Bachelor's of Science, Engineering | Philosophy Minor
Activities and Societies: Rugby (Captain) Peaslee Debate Society (V.P. of Communications)
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.
Activities and Societies: Cross Country (D3)
Studied Biology before transferring to pursue engineering A liberal arts school in Western Michigan boasting a highly personalized and experiential approach to education
Robotics Software Engineer Somerville, 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, 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, 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 Remote
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 Ann 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 Ann 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) Nantes, 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.
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.
Navigating and mapping new environments with gmapping and adaptive Monte Carlo localization
Creating a secure enclosure for a raspberry pi doppler radar system and pi camera
Custom reduction gearing for an animated art project
Rendering L-systems with CSG to make CAD-compatible 3D forms
Applying common path planning and localization algorithms to simulated robots
Applying techniques from Mechanic Dynamics to model trebuchet trajectory in Matlab