Rice University Computer Science Department
GRADUATE STUDENT
Houston, TX
Aug 2020 - Sep 2023
Joined Kavraki Robotics Lab as a P.h.D student in Computer Science with paid stipend.
Collaborated with peers on managing computing resources, maintaining open‑source packages, and developing research projects.
Completed courses on logic and verification, machine learning, advanced operating systems, robotic manipulation, and advanced robotics.
Presented research for C.S. department, to peers and faculty at weekly lab meeting, and at conferences.
Passed P.h.D qualifying exam, defended research project on task plan optimization for task planning in online motion planning.
Oversaw the assistance of summer undergraduate students with lab projects.
Defended thesis on novel planning methods for prehensile tool use in robotic surgery.
Rice University BIOENGINEERING Department
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
Houston, TX
Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
Worked for the Rice Bioengineering Department to help develop a low‑cost pediatric version of the ApolloBVM ventilator.
Assisted in the modification of embedded software for ventilator control and monitoring for pediatric application.
Worked with M.S. and P.h.D students to complete project from prototyping to functional product.
X DEVELOPMENT (formerly GOOGLE X)
ROBOTICS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN
Palo Alto, CA
May 2019 - Sep 2019
Worked with perception and motion planning teams on everyday robotics project.
Collaborated with cross‑disciplinary team to design and develop comprehensive solutions for deployment on robotic fleet.
Assisted with developing learnt models to tackle general‑purpose manipulation challenges.
Used corporate engineering tools to build software in Python and C++ to help teams further product development and AI experiments with robots.
Kavraki robotics lab at rice university
ROBOTICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE & PACKAGE MANAGER
Houston, TX
Aug 2017 - May 2020
Worked with the Kavraki Lab, specializing in robotics motion planning and robotic artificial intelligence.
Developed a reactive Tic‑Tac‑Toe playing robot to experiment with policy‑driven human/robot interaction research.
Worked as paid summer intern May 2018 ‑ Aug 2018.
HELIOLYTICS INC
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN
Toronto, Canada
June 2016 - Aug 2016, June 2017 - Aug 2017
Paid intern during summer of 2016 for a remote infrared scanning company during its startup phase.
Paid intern during summer of 2017 working alongside 40 employees.
Responsible for sensor layout design, power systems design, infrared autofocus systems, and image processing.
Worked as a project leader to ensure quality and on time delivery
