Experience

Raytheon Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer II

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Developing and maintaining embedded software for a fielded radar system.

• Software Engineer I

  • Jun 2021 - Apr 2023



Columbia University Formula Racing

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Low Voltage Engineer

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  My electrical engineering capstone project. Developed a network of microcontroller units (MCUs) to communicate data via CAN bus to a central MCU in charge of controlling all on-board electronics. Working remotely, I handled the software while in close communication with those on campus with access to the garage working on the associated hardware and peripheral electronics. Multiple areas of the vehicle (main hoop, pedals, dashboard, and accumulator) have electronics which are generating signals and telemetry, and all the data needs to be aggregated so the appropriate control signals can be output by the main low voltage (LV) box to control all the different subsystems. Previous practice involved adding Arduinos wherever and whenever convenient throughout the vehicle chassis, so this project was aimed at streamlining and standardizing the datalogging process for easier debugging and tweaking of parameters later down the road, all the while maintaining rules compliance and proper function of the vehicle. The MCUs corresponding with three of the aforementioned areas of the vehicle (pedals, dash, accumulator) simply act as waypoints for data coming from "local" electronics in the immediate periphery of each MCU, and each of these waypoints will transmit data to a central MCU located in the main LV box which is in charge of actually controlling all electronic systems. Firmware was developed for the Texas Instruments TMS320F28379D C2000 microcontroller, utilizing Simulink for model-based design to translate high-level block diagrams into C code. Show less



Columbia University Formula Racing

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• High Voltage Engineer

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Worked alongside other subteams to develop an electric vehicle for competition in Spring 2020. Collaborated with high voltage team members to develop systems requiring, supplying, or monitoring voltage greater than 12V, including the batteries, battery management system, various activity lights, and the motor and inverter. Personal work included 3D-modeling in CAD software (Onshape and Solidworks) to create a mounting solution for the tractive system active light (TSAL), as well as battery wiring and cable management. Show less



Colgate University Department of Physics and Astronomy

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Laid the groundwork for the usage of drones in the context of surveying the local white-tailed deer population in and around Hamilton, New York under mentorship of Prof. Enrique Galvez.Work included gathering information on thermal infrared imaging, familiarization with FAA guidelines for Part 107 commercial drone piloting, and participating in flights supervised by Part 107-licensed pilots to capture images at scheduled times. Future work would include implementing image recognition software (GIS-style) to synthesize data from visual-spectrum and infrared imagery to fully automate process of counting deer to aid in statistical analysis of overpopulation. Show less

• Teaching/Lab Assistant, Tutor - PHYS 336

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Worked 8-12 hours per week to aid professor in instruction of class on electronics. Provided assistance to students during laboratory hours by helping to troubleshoot digital (Arduino-controlled, TTL-based) and analog (op-amp, diode, transistor) circuits. Labs would run as long as students wanted to continue working on their circuits, which typically would amount to roughly 6 hours per week (2 sessions per week, ~3 hours apiece). During particularly involved labs and when students worked on projects, this could often increase to nearly 10 hours per week (~5 hours per lab). Hosted weekly tutoring sessions (2 hours apiece) outside of regularly scheduled class periods for homework assignments and exam preparation. Show less



Colgate University Orchestra

• Hamilton, New York

• Orchestra Librarian

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2019

  Worked with two other musicians to maintain orchestra’s library of music. Was responsible for preparation of music (bowings, photocopies, etc.), and distribution/collection of music to/from students and professionals at the beginning and end of a concert cycle. Worked with two other musicians to maintain orchestra’s library of music. Was responsible for preparation of music (bowings, photocopies, etc.), and distribution/collection of music to/from students and professionals at the beginning and end of a concert cycle.



University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Earth Sciences

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Explored implementation of MEMs sensors in cost-efficient datalogging devices to replace analog geophones in detection of sub-1 Hz oscillations (in the context of geomorphology and seismology research) under mentorship of Prof. Andrew Wickert. Work involved writing and reading bit data to and from memory registers of sensors and analog-digital converters with Python for sensor frequency response characterization. Built a simple pendulum setup, leveraging the small-angle approximation to compare predicted and actual amplitude measurements. Sensors, geophones, and ADCs were interfaced primarily with Raspberry Pi and later Arduino via SPI and I2C communication protocols. Data was stored on the embedded systems via an SD card (native storage on Raspberry Pi, separate module for Arduino) to simulate the conditions of a remote datalogging scenario. Assessed goodness-of-fit of data against expected peak amplitude for a specific frequency of oscillation (set by pendulum length). Statistics were performed in MATLAB, primarily involving usage of in-built Fourier transform functions and other functions useful in spectral analysis to determine signal-to-noise ratios. Behavior of the sensors while in motion was contrary to what was expected, thus future goals would include rectifying those errors, determining necessity of Kalman filtering or other methods of increasing SNR, and determining possible optimizations to minimize performance overhead associated with data collection and storage. Show less



Colgate University Department of Physics and Astronomy

• Hamilton, New York

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Supported the development of a NASA-funded spaceflight mass spectrometer for in-situ dating of extraterrestrial rock specimens, using laser ablation and resonance ionization for radioisotopic geochronology under mentorship of Prof. Jonathan Levine. Project is aimed at developing the laser technology and compactifying the apparatus to eliminate the need to collect samples on missions and send them back to Earth for further processing and analysis. Work primarily involved analyzing trends in previously taken data from larger apparatus and aiding development of more robust algorithms to produce more accurate age estimations for lunar samples of known age. This was done as a means of verifying the accuracy of the apparatus and overall ablation and ionization process. Other work involved developing models based on hypothetical reasons for erroneous behavior of smaller apparatus and assessing goodness-of-fit of these models against previously taken data. All work was done in MATLAB. Show less



Pei Wei

• United States
• Restaurants
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lead Cashier, Busboy

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Primarily managed cash register, i.e. taking orders and boxing to-go orders. Also tasked with bussing tables, opening and closing shop in mornings and evenings. Primarily managed cash register, i.e. taking orders and boxing to-go orders. Also tasked with bussing tables, opening and closing shop in mornings and evenings.