Education:
9/10-4/12 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, concentrations in Controls, Mechatronics, Robotics (GPA 3.8/4.0)
- Courses in Mechatronics, Autonomous Robot Control & Localization, Convex Optimization, Machine Learning, System Identification, Vehicle Dynamics & Control, Nonlinear Control
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Business Economics and Management (graduated with Honors)
8/17-8/18 Contract Software Engineer (Planning and Controls), Waymo via Adecco, Mountain View, CA
- Implemented software to enable self-driving car motion control complete testing and verification
- Conducted extensive vehicle system identification and implemented system models in simulation software
- Designed and optimized control algorithm for braking during hydraulic failure (US patent 10710565)
- Implemented software to verify on-road degraded vehicle behavior and analyze large scale test results
- Lead mechanical engineer on self driving car compute system
- Designed, manufactured and optimized next-gen compute system, supervised build and assembly in China
- Interfaced with vendors, machine shops, manufacturers, and primary Chinese assembly contractor
- Designed and optimized cooling and mounting for challenging high-heat components
- Project manager for a $1M high visibility, path-critical R&D lithography project – oversaw mechanical, electrical, software, and systems development and worked on each as needed
- Invented new control system structures and compensation methods for future lithography motors with extremely demanding performance specs
- Invented and simulated novel commutation algorithms for future lithography; led implementation on a POC
- Wrote Matlab and Simulink models to efficiently evaluate novel commutation algorithms – balanced competing mechanical, systems, and control requirements to find an optimal solution
- Re-wrote real-time trajectory tracking code in C for laser radar proof of concept
- Designed, analyzed, and built new lithography structures for several R&D projects – very challenging specifications involving thermal expansion, vibration modes, and minimal mass
- Developed advanced structural and thermal FEA methods, adopted by Nikon engineers in Japan
- Developed advanced control techniques to improve the performance of a 2-stage 12-DOF isolation platform
- Designed and implemented automated sensor blend filter switching capability, installed in observatories
- Tested and designed structural hardware for Advanced LIGO using FE modal analysis
- Wrote a complete report on strut arrangements - several design modifications were implemented
- Programming: C, C++, Python, PIC Assembly, Matlab, Mathematica, R
- Software: ANSYS, CATIA, Git, LabVIEW, MathCAD, MPLAB, OrCAD Capture, MS Project, ROS, Simulink, Star-CCM+, Solidworks, Subversion, VxWorks
- Controls: adaptive control, digital control, feedforward, system modeling & identification
- Mechatronics: electrical design, embedded programming, motor control, machining (lathe/mill)
- Languages: Russian (fluent), Spanish (advanced), Japanese (beginner)
- Head Organizer, campus-wide lecture by Dr. Francis Collins, current NIH Director (2008-2009)
- Member, Caltech NCAA D3 Basketball Team - balanced rigorous academic schedule with 20+ hrs/week of practice, travel and games (2008-2010)
8/12-current Building Leader, Adopt a Building, City Impact, San Francisco, CA
- Lead a team of volunteers who visit a low-income housing building every Sunday
- Tutored 7th grader in English, Spanish, History, Math and Science
- Ran soundboard for two student bands and helped tune instruments