), the laser cutter, the 3D printer, an Arduino, and a variety of electrical components to design and build a remote-controlled indoor blimp. I gained experience with C++ and code version control softwares GitHub and Bitbucket.

Reno, Nevada Area

As a volunteer with the Space Whale project, I learned how to MIG weld, cut and position stained glass, and use the plasma cutter. I worked alongside a large team who shared their love for making with me and has inspired me to continue thinking about ways in which I can bring powerful ideas and emotion to life through materials and the arts. The Space Whale is a 40-foot-tall steel and stained glass sculpture of a mother humpback whale and her calf. The sculpture went to Burning Man in 2016. During the summer of 2017, I helped weld gussets to the back of the humpback calf and assemble more stained glass panels in preparation for the sculpture's installation in downtown Reno at City Plaza.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Machine shop (metal and wood) shop proctor, MuddSub Robotics Team, SWE (Society of Women Engineers), Rewriting.

High School