About me

Biography

As an electrical engineer, I am driven not only by a deep curiosity about the world and its systems but also by an intense desire to use my knowledge to improve it. Growing up in Puerto Rico, I was steeped in a culture that places great value on community and lending others a helping hand. This environment helped me nurture a strong social conscience, that manifested in a fervor for improving the world around me. I also witnessed the popularization of the internet, which served as an outlet for my curiosity and began my interest in technology. The confluence of this fascination with technology and my drive to improve the world led me towards electrical engineering, which I felt offered the best opportunity to indulge both passions. As an undergraduate, exposed to the breadth of possibilities in this field, I found myself gravitating towards the sub-fields of control systems and electronics. I was amazed at how control systems had advanced high-impact fields such as space exploration, renewable energy, and manufacturing. I became captivated with the utility that control theory and its applications have as a toolset for improving existing systems and developing new solutions. Electronics, on the other hand, are a critical building block of our modern society; the base upon which many engineering solutions are implemented. I decided that the best way for me to make a meaningful contribution to society and satisfy my interests in these fields would be to pursue an advanced degree in electrical engineering, which I am currently working towards at Michigan State University.

Interests

Generally, I am interested in developing novel application-focused devices from a control systems perspective while using electronic circuit design for the transduction and conditioning of signals. I am currently working on the development of underwater biological contact and accumulation sensors for use in monitoring and control applications. Other interests include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), control theory applied to MEMS, aircraft control, applied optimal control, and creative problem solving using control theory.