Executive Summary

Mechatronics and Embedded Systems Engineer completing a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University, with dual minors in Mathematics and Embedded Systems Integration. Specializes in bridging high-level autonomous navigation stacks (ROS2, SLAM, Model Predictive Control) with deterministic, bare-metal microcontroller execution (ARM Cortex-M, custom task executives, FreeRTOS).

Technical expertise encompasses edge-accelerated perception on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (TensorRT FP16 engine optimization, GPU acceleration), closed-loop feedback/feedforward actuation systems (magnetic powder braking, active 1-DOF Thrust Vector Control rigs), and high-throughput serial telemetry architectures.

Engineering Specializations

  • Embedded Firmware & Architecture

    Bare-metal C/C++ development for STM32 (ARM Cortex-M4), deterministic multi-rate task schedulers, FreeRTOS task synchronization, packed binary telemetry protocols, and hardware timer quadrature decoding.

  • Robotics Autonomy & Planning

    ROS2 system integration, RMHC SLAM 2D occupancy mapping, A* global path planning, temporal coverage revisit heatmaps, and camera-guided visual flag detection.

  • Controls Theory & Dynamics (GNC)

    Continuous-time 2nd-order plant modeling, gyroscopic cross-axis isolation, dual hardware/software filtering (RC filter and Tustin derivative low-pass), and real-time FreeRTOS task scheduling for TVC gimbals.

  • Computer Vision & Inference Acceleration

    Multi-camera surround perception pipelines, batched FP16 TensorRT execution graphs, and GPU inverse perspective mapping (IPM) to stream 30 Hz elevation costmaps to live robot path planners.

Professional Resume

Education

  1. Texas A&M University

    2021 — Dec 2026 | College Station, TX

    B.S. Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology — Mechatronics
    Minors: Mathematics and Embedded Systems Integration
    Major GPA: 3.63 | Cumulative GPA: 3.31

Engineering Experience

  1. Undergraduate Researcher (MARCO Platform)

    Jan 2026 — Present | Mechatronics and Controls Research Lab, Texas A&M University

    Optimized multi-camera Birds-Eye-View (BEV) elevation mapping pipeline from 2 Hz to 30 Hz on Jetson AGX Orin, streaming 50 mm real-time terrain costmaps to MPC for dynamic trajectory planning. Built and deployed a disk-cached TensorRT FP16 execution engine running entirely on GPU, maximizing throughput across 4 surround cameras while eliminating runtime recompilation. Rebalanced xHCI USB controller bus topology across 4 ZED2i stereo cameras, eliminating dropped frames and stabilizing visual odometry pipelines for autonomous field trials.

  2. Lead Software & Control Engineer (FlexSense Capstone)

    Jan 2026 — Present | Squish Therapy, Texas A&M University

    Co-designing active upper-limb rehab test bench to stream quantitative biomechanical telemetry for physical therapists; authored system interface specifications and component procurement BOM. Architecting bare-metal STM32F401RE firmware utilizing a deterministic multi-rate cooperative task scheduler (1 kHz sensing, 100 Hz control) and 28-byte packed binary telemetry over USB VCP. Formulating feedforward + anti-windup PID model to regulate an off-the-shelf magnetic particle brake (targeting ±1.5% torque tracking in simulation), paired with a 60 FPS PySide6 clinical GUI.

  3. Lead Engineer (Active Thrust Vector Control Test Rig)

    Jan 2026 — May 2026 | ESET 462, Texas A&M University

    Designed active 1-DOF inverted pendulum TVC test rig with an Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) and MG90S servo gimbal; derived 2nd-order plant equations isolated from gyroscopic cross-axis precession. Architected event-driven FreeRTOS firmware with 200 Hz Timer2 sensing, 4× decimation to 50 Hz control cascade, and atomic critical sections, achieving stable recovery with ~0.35 s rise time. Integrated quadrature rotary encoder with dual hardware RC low-pass and software Tustin derivative filtering (tau_f = 0.05 s), eliminating high-RPM EDF noise and servo chatter.

  4. Lead Software & GNC Engineer (BevBot Autonomous Delivery Robot)

    Aug 2025 — Dec 2025 | SCUTTLE Platform, MXET 300, Texas A&M University

    Built autonomous beverage delivery robot on SCUTTLE mobile chassis utilizing BreezySLAM (RMHC-SLAM, 10 mm resolution) on 180° SICK TiM561 LiDAR scans (541 points, 15 Hz). Developed temporal staleness grid tracking elapsed revisit times with 60°/2m camera FOV clearing, paired with A* global planning and vortex potential fields to escape concave traps. Engineered threaded OpenCV visual servoing pipeline tracking customer flags (d_est = 50/width) with 5 s spatial memory and an autonomous navigation executive FSM.

  5. Software Development Intern (Clinical Data Infrastructure)

    Sep 2022 — Dec 2024 | August Schools, New York, NY (Remote)

    Authored library of prebuilt MongoDB aggregation queries and standardized schema-driven query rules, eliminating manual query construction and reducing report turnaround times by up to 90% across 30+ K-12 school districts. Enforced schema parameter validation in Node.js API layer to prevent malformed queries and maintain strict HIPAA compliance and tenant isolation for student medical records. Built automated HIPAA-compliant CI/CD deployment pipelines using Docker, Git, and YAML workflows.

