Past Job History
Engineer III (Vehicle Systems Engineering)
Aptiv (Acquired nuTonomy in November 2017)
October 2019 - July 2020
- Design of diagramming methodology for modeling autonomous system using Enterprise Architect
- Modeled autonomous system as a proof-of-concept for the modeling methodology in Enterprise Architect
- Continued refinement of system requirements based on testing
Engineer II (Vehicle Systems Engineering)
Aptiv (Acquired nuTonomy in November 2017)
January 2018 - October 2019
- CAN and Ethernet-level system and component debugging
- Helped to design time synchronization and sensor synchronization strategy between sensor modalities
- Helped to consolidate and determine detailed requirements for vision system design including camera triggering and capture control settings
- Partnered with cybersecurity team to determine component requirements to enable secure communications and secure updating of components
- Helped to design network topology
- Contributed to integration efforts with an OEM vehicle
- Generated system requirements for next generation vehicle platform
- Contributed to continuous health & status monitoring system architecture
- Managed and contributed to design of internal diagnostic tool
- Designed failure mitigation/fail-over strategy for a subsystem
- Designed state machines for components operating as part of a larger system
- Performed component-level performance data analysis for sensors and other devices
Autonomous Vehicle Engineer
nuTonomy
August 2016 - December 2017
- Vehicle System Design
- Vehicle Debugging & Testing
- Diagnostics & Monitoring
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Locus Robotics
June 2015 - August 2015
During the Summer of 2015, I worked as a mechanical engineering intern at Locus Robotics. Locus Robotics (www.locusrobotics.com) is a company developing a robotic solution to further improve warehouse fulfillment processes. My main responsibility was to design a prototype docking solution for their system as well as ordering the parts and fabricating the prototype for testing. In addition to this main responsibility, I was also responsible for assembling prototype robots and checking parts to confirm that they were made to specification and of desirable quality.
Robotics Engineer, Olin Intelligent Vehicles (IV) Laboratory
Olin College of Engineering
June 2014 - August 2014
During the Summer of 2014, I worked as a robotics/mechanical engineer for the Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory (IV Lab) at Olin College, designing and fabricating robotic platforms. During the course of my work, I supported the mechanical engineering work for several side projects at the lab. However, my main project involvement was in the design and fabrication of a robotic tuna capable of vortex manipulation to achieve propulsion. For more information on that project, feel free to view the project under the "Research" tab in the navigation bar above.
Older Work Experience
Teaching Aid, Special Education Programme, Hampton City Schools, Virginia, USA
January 2014
For two weeks in January 2014, I volunteered as a teaching aid at Cooper Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia, where I helped to design and improve several teaching aids that the school used. One of these was a shadow puppet theater, where the goal was to make the shadow puppet theater kit easier for teeacheres to set up and take down while managing their class of students at the same time. I also designed a corkscrew kit to teach younger students about the Archimedes Screw.
January 2014
For two weeks in January 2014, I volunteered as a teaching aid at Cooper Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia, where I helped to design and improve several teaching aids that the school used. One of these was a shadow puppet theater, where the goal was to make the shadow puppet theater kit easier for teeacheres to set up and take down while managing their class of students at the same time. I also designed a corkscrew kit to teach younger students about the Archimedes Screw.
Computational Engineering Group, Advanced Technology Center, Rolls Royce Singapore:
Computational Engineering Intern
June 2013 - August 2013
During this short internship, I interned with the Computational Engineering Group at the Advanced Technology Center at Rolls Royce Singapore. As a whole, the group develops computational technologies in the areas of machine learning and agent-based modeling that are then implemented across Rolls Royce's various businesses including Civil and Defence Aerospace and the Marine Business. During my time as an intern, I helped to conduct research into machine learning methods and their uses and collected data on the pros and cons of the different machine learning methods as they are applied to the different types of data (e.g. text, graphic, audio, video). I also helped the team in the design of the layout of a new corporate lab developed in partnership with Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Computational Engineering Intern
June 2013 - August 2013
During this short internship, I interned with the Computational Engineering Group at the Advanced Technology Center at Rolls Royce Singapore. As a whole, the group develops computational technologies in the areas of machine learning and agent-based modeling that are then implemented across Rolls Royce's various businesses including Civil and Defence Aerospace and the Marine Business. During my time as an intern, I helped to conduct research into machine learning methods and their uses and collected data on the pros and cons of the different machine learning methods as they are applied to the different types of data (e.g. text, graphic, audio, video). I also helped the team in the design of the layout of a new corporate lab developed in partnership with Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Singapore:
Teaching Assistant, Art & Design Department
January 2012 - August 2012
After ending my service with the Singapore Armed Forces, I then returned to my former high school as a teaching assistant for the Art & Design Department. Officially, my teaching duties included assisting students in the usage of the various equipment available to them in the technology lab as well as covering the teaching duties of the regular academic staff if they were unable to attend their classes.
