CESIUMASTRO, INC.
AUSTIN, TX
HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER, JAN 2021 - PRESENT
Responsible for initial concepts, requirements, and block diagrams, through parts selection, design tools, schematic capture, layout, simulation, manufacturing, and testing. Design to rigorous aerospace standards with coordination across RF, mechanical, and firmware teams. Manage design reviews for each deliverable.
Currently developing next-gen active phased array hardware for S-band and Ka-band as well as integrated test hardware for the Nightingale communications system.
Document all design material for internal and external presentation, including interface control diagrams or design notes, as well as graphics and renders.
Driving company-wide project management infrastructure improvement from untracked verbal commitments and ad hoc spreadsheets to integrated, transparent, and traceable solutions.
STRAPT VENDING
ATLANTA, GA
CHIEF OF PRODUCT, JUL 2020 - DEC 2020
Designed and prototyped the solution architecture for a digital vending machine for this CreateX-backed startup founded to modernize the distribution of feminine products in public and corporate restrooms.
Deploying a bidirectional IoT network that securely translates customer payments into contactless vending.
Redefining a power supply architecture for a device with constricted space when power outlets are unavailable and self-recharging is insufficient.
TESLA, INC.
FREMONT, CA
TEST ENGINEERING INTERN, MAY - DEC 2018
Worked with the team that designs and deploys the equipment, standards, and procedures to diagnose and repair failed legacy and current products.
Analyzed schematics and source code to determine and correct multiple failures across several hardware and software systems, including Roadster sheet testing station and an assembly line real-time result viewer. In troubleshooting a Media Control Unit (MCU) firmware flashing station upgrade, recognized for contribution to worldwide service and productivity goals by launching two new stations.
Overhauled a webapp with Flask and jQuery to index and search over 20 million files. Expanded search parameters to include filename, author, revision date, and content type. Implemented regex and full-text search mediums to balance accuracy with speed.
Used Python and JMP to parse hundreds of sheet test results and visualize the effect of cell location on the occurrence of false-negatives. Successfully identified several localized error regions.
Authored documentation with extensive diagrams, instructions, and troubleshooting methods such as RCA maps to guarantee stability. Tracked progress in Jira sprints to provide visibility.
As part of a 12-hour hackathon to cut cycle time at a critical bottleneck in a general assembly line, performed time studies and determined the most common failure modes over a large data set. Team reduced time by 50%.
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ATLANTA, GA
ENGINEERING INTERN, AUG - DEC 2017
Developed Python code to remotely and automatically set up and re-configure multiple wireless networks.
Responsible for determining maximum throughput and range of a Sigfox IoT network.
Independently learned and experimented with software-defined radios through GNURadio in Windows.
Selected as part of a team to conduct field tests of 5G mobile network signal propagation.
CROWN CASTLE
CANONSBURG, PA
ENGINEERING INTERN, MAY - AUG 2017
At the largest U.S. provider of wireless infrastructure, interned with Senior Operations Engineers to test, maintain, and upgrade equipment in 40k+ cell towers nationwide.
Built Python tool to remotely access multiple generators with Modbus over IP, reducing a weekly, hour-long, manual task to a 30-second automated task.
Enhanced sales by developing a program to retrieve and centralize height above average terrain (HAAT) values, which indicate broadcast ranges, for all towers; used multithreading programming techniques.
Designed and constructed an Arduino-based device to accelerate SNMP alarm testing.
Authored extensive technical documentation and instructions to support completed projects.
INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN COMMONS
ATLANTA, GA
PEER INSTRUCTOR, MAY 2019 - DEC 2020
Volunteer minimum three hours per week to Electrical Engineering-focused prototyping space for guiding the design and production of students’ personal and academic projects.
Led a workshop on breadboarding and programming a PIC16 microcontroller.
Trained on PCBA routing and etching, 3D printing, and laser cutting and engraving.
HYTECH RACING
ATLANTA, GA
CIRCUITS TEAM LEAD, MAY 2017 - MAY 2018
ELECTRICAL SUBSYSTEM, NOV 2016 - MAY 2017
Designed, built, and raced an all-electric formula style car in the Formula SAE and Hybrid competitions.
Implemented wireless transmission of CAN data using XBee radios and Teensy microcontrollers for real-time MATLAB analysis, as well as hardware-only, memory-driven charging circuitry safety latching.
Co-wrote and revised FMEA and Electrical Safety Forms.