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Skills

Python

ROS and Gazebo

C++

Matlab

CAD (Fusion 360)

Linux

Experience

Robotics Software Engineer

RightHand Robotics righthandrobotics.com

Apr 2022 to Oct 2022Somerville, MA

• Worked to maintain and expand the smart piece-picking software platform: creating software interfaces to integrate the product with collaborative and industrial third-party robotic arms, debugging challenging trajectory and path-planning problems, and creating custom Python and bash tooling. • Took initiative to improve testing protocol by automating our UI review process with Selenium and JavaScript, reducing test time by a factor of ten. • Developed a monitoring tool which leveraged publisher-subscriber protocol to log specific picking events and enable better diagnostic analysis. • Ported robot arm driver code from Python 2 to Python 3, discovered and resolved an existing bug.

Machine Shop Assistant

Swarthmore College | Engineering Workshop

2019 to 2021Swarthmore, PA

Leveraged shop expertise to assist students in using precision tools and maintaining a clean and safe workplace. Honed my rapid fabrication and prototyping skills during off-peak idle time. (CNC machining, 3D printing, lathe, drill press, welding, etc.)

"Wizard" Engineering TA

Swarthmore College

Sep 2019 to Dec 2020Swarthmore, PA

Instructed and supported students during weekly help sessions; material ranged from mechanical problem sets to debugging Arduino C code. Promoted the creation of an inclusive engineering community by encouraging a collaborative and jovial work environment and forming genuine connections.

Teleoperations Sub-Team Member

IRIS Moon Rover - Carnegie Mellon

Jun 2020 to Aug 2020Remote

Collaborated with a multi-tiered project team, performing rigorous tests of Visual SLAM packages to determine the feasibility of various localization solutions for this cube rover mission.

Science Writer/Web Designer

Space Physics Research Lab (SPRL) - University of Michigan

Jun 2019 to Aug 2019Ann Arbor, MI

Crafted a modern, easily navigable website and translated dense scientific papers into concise articles that illuminated the department's cutting-edge research in the service of promoting interdepartmental collaboration. Learned to navigate differing department standards and protocols.

Canvasser for Environmental Policy

Clean Water Action

May 2018 to Aug 2018Ann Arbor, MI

Engaged the community by presenting complicated issues clearly and concisely to raise support for environmental laws in Michigan.

AuPair (Nanny and English Tutor)

AuPair World

Dec 2016 to Jul 2017Nantes, France

Took a gap year to improve my French fluency and gain an immersive understanding of French culture. Worked as an Au Pair (live-in Nanny) in France, responsible for English tutoring and coordinating the Blanchard children’s (twin boys aged 6, and a 12-year-old girl) schedules.

Publications

• A Novel Screen and Identification of Potential Bioluminescence Regulatory Mutants in Photorhabdus Luminescens TT01.

Presented at the 7th Conference on Beneficial Microbes. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Jul 2018

Author: Michael S. Wollenberg, Contributors: Hannah Bartoshesky, Connor Webb, David Clarke Lab work at Kalamazoo College: Tested and thoroughly documented variations of PCR procedures to develop an optimized method of amplifying and extracting specific gene sequences.

Education

Swarthmore College

Bachelor's of Science, Engineering | Philosophy Minor

2018 to 2021

Mixed specialization in mechanical engineering and robotics Selected coursework: •Mobile robotics • Algorithmic Design of Structures •Embedded systems •Mechanic dynamics •Data structures and algorithms •Mechanics of solids An interdisciplinary program that seeks to graduate students with a broad, rigorous education, emphasizing strong analysis and synthesis skills while providing a unique perspective that integrates technical and nontechnical factors in the design of solutions to multifaceted problems.

Rugby (Captain) Peaslee Debate Society (V.P. of Communications)

Kalamazoo College

2017 to 2018

Studied Biology before transferring to pursue engineering A liberal arts school in Western Michigan boasting a highly personalized and experiential approach to education

Cross Country (D3)

Languages

English ⋅ Native

French  ⋅ Conversational

Interests

Drawing and watercolor

ALL the sports (...ok, maybe just MANY sports)

Stand-up Comedy

French Horn

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