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Bethesda, MD, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Bethesda, MD, US

• Contributed to new rule development in DFMPro leveraging a background in coding, and support ongoing rule evaluations and configurations.
• Automated the process of presenting which voters have signed off on a change notice within the design release progression.
• Created a Confluence page that members within the MFC Mechanical Engineering team can update to streamline information for weekly updates.

Grandville, MI, US

State College, Pennsylvania, US

• Instructed students from both Penn State and surrounding community on the basics of skiing and the mountain safety code.
• Became certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) as a level 1 ski instructor and further went for a child specialist certification.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Created code an altering occupancy grid to aid in quantifying the trust between autonomous agents.
• Simulated the functionality of a novel sensor in Gazebo, while working with an evolving repository.
• Established a ROS environment needed for corporate partners to drag and drop their packages into.
• Investigated different algorithms for their efficiency and accuracy at rejecting artifacts from electroencephalogram (EEG) data.
• Created a sequence diagram to explain the process for a robotic arm sander.
• Oversaw and determined the scope of the work of two short-term undergraduate interns.

University Park, PA, US

• East Halls
• Directly supervised 40 residents and co-supervised 400 residents through their first year transition and advised them on academic decisions for their following semesters.
• Organized educational and social events to establish a sense of community on a coed floor.
• Performed administrative duties including inspection of safety equipment and budget management.

State College, Pennsylvania, US

• Created a Python node in robot operating system (ROS) that identified the type of terrain the robot was traversing based on the magnitude of change in the roll, pitch, and yaw.
• Studied how a robot’s center of mass relates to the locations of the instantaneous centers of rotation, by adding a variety of weights to the body of the robot.
• Tested a UGV to find its mechanical and electrical limits on an obstacle coarse approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Corvallis, OR, US

• Robotic Decision Making Lab
• Analyzed data structures and identified relevant variables in order to reconstruct 2D SONAR images into a 3D map of underwater environments.
• Applied learned mathematical concepts of mechatronics, including number theory and data theory, to write algorithms that aided in the extraction of pertinent variables from large data pools.
• Facilitated the testing of an unmanned underwater vehicle in a prescribed swimming pool setup.

University Park, PA, US

• Women in Engineering Program
• Mentored students in WEP to increase the retention and engagement of female students.
• Planned and facilitated weekly sessions reviewing the topics of calculus II and differential equations.
• Developed strong teaching abilities by clarifying material from class to ensure student understanding.

University Park, PA, US

• Intelligent Vehicles and Systems Group
• Designed a wiring schematic that removed ground fault loops from a mapping vehicle.
• Completed all aspects of the wiring diagram, including measuring necessary wire lengths, soldering, and fabrication of laser cut acrylic mounts.
• Collected visual mapping data to quantitatively support graduate theses on horizon feature detection.

Master'S Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’S Of Science, Mechanical Engineering