Ryan Harkins

Mechanical Engineer at IHMC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Pensacola, Florida, United States, US

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Credentials

  • PADI Open Water SCUBA
    PADI
    Aug, 2015
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mechanical Engineer
      • Apr 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Deep Submergence Systems Engineer
      • Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mechanical Engineer
      • May 2018 - Jul 2020

      - Instrumental in a $1.5M DOD contract (TALOS) engineering exoskeletons and humanoid robots - Designed liquid cooled series elastic and quasi-direct drive rotary actuators - Developed prototypes for validating electro-mechanical devices - Worked to develop and formalize an engineering design process at a start-up scale - Instrumental in a $1.5M DOD contract (TALOS) engineering exoskeletons and humanoid robots - Designed liquid cooled series elastic and quasi-direct drive rotary actuators - Developed prototypes for validating electro-mechanical devices - Worked to develop and formalize an engineering design process at a start-up scale

  • Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
    • Goodwin Hall, 635 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

      - Researched mechanisms for an articulated foot for humanoid robotic applications - Developed a novel LIDAR system for creating a 3D point-cloud with minimal moving parts - Researched mechanisms for an articulated foot for humanoid robotic applications - Developed a novel LIDAR system for creating a 3D point-cloud with minimal moving parts

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mechanical Design Intern
      • May 2016 - Jul 2016

      - Modified a GVR/Packbot to compete in the 2016 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) - Designed the Sealed Computational Hub for Autonomous Robot Control (SCHARC) for the Applied Robotics for Installations and Base Operations (ARIBO) project - Modified a GVR/Packbot to compete in the 2016 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) - Designed the Sealed Computational Hub for Autonomous Robot Control (SCHARC) for the Applied Robotics for Installations and Base Operations (ARIBO) project

  • Terrestrial Robotics Engineering & Controls Lab at Virginia Tech
    • Goodwin Hall, 635 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Aug 2013 - Mar 2016

      - Design and CAD of several parts for ESCHER (Electric Series Compliant Humanoid for Emergency Response), an advanced humanoid robot using cutting edge technology - Development of a modular, 2DOF differential joint mimicking the human elbow - Design and CAD of several parts for ESCHER (Electric Series Compliant Humanoid for Emergency Response), an advanced humanoid robot using cutting edge technology - Development of a modular, 2DOF differential joint mimicking the human elbow

    • United States
    • Defense & Space
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Technician and Inventory Manager
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      - Setup for electromagnetic interference testing, including electrostatic discharge, bulk current injection, magnetic fields and, radiated electro-magnetic fields - Managed local equipment inventory - Setup for electromagnetic interference testing, including electrostatic discharge, bulk current injection, magnetic fields and, radiated electro-magnetic fields - Managed local equipment inventory

    • United States
    • Repair and Maintenance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reclaim and General Maintenance
      • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

      - Custodial duties, security system repair, and building improvement - Primary new inventory evaluation and final stage packaging and palleting - Custodial duties, security system repair, and building improvement - Primary new inventory evaluation and final stage packaging and palleting

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
    2013 - 2017

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