OBJECTIVE

Earn a full-time job post-graduation in a robotics or software engineering position.

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering, Minor in Computer Science GPA: 3.53 / 4.0 Expected May 2020

Technical Skills Summary

SOFTWARE: Solidworks, Matlab, Simulink, RViz, Gazebo, Do-more Designer, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Azure, Visual Studio, AWS

LANGUAGES AND FRAMEWORKS: C++, C, Java, Javascript, HTML, Docker, SQL, Oracle, Git, Python, XML, Linux, ROS, OpenCV, RAPID, Arduino, Raspbian, Bash, JSON

OTHER: Agile development, Alpha-Beta Pruning, API Design, A-Star Path Planning, Computer Vision, Control Theory, Group Writing, Jacobians, Kalman Filters, Kinematics, Latex, Rapid Prototyping, Research, Sensor Based Autonomy, SLAM, Small Team Management, Software Engineering, Trajectory Planning

Projects

Beach Cleaning Robotic System, WPI August 2019-May 2020

·This system will consist of two types of robots to work collaboratively, identifying and picking up small pieces of trash. A small robot will use computer vision and machine learning to find trash and a custom designed collecting mechanism to pick it up. A large robot will use a stereo camera to create a mesh of the beach surface, for locating the small robot within that map and sending goals. In addition, the small robot once full of trash, will deposit its payload in the large robot. This system will use ROS and will be written in Python.

Star Trek Video Mashup System, WPI October 2019-Decemeber 2019

·This was a software engineering project consisting of a group of four team members. The team produced an AWS API for managing short videos and combining them into playlists. A website was the GUI for this system and JavaScript was used to activate the AWS lambda functions. The lambda functions would interact with the AWS RDS where the playlists and video segments were stored.

·Outcome: This system was completed and turned in as a final project for the software engineering course.

Automated Lidar Testing System, Caterpillar May 2019-August 2019

·The task for this project was to create a testing framework for Lidar sensors by using a Husky A200 robot to carry targets for the Lidar to detect. The robot navigated by line following with two cameras (Using OpenCV) and kept track of its position with an EKF (Extended Kalman Filter) between an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) and wheel encoders. The system was also containerized with Docker for ease of deployment.

·Outcome: A final presentation where the robot demonstrated its capabilities and extensive documentation.

Industrial Robotics, WPI March 2019-May 2019

·Using an ABB 1600 robotic arm, a system was created that could play checkers against a human player. The arm would move the pieces by palletizing the board, and the commands to move pieces were sent from the command line of a python implementation of checkers. The python implementation was connected to the RAPID code of the robot.

·Outcome: A final presentation where the robot demonstrated its capabilities, a video and a short report.

Unified Robotics III, WPI February 2019-March 2019

· This project used a 3DOF (Degrees of Freedom) robotic arm and camera to sort objects based on size and color. Forward and inverse kinematics, PID control and cubic trajectory planning were used to control the arm’s movement. The camera used thresholding and blob detection to determine where the objects were and their size.

·Outcome: A final presentation where the robot demonstrated its capabilities, a video and a short report.

Unified Robotics IV, WPI October 2018-December 2019

·This project's goal was to implement SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) on the Turtlebot 3 burger robot. ROS (Robot Operating System) was used as the middleware between the high-level python code and the robot’s low-level hardware. A-star was implemented to path plan in the created map. This project was completely simulated in gazebo and implemented on a robot.

·Outcome: A final presentation where the robot demonstrated its capabilities and a short report.

Interactive Qualifying Project, Akranes, Iceland August 2018-October 2018

·This project's goal was to understand the climate change perceptions of Icelandic residents, through in-depth interviews that were conducted in four locations of interest. The stories of these residents supported climate change indicators researched by experts and showed that Icelanders did not feel vulnerable to environmental change but worry for future generations.

·Outcome: A 50-page report and a 15-minute documentary

Unified Robotics II, WPI March 2018-May 2018

·This project consisted of designing and manufacturing a robot that could navigate a maze and put out a small fire. The robot completed these tasks autonomously by using sensor fusion with IR distance and flame sensors, wheel encoders, an IMU, and a computer fan. This project explored simple ways of implementing sensor-based autonomy and sensor fusion.

·Outcome: A final presentation where the robot demonstrated its capabilities and a short report.

experience

Junior Processing Tech Lead, Caterpillar May 2019-August 2019

·Software development for 2019 HEX applications.

·Automation of a Lidar testing system with a Husky A200 robot using ROS in C++.

·Provided support for Jeremy Borgman, section autonomy processing tech lead.

Research Assistant, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services May 2017-August 2017

·Organized research projects to be presented in both Microsoft Power Point and Excel.

·Displayed all the funded reports on the FDACS BMP Research website.

·Reviewed projects to see if they were applicable to Florida and added them to the database.

Internship, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory September 2015-May 2016

·Worked in the IT department

·Updated the internet cables (CAT5) for the theoretical physics wing.

·Migrated certain aspects of SharePoint from the 2010 to the 2013 version

Extracurricular

Solidworks Certified, WPI May 2019

Sound logic A ‘Capella, WPI August 2017-Present

Collaboration Lab, WPI August 2016-Present

Men’s Glee Club, WPI August 2016 - March 2018

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America December 2012

Contact this candidate