I am an Embedded Systems and Firmware Engineer specializing in designing and developing reliable, real-time embedded systems. I focus on bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware, microcontroller integration, sensor-driven hardware-software solutions, and secure firmware updates. My experience spans PCB prototyping, motor control, and implementing control algorithms and DSP solutions for real-world applications.
I hold a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago, where I built a strong foundation in Control Systems, Embedded Design, Adaptive Digital Filters, Audio & Acoustic Signal Processing, Neural Networks, and Robotics Algorithms. This academic background, combined with hands-on projects, equips me to create robust, end-to-end embedded systems that integrate hardware, firmware, and software.
MS: Electrical & Computer Engineering -UIC
BS: Computer Engineering -UIC
Assist with opening, closing, and setting up equipment for club activities. Help with practice and training for future tournaments or events when possible.
Teaching 1st-3rd graders about society through a specified curriculum composed into four sections. Volunteers are placed in a group of 3 to complete said curriculum in a concise time frame for each section.
Repair any electronic tools devices given, provided, or discarded for repair
Example Disassembly of devices: 3-4 desktop computers, wire Harnesses, dvd players & floppydisk reader, portable dvd player
Example Repairs: Powertool battery pack, Gampad Controllers,Headlamp for construction work
This research project developed and tested an audio signal processing system designed to counteract helmet sound dampening, enabling motorcycle riders—especially those with hearing impairment—to hear environmental sounds more clearly and safely while riding.
Replicate the graphs of speed, current, power, and efficiency vs. load torque Use LTSpice to model the DC motor as an electrical circuit to obtain
Led a team of four to design and develop an autonomous RC car capable of line-following. Developed motor driver circuits and a boost converter, designed and fabricated a PCB, and implemented embedded firmware for steering (servo) and velocity (DC motor) control using tuned PID algorithms. Integrated line-tracking sensors and wheel encoders with filtering and real-time processing. Conducted hardware testing with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and benchtop power supplies, while prototyping backup circuits for rapid iteration and reliability. Managed team tasks and deadlines to ensure successful end-to-end system development.
Developed an autonomous AlphaBot mobile robot using Python on a Raspberry Pi, implementing PID-based motion control, differential drive kinematics, and sensor integration for navigation within a constrained environment. Utilized OpenCV-based computer vision with ArUco markers for localization and onboard camera perception, enabling the robot to perform task-driven autonomous navigation using infrared sensor arrays and real-time feedback control.
Collaborated in a four-student team to design and prototype an IoT-enabled plant watering system. Developed embedded firmware for an Arduino Nano 33 IoT to automate watering decisions based on soil moisture, weather data, and plant-specific needs. Built a cross-platform mobile app (Kivy) to monitor plant health and system status, implementing UDP client-server communication and BLE connectivity for wireless control. Managed project tasks and team coordination through regular progress reports and communication.
Design, usage and analysis of data structures: review of lists, stacks and queues; hash tables, priority queues, search trees, introduction to graphs; searching and sorting; runtime analysis; programming projects and lab exercises.
Problem representation; rule-based problem-solving methods; heuristic search techniques. Application to expert systems, theorem proving, language understanding.
Embedded systems and microcontroller; instruction set; data representations; assembly programming; mixed C/assembly programming; memory organization; interrupt processing; I/O devices and interfacing; programming.
Transfer function; block diagrams; flow graphs; state space canonic forms; stability analysis; steady state and transient analysis; feedback control; continuous to discrete conversion; digital control.
Continuous-and discrete-time state-space models; solutions to state equations; stability; reachabilty/controllability, state feedback, tracking; observability, observers, output feedback; optimal control and estimation.
Kinematic and dynamic modeling of robots; configuration space; motion planning algorithms; control of robots; sensors and perception; reasoning; mobile robots.
Self-driving RC car project that follows a line on a track using embedded systems with DC motor, servo steering, and line-detection camera.
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Smart irrigation prototype that automatically waters plants based on real-time moisture levels, weather conditions, and plant-specific requirements.
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Assistive Hearing for Motorcycle Riders Through Spectral Subtraction noise extraction and amplification
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Comprehensive DC motor design and analysis including motor specifications, performance curves, and control characteristics.
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Optimization of three-coil wireless power transfer system with efficiency analysis and simulations.
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CNN classifying images of 228X228, detection the presense of fire
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Advanced signal processing research project focusing on audio signal analysis and face recognition using Python and ML techniques.
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Assembly & Disassembly
Motor design
Screw and Bolt
Hydraulic Valve
Creative Design
Creative Design
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(773) 387-8485