In addition to these duties, I also assisted the department in several other areas. The most significant of these was in the renovation and curation of the art gallery used to showcase students' work. During my 8 months with the department, I spent a significant portion of that time renovating and refurbishing the gallery walls and refreshing the look of the gallery. I also helped to curate and prepare 2 exhibitions of students' work.
Overall, my duties can be summarized as follows:
Teaching Assistant, Art & Design Department
January 2012 - August 2012
After ending my service with the Singapore Armed Forces, I then returned to my former high school as a teaching assistant for the Art & Design Department. Officially, my teaching duties included assisting students in the usage of the various equipment available to them in the technology lab as well as covering the teaching duties of the regular academic staff if they were unable to attend their classes.
In addition to these duties, I also assisted the department in several other areas. The most significant of these was in the renovation and curation of the art gallery used to showcase students' work. During my 8 months with the department, I spent a significant portion of that time renovating and refurbishing the gallery walls and refreshing the look of the gallery. I also helped to curate and prepare 2 exhibitions of students' work.
Overall, my duties can be summarized as follows:
- Cover the teaching duties of regular academic staff as required
- Assist students in the use of various technologies available to them in the technology lab
- Assist in the design of the annual school year book. In particular, I was involved in the photo shoots required for the year book as well as full page layout designs for key school events
- Conduct photography workshops for the school's photography club in basic photography techniques as well as basic and intermediate image processing methods
- Refurbishing works for the department's exhibition gallery including resurfacing of wall panels and refreshing the look of the gallery
- Curation of 2 exhibitions and the preparatory work for a third exhibition held at the department's art gallery
- Staffing at open house events to explain to students and their parents the various art & design programmes offered by the department
Singapore Armed Forces: Transport Specialist/Supervisor
February 2010 - December 2011
I enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in February 2010 as part of Singapore's required National Service. After serving my first 3 months of basic training, I was posted to the transport vocation due to a training injury I sustained during basic training. Under the transport vocation, I was trained as a transport specialist and supervisor. I was eventually posted to a transport node as a node controller. Initially, I was in charge of the resource planning of the 40 drivers and 88 vehicles under my charge. Later, I was then responsible for maintaining the serviceability of the 88 vehicles under my charge, including regular scheduled maintenance tasks as well as recovery operations as and when required.
My responsibilities during my time in service included:
February 2010 - December 2011
I enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in February 2010 as part of Singapore's required National Service. After serving my first 3 months of basic training, I was posted to the transport vocation due to a training injury I sustained during basic training. Under the transport vocation, I was trained as a transport specialist and supervisor. I was eventually posted to a transport node as a node controller. Initially, I was in charge of the resource planning of the 40 drivers and 88 vehicles under my charge. Later, I was then responsible for maintaining the serviceability of the 88 vehicles under my charge, including regular scheduled maintenance tasks as well as recovery operations as and when required.
My responsibilities during my time in service included:
- Scheduling drivers and vehicles for driving tasks
- Maintaining safety procedures and policies
- Managing limited resources to support training activities
- Negotiating resource requirements with customer units
- Collecting and following up on feedback from customer units
- Routine training visits to ensure drivers are treated fairly, touch base with drivers and ensure safety policies are enforced
- Conducting scheduled maintenance of vehicles (e.g. engine oil and filter changes)
- Conducting tyre and battery maintenance and replacement
- Managing the serviceability of 80 vehicles of all sizes
- Aiding the conduct of accident investigations
- Conducting safety training for drivers
- Conducting training for drivers on different vehicle platforms
- Conducting training for left-hand driving in countries other than Singapore (e.g. Brunei, Taiwan)