Orion V
Mechatronics/Controls Engineer and Technical Operations Coordinator
Oakland, CA
Experience
Feb 2026 — Present
Website Administrator
AVMap.io
- Perform administrative duties in the operation of the AVMap.io website for UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
May 2025 — Present
Technical Operations Coordinator
UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
July 2024 — Feb 2026
R&D Engineer 1
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab (SSL)
Education
Sept 2022 — May 2025
B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering, Aerospace Concentration
University of California, Berkeley
- Graduated with Distinction. CGPA: 3.8
- Relevant coursework: Feedback Control Systems, Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems, Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Flight Mechanics, Electronics, Machine Learning, Mechatronics Design.
- Capstone project: Autonomous Fire Suppression Turret: integrating thermal sensing/nozzle aiming algorithm, fluid delivery system, and motor control
- Research: R&D Engineer 1 at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Lab; GROTIFER Satellite Program -- Control systems and mechanical design engineering
2022-2026
Online Coursework
MIT OpenCourseWare
- 6.832 Underactuated Robotics (MIT OCW) — trajectory optimization and dynamic systems.
- 6.421 Robotic Manipulation (MIT OCW) — perception, kinematics, motion planning, model-based control
- 2.14 Analysis & Design of Feedback Control Systems (MIT OCW) — transfer functions, Bode/Nyquist, state space, observers, LQR
- 6.241J Dynamic Systems and Control (MIT OCW) — state space, stability theory, controllability/observability, LQR, H-infinity
2025-2026
Online Coursework
Udemy
- ROS2 for Beginners (ROS Jazzy) - Edouard Renard
- ROS2 for Beginners (TF/URDF/RViz/Gazebo) - Edouard Renard
- ROS2 for Beginners (Advanced Concepts) - Edouard Renard
- ROS2 Moveit 2 (Robotic Arm Control) - Edouard Renard
- ROS2 Nav2 Stack (with SLAM and Navigation) - Edouard Renard
- ROS2 Hardware and ros2_control - Edouard Renard
- Self Driving and ROS2 - Plan & Navigation - Antonio Brandi
- Self Driving and ROS2 - Map & Localization - Antonio Brandi
- Self Driving and ROS2 - Odometry & Control - Antonio Brandi
2026
Enrichment University Courses
UC Berkeley Extension
- Social Media Marketing Strategies
- Managing Product and Go-to-Market Strategies
2026
Enrichment Community College Courses
Laney College, Oakland, CA
- Object Oriented Programming using C++
- Microcomputer Assembly Language
Core Skills
Control Systems
PID, LQR, MPC, Kalman Filters, System Identification, Gain Scheduling
Embedded Software
Bare-metal C, FreeRTOS, STM32 (HAL/LL), DMA, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN
Robotics
ROS2, Kinematics (FK/IK), Trajectory Planning, Sensor Fusion, Gazebo
Languages & Tools
C, C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Git, Docker, Linux, KiCad