- Participated in RoboSub competition from 2022 to 2024- - Led electrical engineers at a student organization in the design of a new autonomous underwater robot for competition, SeaWolf IX (SW9), building upon lessons learned from the electrical system of the previous robot; contributed to the design of the electrical system, focusing on form factor and usability- Designed a strategy to partition sections of the SW9 system to focus on a hierarchical design that is easy to debug and developDeveloped a programming style guide for embedded code within the organization, based on "The Embedded C Coding Standard;" Enforced during code reviews before firmware was flashed, teaching younger programmers good code hygiene- Reworked new member on-boarding, dramatically increasing member retention within 1 semester- Communicated with industry contacts for product quotes and sponsorship inquiries- Collaborated with Project Manager and Mechanical and Software team leads to set competition strategy and ensure critical pathwas followed- Curated critical project infrastructure systems, including Git version control systems and tasking management- Designed and wrote critical Arduino-based C++ firmware, enabling control of both torpedo and electromagnet systems on the robot- Led efforts to redesign and later duplicate the electronics hull of the SeaWolf VIII robot, allowing for greater fault tolerance and more cost-effective construction- Consistently listened to, considered, and implemented feedback for management and workflow strategies

- Investigated the cause of brown-outs of SeaWolf VIII's on-board computer upon powering robot thrusters; determined the cause to be a current spike dropping battery voltage below the computer's power-on voltage, causing reboot; solved by implementing and testing a two-stage SEPIC and Buck regulator topology to combat transient voltage drop-outs, as an off-the-shelf SEPIC was more cost-effective than a well-designed and robust Buck- Designed, implemented, and tested a SEPIC power converter for a small voltage drop and noise-sensitive sub-system of SeaWolf VIII

Advisor: Dr. Amro Awad- Examined Intel Trust Domain (TDX) and Software Guard (SGX) Extensions, focusing on clarifying the differences in purpose and implementation of the two technologies- Learned and applied digital methods of investigation, as well as how to read technical and academic documentation

- Researched and developed curricula targeted at esports professionals for one of the most successful esports organizations in South Korea- Managed language barriers and different work cultures; learned and applied practical techniques for setting deadlines, workplace communication & teamwork, and project status presentation- Leveraged web-scraping with Python to expedite collection of keywords in job descriptions, resulting in a tenfold increase in quantity of data available for decision making