I am an Electrical and Computer Engineering Major at Cornell University interested in the intersection between computer science, mechanical engineering, and electrical and computer engineering that makes up robotics.
I interned at Microsoft as a C+AI Software Engineering Intern in 2022 in the Capacity Supply Chain and Provisioning (CSCP) group working on supply chain applications. I worked in a full stack environment and created a heatmap for seeing the hardware availability for Azure using Angular, TypeScript, C#, Kusto, and D3.JS.
I interned SpaceX as an Avionics intern in 2021 and worked on developing the testing drivers for one of the sensors on the Dragon capsule used for autonomously approaching and docking with the ISS. I also did the layout for an 8-layer power and ethernet PCBA for Starship avionics testing.
I was an Undergraduate Researcher in Cornell University’s Human-Robot Collaboration & Companionship (HRC^2) Lab in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 and worked on implementing control systems for a 5-axis wearable robotic third arm with ROS, OptiTrack Motion Capture Systems, and Motive. I also designed algorithms for labeling handover states for bimanual and single handovers, annotating and processing videos, and documenting handover locations.
I enjoy working with robots and autonomous vehicles and have done so through Cornell Electric Vehicles as the Motion Planning Software Lead, MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute, FIRST Robotics, and Science Olympiad.
Some of my past projects in robotics include computer vision and motion planning for autonomous vehicles with Python, designing and fabricating robotic manipulators and wheeled robots with Autodesk Inventor, and working with Arduino and Pi Pico Microcontrollers to make small navigation robots and audio synthesizers.
When I am not coding or designing robots, I enjoy swimming, nature photography, and hiking, the latter stemming from my journey in becoming an Eagle Scout.
Senior at Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY
Expected Graduation May 2023
GPA: 4.037/4.000 - Dean's List All Semesters
Major in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor in Robotics
Relevant Coursework: Discrete Structures, Object-Oriented Programming & Data Structures, Machine Learning, Foundations of Robotics, Microcontrollers, Circuits, Digital Logic, Embedded Systems, Signals and Information, Physics II Electromagnetism, Waves, Entrepreneurship for Engineers, Statics and Mechanics of Solids, Mechatronics, Intelligent Physical Systems
Graduated Franklin High School, Franklin, TN 2019
International Baccalaureate Diploma Graduate
GPA: 4.769/4.000
Class rank: 4th out of 463 students
Cumulative 35 on the ACT, Super Score 36 on the ACT
750 on SAT Physics (2018) and 790 Math II subject tests (2018)
5/5 on each exam: AP Human Geography (2016), AP Statistics (2017), AP European History (2017)
Relevant Coursework: Autonomous Vehicles I, International Baccalaureate Computer Science
Programming:
Experienced – Python, Git, TypeScript, Angular Framework, D3.JS, Java, Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Arduino
Familiar – C++, C, C#, MATLAB, Robotic Operating System (ROS), User Datagram Protocol, OpenCV, Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops, Kusto Query Language (KQL), VBA, SQL
Design:
Experienced – Autodesk Inventor (components/assemblies), 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Rapid Prototyping, Design for Manufacturing
Familiar – Altium, Fusion 360
Foreign Languages:
Native Fluency in Spanish and Portuguese
Other:
Teamwork, Leadership, Communication, Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Organization, Time Management
Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, Member, Sept 2019 – Present
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member, Sept 2019 – Present
Association of Computer Science Undergraduates, Member, Sept 2019 – Present
Snodgrass and Wigglesworth Undergraduate Entomology Club, Member, Sept 2019 – Present
Cornell Herpetology Club, Member, Sept 2019 – Present
Pangea Club at Cornell, Member, Sept 2022 – Present
Cornell Swim Club, Member, Sept 2019 – Feb 2020
Hiking
Nature Photography
Robotics
Space and emerging Technologies
Small scale-design
Programming
Swimming
3D Design
3D Printing
Reading
Scouting, Troop 1 Adult Leader Jan 2020 - Present (Boy Scout in Troop 1 from 2015-2019)
Cornell Engineering Dean's Honor List All Semesters
AP Scholar 2017
International Baccalaureate Graduate 2019
National Hispanic Scholar 2018
Academic All-American 2019
Washington Youth Tour Creative Writing Contest Winner 2017
National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist 2016 and 2017
National Spanish Exam Bronze Medalist 2018
3rd place in the 2019 National History Day, Senior Individual Paper division
Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program 2021, 2022
Steiner Family Scholarship 2021, 2022
Teradata: The Diversity in Tech Scholarship Program 2021, 2022
Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Scholar 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Memorial Scholarship 2021
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship Recipient 2019
Franklin Legacy Scholarship Recipient 2019
Lockheed Martin DPE Corporate Award 2022
GE Dare to Lead Award 2021
HP Summer Scholars Bot-a-Thon 3rd place 2020
Knoxville Regional 1st place for FIRST Robotics 2018
Eagle Scout with three palms 2017, 2018
Ordeal member in the Order of the Arrow 2016
Brotherhood member in the Order of the Arrow 2017
Black Belt in Mixed Martial Arts 2016
1st in Mousetrap Vehicle (State 2018)
4th in “Game On” (State 2017)
5th in “Game On” (State 2018)
4th in Helicopters (State 2018)
5th Wright Stuff (State 2019)
1st in Wright Stuff (Regionals 2019)
2nd in Circuit Lab (Regionals 2019)
6th in Mousetrap Vehicle (Regionals 2019)
4th Mousetrap Vehicle (Regionals 2018)
2nd Helicopters (Regionals 2018)
2 medals for Electric Vehicle and Game On (Regionals 2016-2017)