Related Experience

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CO-FOUNDER AND CHEIF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Proko Tech LLC / Jan. 2021 - Present

• Managed full development of a smart parking hardware/software solution.

• Oversaw the hiring and development of summer software engineering interns.

• Developed complete financial projections, business plans, and investor and sales pitches.

• Completed 30+ interviews with potential customers and users.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEER

CU Boulder Senior Design / Sep. 2021- May 2022

• Working with a team of 5 other engineers to make video games accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing through a wearable haptic feedback belt.

• Developed mono-aural to directional binaural virtual surround sound file converter using OpenAL in C++.

• Developing a machine-learning algorithm to convert stereo audio to direction using TensorFlow and TensorFlow Lite to put it on an ESP32 microcontroller.

• Developed PCB for wearable belt using KiCAD.

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ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN

Artimus Robotics / May 2021- Aug 2021

• Worked with high voltage circuits.

• Developed R&D tools using Matlab App Designer and NI DAQ.​​

• ​Processed and analyzed large data sets of high-speed digital signals.​

• Collaborated with other engineers to develop software tools needed to meet grant requirements.

ENGINEERING SUPPORT STUDENT

CU Boulder Integrated Teaching and Learning Lab / Aug. 2020 - May 2021

• Worked in both the main lab and the electronics fabrication center.

• Helped students with various engineering issues.

• Taught in-person engineering skills workshops. 

• Fulfilled fabrication requests using FDM & SLA 3D printers and laser cutters.

• Project: Data analysis of building usage using card swipe data in Matlab.

• Project: Took inventory of 3 million dollars worth of capital assets in ITLL.

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ROBOTICS ENGINEER

EmergenTek / Jan. 2020 - Sept. 2020​

• Worked primarily on GUI using Raspberry Pi and PiTFT OLED Display.

• Helped design BLE wireless module for communicating position and accelerometer data in real-time.

• Pitched product and won $1000 in the 2020 New Venture Challenge.

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INTERN, TEACHER & TUTOR

PVNet Education & Emerging Technology Center / Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2021

• Taught 8-week Arduino Certification boot camp.

• Taught 1-week Robotics Programming course (Remote).

• Developed course curriculum in Arduino microcontroller environment.

• Tutored students in Robotics, Matlab, and Fusion 360.

• Worked on creating interactive window display using Unity, Maya, and the Microsoft Kinect SDK. (Project ended due to COVID-19)