San Diego, California, United States
Recent North Carolina State University graduate with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, and a Bachelor’s Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology (Fisheries Concentration). Currently working as an Electronics Technician in the Ecosystem Science Division at NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, working with gliders and other autonomous platforms. I am passionate about the intersection of technology and marine science. I have experience working with UAVs, AUVs, embedded systems, and machine learning/computer vision, in both research and industry settings. I hope to further develop these skills while advancing the use of technology and engineering to enhance marine research and conservation efforts.
Hardware Development Engineer within the North American Water Engineering Team.
Electronics Technician supporting the Offshore Wind Group within the Ecosystem Science Division at NOAA SWFSC. I provide technical assistance, troubleshooting, electrical design, and electrical support to various projects within ESD. Primarily working with TWR Slocum gliders and Hefring Oceanscout gliders to conduct research in the Southern Ocean and in wind development areas off the California coast. Also working to implement passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) on these platforms.
Pathways Intern working with Slocum gliders as well as developing computer vision models.
Research Assistant under Dr. Roland Kays in the Biodiversity Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Annotating camera trap images of deer to assist in training a computer vision model to assess body condition scores (BCS).
Intern within the Sea Systems CUSV team. Worked on a variety of tasks including verification and creation of electrical schematics and cable harness designs, utilizing bench-top electrical equipment to test video throughout of ship cameras, developing trade studies for a variety of new electrical components, and recording output of CAN sensors during on-water testing.