Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Continuation of my summer fellowship. Increased focused on more accurate and stable human-in-the-loop control algorithms, programmable electronic speed controllers, and post-processing of experimental data

• Head Teaching Assistant

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Collaboratively designed a robotics class for FSRI (freshman summer research institute) at Caltech, a DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) program. Work included designing the hardware and software for a robot, creating readable and educational handouts, and providing remote help to students.

• Computer Science Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Held virtual and in-person office hours to guide students through debugging Java projects involving data structures.

• Summer Undergraduate Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Collaboratively developed the design and control of a novel ankle exoskeleton that utilizes hand-shearing auxetic actuators to change the setpoint of a compression spring. Additionally, libraries in C++ were created to implement PID position control on the custom-built servomotor. Though the official internship has ended, current efforts are being made to implement FOC on the exoskeleton to improve reliability, precision, and efficiency.



MIT Lincoln Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Robotics engineering intern

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  Worked on software implementation of motor control algorithms in summer internship program Worked on software implementation of motor control algorithms in summer internship program



Saginaw Valley State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Prosthetic Arm Team Member

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  I designed the forearm portion of a robotic prosthetic arm, including a rotating wrist and a custom-fitting socket, for a 7-year-old boy. I also tuned, refined, and maintained a 3D printer to print parts. I designed the forearm portion of a robotic prosthetic arm, including a rotating wrist and a custom-fitting socket, for a 7-year-old boy. I also tuned, refined, and maintained a 3D printer to print parts.



FlexDex Surgical

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Assembler

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Assembled laparoscopic surgical devices as part of the manufacturing team at FlexDex Surgical. Assembled laparoscopic surgical devices as part of the manufacturing team at FlexDex Surgical.