Education

Experience and Expertise Areas

Passionate multi-disciplinary engineer

PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics, Control, Algorithms, AI/ML)

•   Bio-robotics Certificate, Teaching Certificate
  

  GRADUATE COURSES

    AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

•     Orbital Mechanics, Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems, Rotary Wing Aerodynamics, Advanced Flight Dynamics, Advanced Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics, Planetary Entry, Descent, and Landing
  

    BIO-ROBOTICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

•     Introduction to Robotics, Clinical Immersion: Medical Robotics, Biomechanics of Wearable Robotics, Multidisciplinary Robotics Research Fundamentals I & II, Human Motor Control, Medical Neuroscience (Duke Unversity)
  

    COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

•     Public Policy (Information Security), Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Computational Intelligence and Adversarial Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, C++
  

    ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

•     Adaptive Control, Nonlinear Systems and Control, Deep Learning for Autonomous Vehicles (MIT), Robotics (Illinois/CMU), Neural Networks, State-Variable Analysis of Systems
  

    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

•     Software for Sensors and Systems, Advanced Dynamics, Feedback Controls, Optimal Estimation and Controls (Control Systems Analysis and Design), Fundamentals of GPS Navigation, Mechanical Vibration, Basic Sensor Applications
  

    PhD REQUIREMENTS

•     Doctoral Thesis hours, Qualification Exams: System Dynamics and Control, Applied Mathematics, attended seminars, Research Ethics and Conduct (RCR)
  

Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering

•   Coursework: Mechanical Eng., Electrical Eng., Computer Science, Software Eng.
  

Bachelor's of Mechanical Engineering

•   Coursework: Physics-based Sensor Design, Vibration, Mechanical Eng., Electrical Eng.
  

Minor in Business-Engineering Technology

•   Coursework: Finance, Leadership, Patents and Intellectual Property, Marketing, Sales, Prototyping, Budgeting, Business Case Studies, "Shark Tank" style senior design business building with prototype and business pitch creation presented to venture capitalists
  

*I consider my creativity, mathematical ability, and time management to be the basis of my intellectual pursuits. I enjoy knowing how things work and working with a team to design solutions.