Feb 2026 to Present
UC Berkeley MechE: research assistant, Morphing Matters Lab
Soft robotics and wearables: disk sequin e-textiles with embedded electronics, with Professor Lining Yao.
Research assistant in the Morphing Matters Lab, building mechanically reconfigurable electronic textiles.
- Develop soft robotics and wearables using disk sequin fabric architecture with embedded components.
- Study how fabric responds to movement, using mechanical deformation to reconfigure circuits on the body.
- Design custom PCB disks with conductive materials, transistors, sensors, and microcontrollers.
Jan 2026 to Present
UC Berkeley MechE: graduate student instructor (ME235)
Graduate embedded systems: microprocessor architecture, real time and multitasking code, LabVIEW, ESP-IDF (~120 students).
ME235 GSI for a graduate MechE course on microprocessor based systems and LabVIEW integration.
- Facilitate weekly live labs with hands on debugging of real time and multitasking code.
- Create and grade assignments that push on advanced embedded concepts using the ESP-IDF stack.
- Help students bridge firmware, peripherals, and LabVIEW in a large enrollment section.
Aug 2025 to Present
UC Berkeley: M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Graduate studies in mechanical engineering with focus on mechatronics, controls, and product systems.
Coursework skews toward controls, mechatronics, and shipping real hardware after the degree, not only theory on paper.
Jul 2025 to Sep 2025
NTU Singapore: Global Connect Fellowship robotics research fellow
Wearable arm tracking at NTU under Prof. Xie Ming; 1 of 56 fellows selected from 4,500+ applicants.
Global Connect Fellowship: summer research cohort in Singapore with an international peer group.
- Compared IMU, piezoelectric, and hybrid stacks for arm motion tracking latency and signal quality.
- Showed a hybrid layout (IMU on bony areas plus piezo film on joints) as the strongest low latency option.
- Collaborated across the cohort to sharpen methods and get perspective on hardware choices in wearables.
Aug 2025 to Present
Mangrove Water: MechE research design engineer
Mechanical design on Mangrove’s Turi-Tap chlorinators for handpump integration with Professor Amy Pickering.
CivE research role: CAD, FEA and CFD, and rapid prototyping to improve performance and cost on deployed hardware.
- Leading mechanical adaptation of Mangrove’s Turi-Tap chlorinators for universal handpump integration.
- Optimizing the V2 enclosure for a 500+ unit injection molding run using UV stable PET/ASA and galvanized steel.
- Validated about 3 kPa head loss with CFD and checked structural and torque critical regions with FEA.
- Turning live field feedback from teams 7,000 miles away into fast design iterations.
Aug 2025 to Present
Cal Aerospace SAE: graduate student mechanical advisor
Guide design and integration strategy across propulsion, avionics, and airframe subsystems.
I sit in design reviews, flag integration risks early, and help student leads sequence work so competition deadlines stay sane.
Aug 2023 to Dec 2025
UC Berkeley MechE: graduate student instructor (ME100)
Lead GSI for ME100: digital and analog circuits, microcontrollers, and IoT (~185 students, multiple semesters).
Upper division MechE technical course: fundamentals from breadboard through connected systems.
- Weekly discussion section for homework, lab ideas, and exam prep.
- Nine hours of lab per week: concepts, debugging, and build help on student hardware.
- Authored and graded labs, homework, and exam items aligned to departmental outcomes.
Aug 2024 to May 2025
Led airframe design, analysis, and team coordination for yearly SAE competition requirements.
I owned the airframe schedule, structural drawings, and how we interpreted the rules each competition cycle.
May 2024 to Aug 2024
Siemens Mobility: ops project controls engineering intern
Production planning for 350+ locomotive and LRV builds: SAP, P6, material programs, and ECO driven rebaselining.
Ops project controls intern aligning subassemblies, labor, and material readiness across programs.
- Ran material analysis for 15,000+ parts in SAP: availability, stock trends, and ECO impacts on forecasts.
- Read assembly drawings and translated new ECOs into step by step build instructions.
- Worked with PM, operations, and quality on shortages and line speed to protect gates.
- Daily reporting to 50+ stakeholders on schedule risk and assembly pacing.
Aug 2023 to Jul 2024
UC Berkeley CoE: peer advisor
Front line advising for 4,000+ CoE students on academics, petitions, and professional development.
Peer advisor working alongside staff advisors on policy and student success.
- One on one and group support for degree planning, petitions, and college resources.
- Aligned with advisors to uphold academic standards and collegewide policy.
- Helped run student events and workshops with administrators on budget and logistics.
Aug 2023 to Aug 2024
Improved landing gear performance through SolidWorks and Ansys analysis and rapid prototyping.
I led loads, test fixtures, and the fast prints that kept flight test from stalling when something broke.
Jan 2023 to May 2023
UC Berkeley Dado and Maria Banatao Center for GLOBE: student consultant intern
Strategic consulting for NEWUP Innovative Technologies: SiC wafer repair and MOCVD process, with travel to Taiwan.
GLOBE cohort project with a startup partnered through Taiwan’s ITRI ecosystem.
- Supported strategy for SiC wafer repair and transfer of MOCVD related technology.
- Traveled to Taiwan and met TSMC, HTC, Quanta, ITRI, Delta Technologies, and other partners.
- Helped connect Berkeley engineering talent with the startup’s growth and cross border collaboration goals.
Aug 2022 to Aug 2023
Processed multi-sensor thrust data and force modeling workflows to support aircraft design decisions.
I turned bench thrust measurements into plots structures could use without hand waving.
Jan 2022 to May 2024
Research Technology Learning: assistant program manager
Led 30+ student staff and scheduling for large lecture halls, course capture, and AV support.
RTL: operations for auditorium tech teams supporting high enrollment courses.
- Supervised and mentored 30+ staff weekly on hall operations and performance.
- Built schedules for 80+ shifts per cycle across auditoriums.
- Backed courses such as CS61A/B/C, Chem 1A/3A, CS188/189, and L&S 110 Brilliance of Berkeley.
- Coordinated troubleshooting for AV systems and course capture with the student operator team.
Aug 2021 to May 2025
UC Berkeley: B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate mechanical engineering degree with design, manufacturing, and embedded systems emphasis.
Undergrad mixed shop time, design studios, and firmware classes until fabrication and code felt like one loop.