Experience

Latitude AI - Milwaukee, WI (Remote)

January 2023 - Present

Part of the core engineering team that moved from Argo AI to Latitude in 2023. Working on advanced automated driving technology for the Ford Motor Company.

Argo AI - Pittsburgh, PA

June 2019 - January 2023

Mechanical design of novel vehicle interface structures for autonomous vehicles. Some interesting challenges include:

  • Design/development of high performance automotive structures.
  • Test methods development for AV integration requirements.
  • Sensor cleaning and cooling.

Filed patents in the areas of:

  • Sensor position verification.
  • Blockchain-based vehicle configuration tracking.
  • Online mechanical distrubance rejection.

HRL Laboratories, LLC – Malibu, CA

May 2014 - June 2019

System design, analysis, and testing of nascent electro-mechanical and adaptive structural systems. Project customers include The Boeing Company (Commercial and Defense), General Motors R&D, DARPA, and external industrial clients.

Research projects include:

  • Very Low Frequency (VLF) communication via mechanical resonators.
  • Vibration isolation (ground and space applications).
  • Application of active/smart materials to exotic structures.
  • Sensor fusion and statistical inference for smart manufacturing.

Key Technical Skills:

  • Design, analysis, and rapid prototyping of experimental electro-mechanical systems.
  • Experimental design (DOE) and test methods for mechanical development programs.
  • Composition of internal technical standards for novel systems.

Software packages I’m familiar with include:

  • CAD/Simulation: CATIA V5, SolidWorks, ABAQUS, ANSYS, Hypermesh, COMSOL Multiphysics, Icepak, Keyshot
  • Analysis/Software: Python/Jupyter, MATLAB/Simulink, Linux/Bash, git/Github Enterprise, Bazel (limited), C/C++ (limited)

Education

University of California – Los Angeles

Master of Science - Mechanics of Structures ‘17

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Bachelor of Science - Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics ‘14

Minors in Technical Japanese and Technical Communication