Related Coursework:

• Introduction to Intelligent Robotic Systems (CSCI 5551)
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CSCI 4511W)
• Algorithms and Data Structures (CSCI 4041)
• Advanced Programming Principles (CSCI 2041)
• Machine Architecture and Organization (CSCI 2021)

Spring Semester:

• Introduction to Operating Systems (CSCI 4061)
• Programming Interactive Computer Graphics and Games (CSCI 4611)

• Debugged, maintained, and wrote automated tests and supporting code to improve test coverage and reliability.
• Reviewed automated test results to confirm there were no vehicle behavior regressions.
• Worked with developers and integration engineers to reproduce bugs, validate bug fixes, and test new features.
• Brought up automated testing for multiple new vehicle platforms which was then used to run dozens of nightly tests.
• Wrote firmware for a new tester that allowed for the use of fewer boards, reducing the number of points of failure.
• Developed software to detect hardware failures in the test setup allowing for quicker fixes and greater uptime.

Systems Engineer (August 2021 – Present)

• Investigating commercial off-the-shelf drive inverters to improve the drivetrain's power output and increase torque.
• Improving the tracking of and compliance with over 500 regulations that the car is required to meet for competition.
• Disassembled a 20 kWh Li-Ion battery after a module was damaged to assess damage and make it safe for transport.
• Debugged electrical systems in a variety of environmental conditions to maintain uptime and increase reliability.

Director of Engineering & Co-President (May 2020 – September 2021)

• Coordinated over 50 engineering students spread among four sub-teams to get work completed on time.
• Collaborated with team members to architect system level behavior and prioritize development and testing tasks.
• Oversaw completion of the team's fourteenth car and design of the fifteenth car, ensuring regulations were satisfied.

Electrical Engineer (September 2018 – May 2020)

• Implemented a physics simulation to calculate energy usage, allowing for the analysis of different race strategies.
• Wrote an algorithm to optimize driving speed for each stage of the race, leading to energy savings of up to 12.3%.
• Created visualizations for telemetry data to give better warnings and include information on real-time solar power.
• Wrote firmware that added new functionality and supported hardware changes to multiple boards in the car.

Engineering Team Member (September 2018 – Present)

• Competed in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge where I worked on electrical systems.
• Spent hundreds of hours working to complete carbon fiber and fiberglass composite layups for the car's shell.
• Traveled to Australia for two months to work on the car and race in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.