Career & Projects
My Journey
July 2025 – Present
Software Engineer
Think Circuits · San Jose, CA
- Developed perception, motion planning, and control logic enabling a forklift to achieve semi-autonomous navigation within one month.
- Led development of an IP68-rated weatherproof camera system using embedded systems and CAD on an accelerated timeline.
- Performed reliability testing on hardware in preparation for a 50,000-unit production run.
PythonROS2Computer VisionEmbeddedCAD
2021 – Nov 2024
Co-Founder · Lead Software Engineer
PinpointAVL · UCSC Student Startup
- Deployed real-time vehicle tracking on 19 UCSC campus loop buses — firmware in C on Raspberry Pi Pico, server in C#/.NET Core.
- Engineered a passenger counting solution using CAN communications, enabling data-driven routing decisions.
- Led a team of 5 engineers; built hardware-in-loop testing that caught most logic errors before deployment.
🏆 1st Place · UCSC Launchpad 2022 · $10,000
CC#.NET CoreRaspberry Pi PicoCANGPSLTE
Project
Slugbotics Robotic Arm
Lead Developer, Vision Systems
- Built real-time object recognition with Python and OpenCV.
- Integrated Llama 3.2 with toolcalling for conversational, natural-language task direction.
- Used CoppeliaSim for physical simulation of robotic control logic.
PythonOpenCVLlama 3.2LLM ToolcallingROS2
Spring 2023
Grader
UC Santa Cruz · Principles of Computer Systems Design
- Graded assignments for a class of 300 students using CrowdGrader's computer vision tools.
Computer SystemsComputer Vision
Project
Confab Agora
Real-time Communication Platform
- Real-time voice and text chat app in C# and WPF with user authentication and SQL data storage.
- Implemented text transmission over TCP and voice over UDP; also served as a game store and launcher for Callen Games.
C#WPFSQLTCPUDP
Project
WVC Makerspace
West Valley College
- Secured school funding to create a campus makerspace, enabling 3D printing classes and supporting student projects.
3D PrintingCommunityLeadership