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Engineering Experience

Electrical Engineer

WiBotic Inc, Seattle, WA

At WiBotic I developed flexible and robust wireless power electronics of industrial environments, specializing in receiver designs for UAVs and UGVs. I owned multiple designs used for a wide variety of applications and power levels. From lightweight, small packaging 90 watt solutions for small drone customers to high current, 20 amps, 300 watt chargers for industrial mobile robots.

In addition to owning all power receiver designs, I designed a highly configurable battery management systems used for fleet management and energy usage data analytics capable of working with over 2,000 unique battery chemistries. This allowed customers to turn almost any “dumb” battery into a “smart” battery without being reliant on the battery manufactures to produce a smart battery that also met their power, weight, and packaging requirements.

In addition to my power electronics design work I also collaborated on and contributed to proprietary wireless power control firmware. Our unique control scheme allowed for highly efficient wireless power transfer over a wide range of operating positions. Systems can operate up-to 89° angular misalignment, a receiver radius lateral offset, or several centimeters of separation distance without experiencing any interruption in power transfer or efficiency.

The nature of start-ups also allowed me to wear several hats. I supported firmware engineering by participating in pull request reviews where I would discuss potential modifications with firmware team, pushed commits, improvements, and/or corrections as necessary. Also I provided the technical contact point for customer and field application questions while also managing domestic and overseas CMs and ODMs.

Analog Design Engineer II

Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Lynnwood, WA

At Crane A&E I worked diligently to interpret customer need into product performance specifications, often acting as a liaison between engineering and business teams. Because of this knack for communicating technical subject matter to non-technical teams I quickly rose to technical lead and subject matter expert for all energy storage system programs. Each energy storage system program was contracted out to ODMs as Crane A&E chose to refrain from becoming battery and battery system manufacturers. It was up to me to coordinate efforts across internationally dispersed teams to maintain program and hardware deliverable schedules.

Beyond program management responsibilities I also performed mixed signal electronics design. With design freedom often limited to "proven components", preventing the usage of most contemporary ICs, designs often sacrificed footprint and simplicity for integrity and reliability. Personally responsible for the design of 21 unique Solid State Power Controllers(SSPC) and 3 isolated switching mode power supplies task priority and efficient use of time became paramount responsibilities. Each SSPC was responsible for independent output protection, preventing over-current, over-voltage, and under-voltage conditions to be fed to load electronics while also protecting against potential lightning strike events. Two of the three power supplies were forward converters with the remaining one a flyback topology. Each forward converter provided two outputs, a positive and a negative 13.5 volts limited to 325 and 125 milliamps respectively. The flyback converter was designed as a battery charger that would take in battery temperature information to adjust the float voltage set-point. The battery charger was designed as a current limited constant voltage supply.

Graduate Research Fellow

As a research fellow I was responsible for both advancing my technical expertise within electronics while also showcasing projects on behalf of the college of engineering to drum up industry partnership and student recruitment.

My thesis focused on power electronic energy conversion efficiency and novel PWM techniques for reduced switching losses. Working closely with software engineers I developed algorithms and program modules for the Texas Instruments TMS320C280x series of fixed-point processors. 

Non-technical responsibilities included traveling the country to showcase engineering research efforts of various student groups within the college to drum up industry partnerships and/or student recruitment. During my fellowship I presenting work to government and industry leaders such as Ohio Governor John Kasich, former President of the United States Barack Obama, and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. 

Other media appearances included InsideScience.org, the Discovery Channel, Popular Mechanics, Autoblog.com, CBS Evening News, and GQ France.

Control System R&D Intern

The goal of my time at American Traction Systems was to expand the thermal operating range of any product using an IGBT modules. Working  closely with IGBT manufactures I developed a behavioral state-space electro-thermal model of each product used by the company. These models allowed for a more precise understanding on the IGBT junction temperature when thermal information was gathered at the body of the package. Eliminating uncertainty of junction temperature converters the team was able to operate to a higher case temperature safely and reliably.

Additionally I performed software debug and module validation to assist software engineering teams. Using my background in motor control theory I ensured that software operation executed the theory as intended.

Student Research Assistant

Assisting the lab manager I worked to design test software for various battery chemistries. Using a variety of battery cyclers I was responsible for testing dozens for batteries and battery cells for hundreds of hours in an attempt to characterize various aging effects. Primarily focusing on Lithium iron-phosphate batteries I compiled, synthesized and analyzed test result writing reports to discussing findings at various colloquiums. Automating tests for unsupervised operations, to condense calendar duration, I paid special attention to graphical user interfaces for in-test monitoring with periodic data exports to expedite post processing efforts. Test results were then used as the basis for battery management system requirements.

Analog Design Intern

As the only trained engineer I worked with a team of designers and architects to develop an aesthetically pleasing modular solar power system. "Solar Ivy" was designed with the intent of mimicking the appearance of Ivy as it grows on the facades of buildings while also providing a source of electrical energy to reduce any given buildings grid demand. I designed the backend primary electrical protection scheme that allowed for modularity in the solar arrays. This allowed solar arrays to grow or shrink depending on the surface area limitation or budget constraints of any site not limiting us to pre-defined costs or power outputs. As a cost savings method I creating multi-functional PWBs to reduce the number of unique products needed for any installation. I also authored all technical documentation for simple manufacturing and straightforward, sequential instillation.

Other Work

Electrical Power System Team Lead

Lead efforts in system design of electric vehicle powertrains. Focusing on student volunteer recruitment, involvement and education. Oversaw all high-voltage shop operations and safety training.

Property Management

Remotely manage an investment rental property in the university district of Columbus Ohio. Dedicated several months of full-time work renovating the property to superb rental conditions.

Adaptive Ski Instructor

Held one-on-one ski instruction classes from people with disabilities. Emphasizing student empowerment and a shared love for the outdoors, specifically within winter sports.

Mathematics Tutor

Lead both group and individual studies for all levels of math offered by the college.

Awards & Certificates

IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship Plus Initiative Recipient 2011 for work in sustainable power and energy systems

American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Level 2 Certificate awarded upon completion of the AIARE 2 course: Advanced Touring & Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain.

American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Level 1 Certificate awarded upon completion of the AIARE 1 course: Decision Making & Avalanche Rescue.