cv/résumé

M.S.

University of California Berkeley

Mechanical Engineering with concentration in Controls Theory

B.S.

University of California Berkeley

Mechanical Engineering with minor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Hardware/Software Engineer

Stealth Start-up

• Designing and implementing mechanical, electrical, and software solutions to enable robot autonomy

Private Tutor

JEI Learning Center

• Identify learning challenges in a wide array of students to work within their capabilities with the purpose of achieving mastery in Math, English, and occasionally other subjects

Co-Founder and Board Member

Friends of Falkon Robotics Inc.

• Created non-profit with a group of alumni to facilitate greater STEM education for High School students
• Search for and complete grants to fund team with a budget that has grown from ~$30k to $100k+

Co-Founder

Leaf Suit Inc. (Wearable Air Conditioner, Y Combinator W20)

• Designed, built, and programmed a 1” x 2” PCBA controlling 6 fans, 2 diaphragm pumps, and smart button
• Designed and made pattern to allow comfort for wearer while still achieving conformity and cooling coverage
• Worked with professional grant writers to define targets and put together grant submissions for NHS and military
• Worked with patent attorney to draft a non provisional patent along with PCT filing

Mechatronics Engineer

Tesla

• Conceptualized, designed, and brought up manufacturing of plastic parts in over 50,000 Model S/X vehicles
• Worked with suppliers to enable launch of Model 3 vehicles in Chinese market ensuring feature parity
• Designed and built machines for operators to use in seats manufacturing, increasing production by 30%
• Developed a controller utilizing CAN protocol to command seat motions when isolated from the car

Hardware Engineer

Dash Robotics Internship

• Self-taught C to prototype, design, and implement the firmware infrastructure needed to support future accessories on the Kamigami robot's existing i2c communication bus to boost future sales
• Designed and manufactured tools to aid in improving the assembly line yield from 70% to 90%

EE128/ME134 Feedback Control Systems Reader

University of California Berkeley

• Graded problem sets of 24 students for multi-step controls questions

Product Engineer

Texas Instruments Internship

• Built a test jig, designed in SolidWorks and optimized for cost, to isolate inductive and capacitive sensors
• Automated the test jig above for motion and data collection using LabVIEW and TestStand

EE 40 Introduction to Microelectronics Circuits Lab Helper

University of California Berkeley

• Guided and instructed 34 students in debugging their circuit labs and projects

Engineering Mentor

FIRST Robotics

• Teach students how to design and build a robot while taking into account real physical principles
• Develop design and manufacturing workflow to allow 100+ student organization to create a robot effectively

Line Following Car

• Designed and manufactured circuit boards for BLDC motor control and power regulation
• Wrote the firmware for reading sensor data within an interrupt-driven control loop for accurate and tight timing
• Incorporated embedded feedback controls with gain scheduling for steering angle and velocity control

Drone Controller

• Derived 3D physics model using matrix representation
• Implemented various control and state estimation techniques determined from MATLAB simulations

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

• Designed the electrical system for two cars to drive autonomously with off-the-shelf components
• Implemented the embedded controls for both the lead and follow cars, as well as the data collection infrastructure