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Engineering Work

A selection of projects spanning embedded systems, robotics, sensing, controls, and medical-device engineering. Each writeup covers the problem, approach, technical tradeoffs, and results.

Battery Tab Vision Inspection Pipeline
July 2026

Battery Tab Vision Inspection Pipeline

An OpenCV-based computer vision pipeline that detects a battery reference body and inspects foil-tab position, size, and shape.

PythonOpenCVComputer VisionQuality Inspection+5
IEEE Bionic Arm
January 2025In Progress

IEEE Bionic Arm

A 6-DOF bionic arm developed through rapid mechanical, electrical, and embedded iteration. As mechatronics team lead, I guided design and fabrication while programming responsive ESP32 control firmware.

C++ESP-32Autodesk InventorAutoCAD Electrical+2
SumoBots
October 2024

SumoBots

An autonomous competition robot combining a lightweight CAD chassis with a sub-10 ms embedded C/C++ control loop. The design won Best Movement Algorithm at the 2025 McMaster SumoBots competition.

Competition Robot PlatformC++Embedded LogicSensor Fusion+1
Vein Finder
September 2023

Vein Finder

A near-infrared vein-visualization device refined through more than 10 prototypes and feedback from nurses. The project earned a Top 3 Medical Innovation in Canada award at HOSA and was showcased internationally.

Autodesk InventorSolderingInfrared IlluminationBiomedical Prototyping

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