Cornell University

BS Candidate '20, Electrical and Computer Engineering

MEng Candidate '21, Electrical and Computer Engineering

August 2017 - May 2021
  • GPA: 3.90
  • Recognitions: Dean's List, HKN IEEE Honors Society
  • Awards: BigRed//Hacks Fall 2019 Best Hardware Hack, BigRed//Hacks Fall 2017 Best IoT Hack
  • Coursework: Human Robot Interaction, Foundations of Robotics, Intelligent Physical Systems, Embedded Systems, Computer Systems Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Discrete Structures, Networks, Microelectronics, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Computer Networks and Telecommunications, Embedded Operating Systems

Lyft Level 5

Hardware Engineer Intern

June 2020 - July 2020
  • Designed, documented, and owned the Incoming Quality Check (IQC) test for a Lyft PCBA, achieving 100% coverage of the board's 31 channels of CAN communications and 15 power I/O using minimal instrumentation.
  • Screened 3 boards for use in autonomous vehicle builds, unblocking progress towards public road testing.
  • Wrote 5 test scripts in Python, gaining familiarity with SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments), VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture), OpenHTF (Hardware Testing Framework), and PCAN API.

Formula SAE Electric Vehicle Project Team

Electrical Team Lead

August 2019 - Present
  • Designed the ARG20 Electronics Control Unit (ECU), introducing a two-board architecture. This part is mainly responsible for the vehicle’s shutdown and ready-to-drive logic and throttle control.
  • Tested the ARG19 ECU’s latching circuit and investigated relay selection to find reasons for its failure.

Rapid Prototyping Laboratory

Lab Technician

January 2018 - Present
  • Operate and maintain laser cutter and 3d printers for project teams, research groups, and students, processing over 1000 parts every semester.
  • Consult lab users about material choice and make improvements to their part designs for optimal print quality.
  • Debug operation failures and troubleshoot faulty machines.

ECE 3140: Embedded Systems

Teaching Assistant

January 2020 - May 2020
  • Held office hours to help students debug lab assignments involving real-time scheduling, concurrent execution, and mutual exclusion
  • Provided guidance/technical support for the use of NXP FRDM-K64 boards and Keil uVision
  • Graded student assessments, homework, and labs

Boosted, Inc.

Embedded Firmware Intern

May 2019 - August 2019
  • Refactored motor controller code by improving and restructuring PWM and ADC drivers for dsPIC33.
  • Tracked over 20 issues related to operational state logic in the Boosted Rev BMS and display before production.
  • Soldered ad spliced over 10 cables in active use for firmware updates and flashing over CAN.
  • Designed and programmed a firmware development PCB that acts as a message router between the computer and SoCs in Boosted vehicles, communicating over UART, USB, Bluetooth, and CAN.

Cornell Outdoor Education

Rock Climbing Instructor

January 2019 - Present
  • Taught rock climbing classes to the Ithaca community at Lindseth Climbing Center.
  • Inspired others to opt outside!

Baja SAE Off-road Vehicle Project Team

Electrical Subteam Member

August 2017 - May 2019
  • Calibrated sensors and wrote data logging script for brakes coefficient of friction and pad wear tests.
  • Verified previously designed strain gage amplification PCB, by bringing up 2 boards using Altium schematic diagram after checking circuit requirements with the instrumentation amplifier (INA331) specification sheet, then testing them for correct experimental voltage gain.
  • Certified in Emerson Lab machine shop (mill and lathe), and can read and make part drawings.

ECE 2300: Digital Logic and Computer Organization

Teaching Assistant

September 2018 - December 2018
  • Helped students troubleshoot their Verilog microprocessor component designs in lab.
  • Answered questions about course material including timing, FSMs, memory, and circuit logic.
  • Graded student assessments, homework, and labs.

Aeris Communications

Automotive Engineering Intern

June 2018 - August 2018
  • Improved automotive simulator by increasing code maintainability, updating its capabilities to match new product specifications, and patching existing memory leaks; used by quality assurance team immediately after completion.
  • Developed a JSON parser for small-scale embedded systems project using an open-source RTOS.
  • Learned about TCP/IP model and communication protocols such as MQTT and HTTP.

Galileo Learning

Assistant Instructor

June 2017 - August 2017
  • Supported Lead Instructors by aiding camper management, and teaching campers about the design process through applied curriculum in 3d printing, video production, cooking, and video game design.

Skills

Programs:
Altium Designer, EAGLE, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, GrabCAD, HSMWorks, LaTeX, CorelDraw, Simplify3D

Maker Skills:
3D printing, Laser cutting, Soldering, TIG welding, Basic woodworking, Scripting, PCB layout and bring-up, Debugging

Programming Languages:
C, C++, Verilog, Python, Matlab, Java