EDUCATION:

Carnegie Mellon University-- Robotics Institute – Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      May 2016

MS, Robotics --Vlahakis Graduate Fellow                                                                                                                        

Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering - Durham, NC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               May 2012

BSE, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering - Double Major                                                                                         

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Uber Advanced Technology Center-- Pittsburgh PA

   Software and Automation Intern– Perception Team: Computer Vision                                                                                                                                                                                                           November 2015-Present

··         Building new computer vision and machine learning tools to drive advances in safety, mapping, and automation

·-         Programming in C++ to improve computer vision pipelines in terms of efficiency and error rates

--        Programming in Python to improve the performance of our machine learning processes and subsequent classifiers

Autonomous Power Wheels Project –Hack Pittsburgh-- Pittsburgh PA

   Robotics and Software Engineer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              June 2015-Present

·-         Used ROS, an Arduino, homemade tachometers, and an IMU to build the car’s odometry and dead-reckoning systems

·-         Built a local path planner and steering controller in C++ to create a feasible path to the next global waypoint and steer the car along it

·-         Designed the high level software structure for the car’s localization, perception, and steering systems

·-         Designed and wrote an object detection system using LIDAR data which can track objects and differentiate between human and non-human targets                                                                                                                            

Carnegie Mellon – Experimental Biomechatronics Lab                                                                                                  

   Masters Student Researcher                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        September 2014-Present

·-         Led a team of five to design the first robotic knee prosthesis for the lab’s emulator system.

·-        The design was taken from a concept through development, manufacturing, and initial control systems design in nine months, and I was awarded the Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship for my work

·-        I am currently building the software to safely operate the knee and mimic the desired biological behavior

·-        The IP developed on this project has been transferred to a Pittsburgh-based prosthesis start up o kick start their R&D program         

4Moms – Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                                                      

    Mechanical Engineering Intern-Car Seat Team:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         May 2015-August 2015

·-         Fully redesigned one of the key mechatronic safety systems which interfaces with the car restraints

·-         Designed the sensor interfaces for this safety system to maximize information on state while minimizing number and cost of sensors

·-·        Researched and developed a strategy for standardizing factors of safety across all current and future car seat projects. The process I developed was adopted for use on all future projects by the entire engineering department                                                                            

Stanley Black & Decker - Baltimore, MD                                                                                                                                      

    New Product Design Engineer (Cordless Miter Saw Team)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          November 2012-August 2014

·-         Led the design of three major subsystems using CATIA for the next generation of Miter Saws, while working to manage the strategic trade offs between cost and features to create a market-viable tool  

·-         Tested electronic and mechanical systems to qualify them for manufacturing using accelerometers, thermocouples, volt meters, amp meters, and optical sensors

·-         Coordinated with manufacturers in China, Mexico, and Italy to manage trade offs associated with manufacturing and supply chain cost

·-         Invented 3 mechanisms for use in Miter Saw construction which are awaiting submission to the US Patent Office

Open Prosthetics Project – Durham, NC

   Research Engineer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 2012-November 2012

·-         Created the design for the forearm and wrist assembly of an intraosseous prosthetic device                                                                    

Cook Endoscopy, Winston-Salem, NC                                                                                                                                    

    R&D Engineering Intern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               May-August 2011

·-         Prototyped novel surgical devices for functional and proof of concept testing; included bench-top testing and animal labs to determine viability as future product lines

·-         Led the development of documents for FDA approval of an existing prototype consisting of design controls, hazard documents, test plans, testing protocols, and other materials

SKILLS

Software: MATLAB, C++, ROS, Git, Arduino, Python, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AI, ANSYS, Solidworks, Simulink, CATIA

Hardware: Design for mass production, Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, Wiring and Electronics Fab, Hand Machining, Woodworking

Leadership: MEGSO (MechE. Grad. Org.) Orientation Co-Chair, Head of CMU Culture Club, Eagle Scout, National Registry EMT (`07-`11), Wilderness EMT (`07-`11)