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Plano, Texas

Developed robot system for airplane drilling application.·Programmed Fanuc robot and performed extensive testing of hole accuracy and skid effects.·Worked closely with Fanuc engineers to apply cutting-edge technology to reach our demanding accuracy requirements.·Wrote interface to allow NC Controller to drive robot motion.·Utilized Faro Laser Tracker to test robot drilling accuracy.Developed WinCC OA applications for automated laser alignment of aircraft systems.·Independently converted legacy AIT code to WinCC OA, including writing new software interfaces to third party software and hardware.·Wrote math-intensive kinematics algorithm to determine translation and rotation of aircraft parts based on laser data.·Worked in team to complete user interface, hardware integration, and testing.

Developed robot system for production semi-conductor tool.·Managed technical detail for Staubli robot project: proposing system architecture, choosing programming languages, assigning project tasks, and setting project priorities.·Designed robot software application encompassing requirements definition, interface to tool host development, and design documentation.·Utilized Visual Basic .NET and Val3 to develop robot code including a high-level program on a PC and a low-level program on the robot controller. Programmed robot motion routines, graphical user interface, configuration initialization functions, operator utilities, error handling, and communication to tool host, robot controller, gripper, and sensors.·Conducted testing for independent robot code and tool host-directed robot commands consisting of three phases: simulator, mocked-up hardware, and actual tool. Developed simulator of host software to enable preliminary testing before host software was complete.

¨Independently developed kinematic and collision avoidance algorithms to position mobile robot used for B2 Bomber inspection. Collaborated with Northrop Grumman in design, integration, and testing phases.¨Worked with Boeing team and external contractors to develop and install laser alignment systems used to manufacture 737 and 747 airplanes. Developed motion control algorithms, communications software, and graphical user interfaces.¨Created Visual C++ graphics simulators to enable quick debugging of field hardware including joysticks, laser targets, and proximity sensors.

·Worked with a small team of NASA engineers to develop a UNIX based robotic test bed that was featured in Popular Mechanics, research journals, and Cable Network News (CNN). Individual contributions:o Developed a complex client/server arm controller,o Formulated an algorithm for moving robotic arms and hands based on sensor data,o Implemented force compliance and coordinated control into the control system.·Designed, developed, and integrated a graphical user interface (in Visual C++) to control a robot that tests NASA space suit durability. Managed project from requirements phase through completion. Developed controller on an embedded processor in a VME Bus system.

Ms, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Concentration in Guidance, Navigation, and Control. Thesis: Optimizing the Trajectory of the Advanced Launch.

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Intramural sports