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OBJECTIVES

To design, test, and build motor-actuated and myoelectric upper- and lower-limb prostheses and to research the possibility of high-functionality neural-controlled prostheses.

EDUCATION

BS, MS Biomedical Engineering 2007-2015

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Focus: Mechatronics

MASTER'S THESIS

Slip Sensing System for Upper Limb Prostheses 2011-2015

Designed a network of sensors for slip detection and prevention in an upper-limb prosthesis
Designed a testing apparatus for the sensor network to characterize slip signals and determine the resolution of the sensors in the capacity of slip detection

SOMASOID MEP

Open-Source, Open-Hardware Upper-Limb Myoelectric Prosthesis 2013-Present

Designed, tested, and revised PCB for prosthesis-specific use
Assisted in designing and validating a motor-spring system for digit actuation
Planned and implemented software based on finite state machine representations
Maintain a project wiki explaining project goals and status and providing project documentation
For more information, see the Somasoid MEP description in the Projects section.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ABAQUS, Spice, EAGLE PCB, Maple
Programming: MatLab, C, C++, Java, VBA
Fabrication: PCB Manufacture