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

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