experience
A summary of my research & work experience and extra-curricular involvements.
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Capstone Project Mentee (Apr 2024 - Present) - Participating in a mentored capstone project as part of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mentorship program, investigating the precipitation climatology over Africa using the IMERG product (GitHub) (Slides) (Certificate)
Junior Machine Learning Engineer (Feb 2024 - Present) (Seasonal) - Projects I have completed can be found here
Software Developer Intern (Feb - June 2024) - Implemented ternary phase diagram plotting using Fqlearn; a Python library for assisting in teaching mass transfer and thermodynamics (Certificate) (GitHub)
Climatematch Impact Scholar (Oct 2023 - Jan 2024) - Took part in a mentored research program to compare the reliability of sea surface height data from the ECCO model and tidal gauge data under the influence of extreme weather events (Certificate) (GitHub)
Sakura Science Exchange Student (Oct 2022) 
Research Fellow (Jul – Aug 2021) - Explored a hierarchical structure for efficient multigrid solving on meshes, and geometric modeling for isogeometric analysis in engineering
- Developed an unsupervised partial symmetry detection model for 3D models using geometric deep learning
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Embedded Software Engineering Graduate Trainee (Feb - Aug 2023) - Designed and programmed a land beacon prototype equipped with vibration sensing to monitor activity and send alerts, featuring additional functionalities such as GPS, orientation, tilt, and touch-sensing
Hardware Engineering Intern (Mar 2022 - Jan 2023) - Designed a prototype tracking device for domestic animals capable of determining location, temperature, and orientation, and transmitting this data to a LoRa gateway
- Designed, programmed, prototyped, validated, tested, and performed PCB assembly for various engineering applications
- Worked on PCB post-production processes, including circuit board reflow, soldering, and final testing, as well as test documentation
Mechatronics Engineering Intern, Youth Robotics Coordinator (Mar - Dec 2021) - Certified as a Microdrone Instructor (Certificate)
- Provided training to children on manual and coded flights using Tello drones, and on Arduino programming (Featured) (Featured)
- Conducted research on materials for airship design, assessing their availability and cost
Founding Engineer (Jun 2020 - Dec 2021)
Autodesk Community Consultant, Project Team Lead (Jan - May 2020)- Led the 'Design and manufacturability of smart home inverters' project during the Autodesk pro bono pilot program (Project slides)
- Designed schematics, PCBs, and 3D models for a solar inverter system
Technical Leadership Program Participant (Jul – Aug 2021) - Received STEM training focusing on real-world problem-solving, fast learning, and teamwork
- Designed the power module for a mobile workstation intended for deployment in emergency services (Certificate)
Internet of Things (IoT) Engineering Intern (Jul - Oct 2019) - Established communication with various sensors using LoRa, MQTT, Node-RED, and IFTTT
- Set up gateways to monitor sensor data on The Things Network and decoded sensor payloads
- Learnt MicroPython programming and circuit building with the ESP32
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- Research member at LEAP Pangeo (May 2024 - Present)
- Vice chair of the 'NLP for Health' Special Interest Group at SisonkeBiotik (March 2024 - Present)
- Research collaborator in open source ML communities such as SisonkeBiotik and ML Collective (Seasonal)
- Beta Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador (Aug 2020 - Jun 2023) (Certificate)
- Gold Autodesk Ambassador (Mar 2019 - Jun 2023)
- Student volunteer at AISTATS 2021 (Certificate)
- UTRGV CS Undergraduate Research Workshop 2021 attendee (17% acceptance rate) (Group picture)
- Game of Learners 2020 program participant at Microsoft Africa Development Centre (Badge)