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Resume

Industry Experience

ML Engineer Intern

Covariant 

Covariant is a AI Robotic startup that is focused on warehouse automation. 

Summer 2024
Role Description 

As a ML engineer intern I  worked on the robotics foundation model and focused on double image classification. 

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Responsibilities 
  • Aided in the development of a computer vision model to detect instances of double picks. 

  • Collected & labeled a data set of images & preprocessed data to improve model robustness. 

  • Participated in the training and fine-tuning of the model, achieving 82% initial accuracy.

  • Ran intrinsic and extrinsic calibration of camera systems to maintain consistent results. 

  • Designed & built a thermal chamber to characterize the performance of vision systems.

  • Re-designed a perturbation mechanism to reduce the robots down time from 2 minutes to 10 seconds 

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Mechanical Engineer

Brillouin Energy

Brillouin Energy is a clean energy startup developing renewable energy technologies capable of producing commercially useful amounts of thermal energy. 

Jun 2023 - Jun 2024
Role Description 

As a mechanical engineer, I took charge of maintaining our systems, creating engineering documents, managing CADs, and spearheading new product designs. 

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Responsibilities 
  • Developed data pipelines to automate the collection, analysis, and visualization of sensor data. 

  • Established remote communication using MQTT protocol to monitor real time sensor data. 

  • Led the design of a spray deposition machine and ran thermal analysis for design optimization.

  • Managed CAD assemblies in Onshape & created engineering drawings using GD&T best practice.

  • Designed mechanical subsystems and worked with technicians to address system failures.

Project Engineer

JE Dunn

JE Dunn, founded in 1924, is the 8th largest domestic general building contractor in the US with offices in 26 locations and hundreds of project sites across the country. 

Apr 2022 - Jun 2023
Role Description 

As a project engineer I was part of the team responsible for the construction of a 35 million dollar ISO 6 clean room expansion project for a confidential semiconductor client.

Responsibilities 
  • Prepared RFI and submittals. Assisted in preconstruction and managed competitive bidding.

  • Vetted JHA and SDS before construction activities to ensure safety and quality.

  • Managed trade partners, spearheaded coordination, progress, and presinstall meetings.

  • Lead the quality control and assisted in specifying clean room protocols. 

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Education

2023 - 2024

UC BERKELEY 

MS in Mechanical Engineering 

Berkeley, CA

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During my Masters at Berkeley I studied robotics and machine learning, I dove headfirst into the thrilling world of technology and innovation. At my research work I explored the incredible potential of carbon nanotubes while also tackling exciting course related projects in model predictive control and reinforcement learning. Each experience was like a new adventure, sparking my curiosity and passion for creating intelligent systems that can learn, adapt, and truly make a difference in our world!

2019 - 2021

UC BERKELEY 

BS in Mechanical Engineering 

Berkeley, CA

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I had the incredible opportunity to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, where I immersed myself in the world of engineering principles. My time there was truly transformative—I dived into exciting research on composite topology optimization and tackled a variety of fascinating projects that sparked my curiosity. This journey not only sharpened my technical skills but also ignited my passion for innovation and problem-solving, preparing me to thrive in the dynamic field of engineering!

Skills

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

LLM

TensorFlow, PyTorch 

Computer Vision 

Deep/Reinforcement Learning 

Programming Languages

Python

C++

MATLAB

Hardware 

GD&T

Sheet Metal and Machined Parts

CAD Modelling [Onshape, Fusion 360, and SolidWorks]

FEA Simulation [Comsol]

Actuator Specing [Electrical & Pneumatics]

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