Y EN-CHI CHANG
**** ****** ***. ***. *, Los Angeles, CA 90064 University of California
424-***-**** 1540 Boelter Hall
Email: *******@*****.*** 420 Westwood Plaza
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ycchangacademic/ Los Angeles, CA 90095
PROFILE
Real-time optimization and product development engineer in precision motion control, and machine vision.
EDUCATION
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Expected in Fall 2014
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fall 2012
BS, Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University (NTU) June 2008
PATENTS & AWARDS
Int'l Patent (WO 2013/049228 A1) for “A System For Vascular Access In Laboratory Animals”
Taiwan Patent (M325964) for “The Balance and Support Device for Scooters”
SKILLS
S ystem Design&Implementation Mechatronics&Robotics Vision Feedback System
C onstrained Opt imization Multi -stage C ontrol Machine learning&Data Analysis
PROGRAMMING SKILLS
MATLAB ( Simulink ), LABVIEW ( RealTime ), SOLIDWORKS, Pro-E, ADAMS, ABAQUS,
E mbedded C, MSSQL
INDUSTRY E XPERIENCE
Senior Algorithm Engineer in dyScie Inc. (Jul 2013 - Current) Clients
Support Machine Learning for Diagnosis Algorithms Edwards
Support Statistical Optimization for Ad Placement B urstly
Mechanical Engineer in hTC corp. (Oct 2008 - Sep 2009) Product
M echanical Design, Liability, Assembly Flow Design Tattoo
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Automated Surgical Injection Robot (Cooperated with CRUMP Institute)
Developed an automated pre-clinical drug delivery robot that improves yield rate from 50% to 80%
Built embedded C real-time control and Labview Host program with Graphical User Interface
Won “Business of Science Center's Venture Team Competition for Vascular Access System“, 2011
Patent productized and licensed to Sofie Biosciences
Published Journal Paper “A Semi-automated vascular Access System (VAS) for Preclinical Models,”
Physics in Medicine and Biology (Featured Article)
Plasmonic Imaging Lithography (Cooperated with UC Berkeley and UNCC)
Lead the Controls Team and Developed multi-stage control to achieve nano-precision maskless lithography
Built Labview RT and Labview Host Software with Graphical User Interface
Contour Tracking with Optimal Feedrate
Developed a real-time (1kHz) robust model-predictive control algorithm for feed-rate optimization
Build Labview RT and Labview Host Software with Graphical User Interface
Published Conference Paper “Minimum-Time Contour Tracking with Model Predictive Control
Approach,” ACC, Portland, Oregon, 2013
Non-circular Machining Product Development (Cooperated with MATECH)
Maintained a commercialized software for non-circular piston machining
Used Labview RT and Labview Host and State Chart Design for Graphical User Interface