Experience & Skills

NC State University · Dr. Derek Kamper

Testing and documentation of existing flexible EMG electrodes and a custom amplifier to establish how to set up and use the hardware.

• Identified the amplifier PCB’s power and signal connections, established the setup, and recorded forearm muscle activity using Analog Discovery 3 and WaveForms.
• Developed a MATLAB script to compare relaxed and contracted recordings through time-domain plots, FFTs, and power spectra.
• Created an illustrated setup guide and README covering wiring, power connections, electrode placement, and recording files.

Electrical Hardware Lead · Robotic prosthetic hand project

Responsible for developing the PCB and supporting electrical hardware for a multidisciplinary team building a robotic prosthetic hand.

• Defined electrical requirements and selected components for an 18 V input, a 5.3 V servo supply, and a 3.3 V logic supply.
• Simulated buck-converter startup and a 100 mA–4 A load step in OrCAD X/PSpice to evaluate voltage regulation and a 100 mV ripple limit for four servos stalling simultaneously.
• Created the buck-converter schematic in Altium and selected a linear regulator for the logic supply.
• Established team communication through Discord, wrote the development plan, assigned a component task with specifications, and guided servo selection.

In progress · Power-stage simulation and schematic complete; remaining circuitry and PCB layout are next.

FPGA Reciprocal Cipher

ECE 212 course project · Verilog · Apio

Implemented a 4-bit reciprocal cipher with switch inputs, selectable cipher stages, and an LED output display.

• Wrote all Verilog modules and integrated the cipher stages on an FPGA.
• Built the breadboard interface and verified operation using supplied testbenches and Analog Discovery’s pattern generator and logic analyzer.

Scopone Card-Game Simulator

ECE 209 course project · C

Implemented a four-player card-game simulator within a supplied course framework, including card dealing, rule-based move selection, turn processing, and team scoring.

• Tracked players’ hands, table cards, captures, and scores using arrays and helper functions.
• Implemented card-selection priorities and winner calculation, using the provided capture-search helper.

View code on GitHub

Adjustable Catapult

Independent project · Mechanical design and fabrication

Designed and built an exercise-band-powered launcher from scratch, with a linear rail and a 3D-printed harness to guide the projectile along a single launch axis.

• Designed adjustable elevation from horizontal to vertical, with a pendulum and protractor for angle measurement.
• Used a two-axis positioning system to secure the pivoting rail after aiming and calculated launch trajectories by hand.