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Space Manager

Makers Asylum•  May 2019 - October 2019

● Was involved from the initial stages to help build up the unique innovation hub as a collaborative venture between the College and Industry. ● Worked with several power tools, 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC and many other prototyping tools. ● Sourcing materials from vendors and vendor management. ● Created syllabus and conducted workshops for the robotic arm, electronic music system, and PCB design along with manufacturing using KiCAD​.

Research and Development Engineer

Orangewood Labs•  October 2018 - May 2019

● Contributed to the technology development at Orangewood Labs by designing and implementing electronic control systems for the company's robots. ● Prototyped electronics hardware and firmware that reduced the cost of the robots’ mechanical drives by up to 3 times yet maintaining repeatability of fewer than 100 microns. ● Enhanced the electronic board designs reducing the errors created by factors like EM interference and voltage spikes by up to 4 times. ● Introduced encoders into the robot’s firmware thereby increasing the accuracy and repeatability by 5X.

Research and Development Engineer.

RoboKart•  July 2017 - August 2018

● Designed microcontroller boards and performed board bring-up for many different microcontrollers. ● Worked on designing and development of control systems using PLCs. ● Worked on development boards like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc. for prototyping. ● Used flying simulator boards to make different quadcopters. ● Developed several PCBs and sensor circuits. ● Used software like MATLAB, EAGLE, and PROTEUS for designing and simulating electronic circuits.