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Find an overview of my experience below

Experience

  • 2024 – Present
    Software Controls Engineer, Surgical Robotics
    Medtronic
    • Developed core control software for a flexible tendon-driven catheter system for robotic-assisted lung procedures.
    • Transitioned experimental research code into a robust, scalable, production-grade implementation as part of the New Product Development (NPD) lifecycle.
    • {"Filed multiple internal IP disclosures covering"=>"catheter auto-homing, redundant DOF insertion techniques, buckling detection and mitigation, and continuum force estimation."}
    • Designed and implemented a delay pre-compensation algorithm to correct for kinematic latency in tendon transmission.
    • Built digital-twin-based safety heuristics to evaluate insertion risk and infer catheter shape using deviation from expected insertion length.
    • Created a modular Jacobian-based optimization framework to decouple kinematic subproblems and enable scalable trajectory planning.
  • 2023
    Research Engineer (Contract)
    Medtronic
    • Developed efficient path planning algorithms through 3D lung vascular models for autonomous catheter navigation.
    • Integrated generational binary-tree search to compute traversal paths used in real-time control of a robotic catheter prototype.
  • 2023
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Texas A&M University
  • 2022
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Texas A&M University
    • Assisted in Advanced Dynamics and Controls (undergraduate), Graduate Controls, and undergraduate labs.
    • Topics included PID control synthesis, coordinate transformations, Newtonian and Lagrangian mechanics.
    • Led lab instruction and MATLAB/Simulink-based simulation work for various control applications.
  • 2019
    Undergraduate Learning Assistant
    Colorado State University
    • Supported students in Engineering Mechanics–Dynamics through class instruction and 1:1 tutoring.
    • Graded coursework for Heat and Mass Transfer.
  • 2019
    Technical Resource Engineering Intern
    Forterra Pipe and Precast
    • Conducted design verification of box culvert and manhole drawings per ASTM and FDOT specifications.
    • Contributed to customer outreach and marketing strategies in technical education.
  • 2016–2018
    Sushi Chef
    Suehiro
    • Trained as a sushi chef following initial role as dishwasher.

Projects & Research

  • Master's Thesis – Robotic Welding Automation
    • Designed an automated welding system using a 6-DOF UR10e robotic arm integrated with MIG welding tools and ROS-based control.
    • Developed a custom Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) solver using a Mixed Integer Program (MIP) formulation to optimize weld/tack order for throughput.
    • Implemented human-robot collaboration tools for part localization and adaptive trajectory execution.
    • Conducted both simulation-based and real-world validation of robotic weld paths.
  • Capstone – Jet Impingement Server Cooling
    • Investigated CPU cooling performance via jet impingement in a custom-built thermal management system.
    • Developed pressure drop models and evaluated experimental vs. analytical thermal performance.
    • Delivered final technical presentation and undergraduate thesis.
  • Reinforcement Learning – Missile Interception
    • Designed and trained an RL agent using an Advantage Actor-Critic (A2C) framework to intercept variable-trajectory missile targets.
    • Implemented state-dependent reward functions and evaluated robustness across a range of dynamic initial conditions.
  • Feedback Linearization – Missile Trajectory Control
    • Derived dynamic equations for missile motion in a 2D environment and applied feedback linearization to control trajectory.
    • Implemented and simulated control system in MATLAB for validation.
  • Robotic Manipulator & Path Planning
    • Developed motion planning for a 3-DOF manipulator using Dubin's path constraints.
    • Coupled trajectory generation with a TSP solver for optimal routing across networked targets.
    • Implemented full system simulation and validation in MATLAB.
  • Mechatronics Course Project – Electro-Mechanical Door Lock
    • Designed a microcontroller-based access system with photoresistor, keypad, and IR proximity inputs.
    • Implemented logic in PICBASIC and Arduino; tested integration with locking hardware.

Skills & Coursework

  • Robotics & Control Systems
    • Kinematics and dynamics of manipulators
    • Tendon-driven and continuum robotics
    • Path planning and optimization
    • Classical and modern control theory (PID, LQR, feedback linearization)
    • Reinforcement learning and Markov decision processes (MDPs)
  • Software Tools & Languages
    • Python, C++, ROS, MATLAB, Simulink, Bash, Git, GitHub Copilot
    • Simulation and modeling tools for control and optimization
  • Specialized Engineering Topics
    • Combustion science
    • Vehicle dynamics and turbo machinery
    • Mechatronic system modeling
    • Optimization (linear, non-linear, integer programming)