Technical Skills & Toolchain

Programming & Scripting Languages
C / C++ (C++11/14/17) Python 3 MicroPython MATLAB SQL Bash YAML
Robotics & Controls (GNC)
ROS2 Humble BreezySLAM RMHC A* Global Planning Temporal Staleness Heatmaps OpenCV Computer Vision Feedforward & Anti-Windup PID State-Space Modeling Tustin Bilinear Transform Model Predictive Control (MPC)
Embedded Systems & Hardware
STM32 (ARM Cortex-M4) FreeRTOS Deterministic Co-op Schedulers NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Raspberry Pi Quadrature Rotary Encoders Hardware RC Filters DMA / ADC / Timers UART / SPI / I2C / USB VCP
Development Tools & Production
TensorRT (FP16 Cached Engines) PyTorch & CUDA PySide6 / PyQtGraph Linux / Ubuntu OS Git / GitHub Actions CI/CD Docker SQLite 3 / MongoDB SolidWorks CAD LaTeX

Featured Engineering Projects

  • Jetson AGX Orin · ROS2
    LAB VALIDATED

    MARCO Multi-Camera BEV Perception

    Real-Time BEV Elevation Mapping Streamed to MPC for Dynamic Trajectory Planning

    30 Hz BEV Loop Rate (15x)
    4 Cams Zero-Drop Stereo Sync
    50 mm BEV Grid Resolution

    Optimized multi-camera Birds-Eye-View (BEV) spatial elevation mapping pipeline on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, streaming real-time terrain maps directly to MPC for collision-free trajectory calculation. Built a disk-cached TensorRT FP16 engine executed entirely on GPU, rebalanced xHCI USB bus topology, and actively fine-tuning perception models on field edge cases to eliminate false elevation spikes.

    TensorRT FP16 Model Fine-Tuning Cached Engine ROS2 Humble 4x ZED2i CUDA
  • STM32F401RE · Bare-Metal
    IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

    FlexSense Active Upper-Limb System

    Biomechanical Architecture, Procurement & Gamified Adherence Rehab (Senior Capstone)

    100 Hz Control & Telemetry
    ±1.5% Target Torque Acc.
    28-Byte Telemetry ICD / CRC-16

    Designing active upper-limb rehab hardware to stream objective biomechanical telemetry and boost clinical adherence. Architecting bare-metal STM32F401RE firmware with a deterministic cooperative scheduler streaming 28-byte binary packets, paired with a hybrid feedforward + PID model to regulate an off-the-shelf magnetic particle brake and a 60 FPS PySide6 desktop app.

    STM32F401RE Cooperative Scheduler Magnetic Powder Brake PySide6 / PyQtGraph SQLite 3 CRC-16
  • 1-DOF Inverted Pendulum
    SELF-STABILIZING

    Active Thrust Vector Control (TVC) Rig

    Dynamic 2nd-Order Plant Derivation & Tustin Discrete PD Bench (ESET 462)

    ~0.35 s Rise Time (10° Offset)
    200 Hz Timer2 ISR Sensing
    ±15° Gimbal Deflection

    Derived 2nd-order dynamic plant equations for an EDF rocket gimbal isolated from gyroscopic cross-axis precession. Programmed an event-driven FreeRTOS pipeline (200 Hz Timer2 sensing, 4x decimation to 50 Hz control), and integrated a quadrature rotary encoder with dual hardware RC and software Tustin derivative filtering to eliminate EDF noise and servo chatter.

    FreeRTOS Tustin Bilinear Quadrature Encoder Hardware RC Filter Derivative Filter MG90S Servo Arduino / C++
  • MXET 300 · BreezySLAM · LiDAR
    FIELD VALIDATED

    BevBot Autonomous Delivery Robot

    BreezySLAM RMHC, Temporal Staleness Patrol & Visual Servoing (SCUTTLE Platform, MXET 300)

    10 mm SLAM Grid Resolution
    15 Hz LiDAR Scan & SLAM
    2.5 m Visual Tracking Range

    Built an autonomous beverage delivery robot on the SCUTTLE mobile chassis with BreezySLAM RMHC mapping on 180° SICK TiM561 LiDAR scans (15 Hz). Engineered a temporal staleness grid for systematic area coverage, A* path planning with tangential vortex potential fields, and threaded OpenCV visual servoing for customer approach.

    BreezySLAM RMHC SICK TiM561 LiDAR Temporal Staleness A* Path Planning OpenCV Vision Raspberry Pi
  • MongoDB · Node.js · Cloud
    PRODUCTION SCALE

    Enterprise Data Pipeline Optimization

    Prebuilt Query Rules & HIPAA-Compliant CI/CD Infrastructure

    -90% Query Execution Latency
    30+ Educational Institutions
    Covered Compound B-Tree Indexes

    Authored prebuilt queries and standardized schema query rules so school healthcare staff do not have to compose complex database queries. Optimized MongoDB compound indexing and maintained HIPAA-compliant YAML CI/CD deployment pipelines.

    Prebuilt Query Rules MongoDB Aggregation Compound Indexing Node.js Docker YAML CI/CD

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