Electrical & systems engineer turned roboticist. I build machines that sense, move and climb — and I dance when I'm not building them.
About Me
Who I amI'm a Robotics M.S.E. student at the University of Pennsylvania (GRASP Lab), focusing on machine learning, control systems, robot kinematics & dynamics, and perception.
I earned my B.S. in Electrical & Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, with a minor in Dance and the interdisciplinary Beyond Boundaries program.
Along the way I've qualified DLP chips at Texas Instruments, designed 5G RF filters at Qorvo, and built gas-separation hardware for carbon sequestration. I love mixing thoughtful, artistic design with hard engineering to solve real problems.
For 13+ years I was part of Destination Imagination, building creative solutions to challenges in conservation, hurricane relief and pollution reduction.
Education
TrainingUniversity of Pennsylvania
- Coursework: Machine Learning, Control Systems, Robot Kinematics & Dynamics, Perception
Washington University in St. Louis
- Minor in Dance · GPA 3.7
- Dean's List (4 semesters) · Beyond Boundaries Interdisciplinary Program
- CIEE Study Abroad – Kyoto, Japan (2024) · SMU-in-Taos, NM (2023)
Skills
AbilitiesProgramming
Hardware & Test
CAD & Tools
Languages
Experience
Missions clearedTexas Instruments
- Developed a stress-test protocol that is now the standard qualification procedure for all future-generation DLP controllers, screening out early-life failures before customer shipment.
- Engineered an electrostatic discharge (ESD) characterization test defining safe operating limits for DLP devices; results adopted directly by product design teams.
- Expanded skills in circuit design, CAD and automated test-system development for semiconductor validation.
Qorvo, Inc.
- Designed and validated RF components for 5G systems using Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filtering technology.
- Ran circuit simulation and piezoelectric materials analysis to optimize semiconductor device performance.
McKelvey School of Engineering
- Facilitated leadership development, design thinking and team-based problem-solving for 30+ engineering students.
Applied Physics Lab
- Developed an electric-field ionization system for gas separation with applications to carbon sequestration.
- Designed test chambers in SolidWorks; built Python/MATLAB data acquisition and analysis pipelines.
Southern Methodist University
- Optimized smart sensor systems for biomedical and energy-harvesting applications.
- Developed embedded feedback-control algorithms for autonomous sensor calibration.
Projects
BuildsAutonomous Climbing Robot
Vertical-navigation robot using ROS and computer vision, hitting a 95% climb success rate in unstructured environments.
Computer Vision Mini-Robot
Autonomous navigation on a Raspberry Pi using OpenCV and visual SLAM.
Airborne Toxin Detector
Multi-sensor array with wireless data transmission for real-time environmental monitoring.
Smart Posture Wearable
ML-based wearable sensor system for ergonomic correction, co-developed through the Disney Dreamers Academy / WDI program.
Publications
RecordsInvestigation of the Use of Capacitors for Gaseous Filtration and Separation
With Prof. T. Nussinov · May 2024
ION-U: Autonomous Drowning Detection with Wearable Sensors
BMES Conference · Oct 2020
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I'm always open to talking about robotics, research, internships, or creative collaborations. Send a message and I'll get back to you.