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Boston, Ma, Us

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts

- Tutored 5 sections of Cornerstones of Engineering, an expository course on interdisciplinary engineering software/skills- Supported students with assignments on programming and computer-aided design (CAD) for 10 hours a week- Maintained a student makerspace and operated power tools, laser cutters, and 3D printers upon request

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Automated real-time hardware (HWIL) testing for JPADS, an airdrop guidance system which automates delivery of supply drops, in collaboration with Raytheon- Developed input emulation in 4 weeks in team of 5 to perform test procedures without using user interface (UI)- Developed cross-device comms interface over 8 weeks to perform tests remotely, with 20 pages of docs (ICD)- Codified test procedures for Raytheon JPADS team to script tests and to retain institutional knowledge- Reduced time to perform a test by 75% without any human involvement as a proof-of-concept for an HWIL farm

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

- Designed camera motion control and configuration software for SPUR, a lightweight robot deployed in mission-critical scenarios to reduce user-risk- Designed shell scripts in a Linux environment to automatically configure the IP address of robots, set execution permissions on files, and update software binaries in accordance with security protocols- Developed algorithms to configure and control the range of motion of various motorized components on proprietary robotics architecture, and implemented the design in C- Designed UI to configure PIC microcontrollers using a static HTML front-end, and implemented a back-end in C using Microchip’s TCP/IP stack to interface with persistent memory- Developed a C++ application to automatically calibrate voltage levels of batteries on reboot and filter high frequency noise from IMU measurements- Developed internal tool to automatically parse XML configuration files and load data into a comprehensive class hierarchy- Wrote detailed documentation for the US Government about imaging vehicles with new operating systems and updating software binaries from the Linux shell