University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science | Philadelphia, PA | August 2020

Master of Science in Engineering, Robotics

• GPA: 3.80 / 4.00

• Courses: Learning in Robotics, Design of Mechatronic Systems, Design for Manufacturability, Machine Perception, Analysis of Algorithms, Feedback Control, Applied Machine Learning, Computer Vision & Computational Photo.

• Activities: Club Ultimate Frisbee (Penn Void)

Tufts University, School of Engineering | Medford, MA | May 2019

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

• GPA: 3.80 / 4.00

• Honors: Summa cum laude, Dean’s List (all semesters), Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

• Courses: Probabilistic Robotics for Human-Robot Interaction, Advanced Dynamics

• Activities: Club Ultimate Frisbee (Tufts EMen), ASME, Somerville Youth Soccer (co-head coach)

Portable Equine Respiratory Measurement Device | Prof. Wendell, Dr. Mazan | September 2018 – Present

• Develop non-invasive device for quick, quantitative analysis of the respiratory health of equines, especially racehorses.

• Conduct field testing of prototype systems on live horses to confirm fulfillment of safety and diagnostic requirements.

• Mentored senior design group tasked with advancing 2 sub-systems: the flowrate sensing module and shutter system.

Machine Vision with the OpenMV Camera | Prof. Rogers | September 2018 – December 2018

• Explored options for accomplishing real-time machine learning on the OpenMV camera microprocessor.

• Consulted with and presented findings to design team at LEGO Education headquarters in Billund, Denmark.

Tufts Body Flow Lab | Prof. Kemmerling | January 2018 – June 2018

• Examined efficacy of using polymers to model arteries, advancing progress toward in vitro blood flow experiments.

• Developed and tested new methods for manufacturing model arteries to meet geometric and technical requirements.

Center for Engineering Education and Outreach | Medford, MA | June 2019 – August 2019

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Intern

• Developed software to enable use of Python’s OpenCV package in LabVIEW.

• Assisted team creating smart sensor modules and other “backpacks” for then-unreleased LEGO Education SPIKE Prime.

Tufts University, School of Engineering | Medford, MA | January 2019 – May 2019

Learning Assistant (Intro. to Computing in Engineering)

• Lectured, designed assignments, held office hours, etc. for freshmen learning to program in Python.

Center for Engineering Education and Outreach | Medford, MA | June 2018 – August 2018

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Intern

• Built a MicroPython development environment in LabVIEW to automate flashing process and lower barriers to entry.

• Contributed low-level functionality to IDE used by professor for research projects and teaching robotics classes.

Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC. (Tufts Telefund) | Medford, MA | September 2015 – December 2017

Supervisor, Student Fundraiser

• Trained, coached, and monitored callers in a 23-station student fundraising call center.

• Achieved annual and nightly goals, personally raising over $90k in 5 semesters.

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc. | Woburn, MA | May 2017 – August 2017

Mechanical Engineering Co-op

• Collaborated with a team of engineers to design HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems for large buildings.

• Ensured verification of specifications at various scales, ranging from operating rooms to large college laboratories.

Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer | May 2018 – Present

Gold Medal in Technical Drafting, SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference | July 2015

• Programming: Python (PyTorch, OpenCV), C, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Arduino, C++, some exposure to ROS and Linux

• Mechanical/CAD: SolidWorks, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, design for manufacturing, Autodesk Inventor

• Electrical: Mechatronics, circuit design and debugging, soldering