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Projects and Experience

A collection of engineering work spanning robotics, embedded systems, and integration/fabrication.

Persona AI humanoid robot
Co-op · Ongoing

Persona AI — Locomotion Team

Software Co-op on the Locomotion team, working on industrial humanoid robotics. Focused on sim-to-real transfer and reinforcement learning policies for humanoid locomotion using the NVIDIA Isaac stack and MuJoCo.

MAAP field operations
Internship · April 2025 - May 2026

Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership

Drone Technology and Test Engineer Intern. Designed and built a custom UAV from scratch, integrated hardware systems across multiple drone platforms, and supported field testing operations.

Novel joint-locking arm CAD model
Personal Project · Ongoing

Novel Joint-Locking Arm

Exploring a personally designed joint with an omni-directional locking function. Two prototype versions built, iterating toward a lightweight, reliable locking mechanism for robotic arms.

VT CRO 2026 competition robot
Design Team · 2025–2026

VT CRO — SEC Mechanical Team Lead (2026)

Competitive autonomous robot design team within Virginia Tech, mechanical team lead. Led a rocker-bogie differential drive chassis with pivotable ankles through a full design cycle alongside software and electrical teams.

VT CRO 2025 competition robot
Design Team · 2024–2025 · Completed

VT CRO — SEC Mechanical Team (2025)

Competitive autonomous robot design team within Virginia Tech.

Quick & Fun Projects (my favorites!) →

Stringless guitar, Jake's Magic Box, and other builds.

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