Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany, Mar 2022 - Current

I work as a researcher in the Dynamic Locomotion Group of MPI-IS, along with Dr. Alexander Badri-Spröwitz on the chracterization, modeling, and control for legged robot locomotion on soft and granular substrate.

Postdoctoral Researcher, INRIA Grenoble-Rhône-Alpes, France, Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

I worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Tripop team, which is jointly part of INRIA, LJK, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, and Grenoble INP. There, I worked with Dr. Guillaume James and Dr. Bernard Brogliato on a project related to the Coefficient of Restitution formulation for use in granular dynamics simulation.

Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application, Caterpillar Inc., Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

In this position, I worked as an engineer at Caterpillar's research and development division, known as Innovation Technology & Digital Design Division. As part of this job, I worked on several projects related to the development and maintenance of Caterpillar's internal Multibody Dynamics and FEM software TomSim. Breifly, I also did some work with their internal DEM software for soil dynamics simulation.

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019

I worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Office of the Provost, UTA. My supervisor for this position was Dr. Pranesh Aswath. As part of this job, I performed some data research and analysis work to assist in the university's academic planning, policy making and outreach efforts.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2015 - Spring 2018

I have worked as a Tecahing Assistant at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department for approximatey 3 years.
  • MAE 4361 - Dynamics - Fall '15, Spring '17, Summer '17, Fall '17, Spring '17

  • MAE 3324 - Structure and Mechanical Properties - Fall '15

  • MAE 4345 - Introduction to Robotics - Spring '16'

  • ME/AE 5338 - Analytical and Computational Dynamics - Spring '16, Spring '18

  • ME/AE 5305 - Dynamic Systems Modeling and Simulation - Fall '16

  • ME/AE 5101 - Graduate Seminar - Fall '15

Tutor, Midwestern State University, Spring 2012

Teaching Assistant, Midwestern State University, Summer 2011 - Spring 2012

Student Assistant, Midwestern State University, Spring 2010 - Fall 2010