About

Hello! I'm Charles, a fourth-year student at Northwestern University, pursuing a combined B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Computer Science. Over the past few years, I've gained valuable experience through internships at Northrop Grumman, Argonne National Laboratory, and the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. Fueled by a passion for innovation, I thrive when working on challenging projects that have a meaningful impact on people's lives. Join me on my journey as I create clever mechanical designs, intelligently process sensor data, and develop user-friendly automation software.

Featured Projects

Projects
Modular Robotics Connection Scheme
Modular Robotics, CAD, 3D Printing, Structural Analysis, Onshape
Modular Robotics Connection Scheme
Modular Robotics, CAD, 3D Printing, Structural Analysis, Onshape

Mechanical design and construction of a connection scheme for a system of modular robotics

Modular Robotics, CAD, 3D Printing, Structural Analysis, Onshape
Geolocation Analytics
MATLAB, Git, Parallel Processing, Northrop Grumman, Radar, Radio Frequency
Geolocation Analytics
MATLAB, Git, Parallel Processing, Northrop Grumman, Radar, Radio Frequency

Integration and analysis of the performance and convergence of various geolocation techniques

MATLAB, Git, Parallel Processing, Northrop Grumman, Radar, Radio Frequency
Speedy Motion Detection
Python, Computer Vision, OpenCV
Speedy Motion Detection
Python, Computer Vision, OpenCV

A computer vision project that detects the motion of objects above a variable speed threshold

Python, Computer Vision, OpenCV
Virtual Reality Robot Command Center
C#, Unity, CERL, ROS, Robotics, GUI, VR, Publication
Virtual Reality Robot Command Center
C#, Unity, CERL, ROS, Robotics, GUI, VR, Publication

A VR workstation featuring remote access to robots’ camera feeds, diagnostics, motion controls, and locations on a map

C#, Unity, CERL, ROS, Robotics, GUI, VR, Publication
Formula SAE Suspension
SolidWorks, Siemens NX, CAM, CAD, Mechanical Design, FEA
Formula SAE Suspension
SolidWorks, Siemens NX, CAM, CAD, Mechanical Design, FEA

Design and manufacture of suspension components for Northwestern’s Formula SAE racecar

SolidWorks, Siemens NX, CAM, CAD, Mechanical Design, FEA
Particle Tracking in an Accelerator’s Vacuum Chamber
CAD, OpenSCAD, Python, Modelling, Argonne, GUI
Particle Tracking in an Accelerator’s Vacuum Chamber
CAD, OpenSCAD, Python, Modelling, Argonne, GUI

Modelling of a particle accelerator’s vacuum chamber and the generation of sliced 2D contours

CAD, OpenSCAD, Python, Modelling, Argonne, GUI
Angry Birds Space: A Custom Physics Engine
Python, Physics, Game, Lagrangian Mechanics, SymPy
Angry Birds Space: A Custom Physics Engine
Python, Physics, Game, Lagrangian Mechanics, SymPy

A from-scratch physics engine applying Lagrangian mechanics, inspired by the Angry Birds Space game

Python, Physics, Game, Lagrangian Mechanics, SymPy
Shimming Magnets in a Particle Accelerator
Python, IPyWidgets, Argonne, GUI
Shimming Magnets in a Particle Accelerator
Python, IPyWidgets, Argonne, GUI

Parallel algorithm for minimizing magnet alignment errors in Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source

Python, IPyWidgets, Argonne, GUI

Skills

CAD, FEA, CAM using DFM/DFA principles (SolidWorks, Onshape, Siemens NX, OpenSCAD), GD&T

Mechanical Design

Mechatronics

Microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), PCB Design (EAGLE), LTspice

Computer Science

Python, C/C++, MATLAB, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bash, Linux/Ubuntu, Git/GitHub/GitLab (version control)

Manufacturing

Mill, Lathe, CNC, 3D Printing, Band Saw, Drill Press, Welding, Grinding, Laser Cutter, Soldering

Robotics

ROS (Robot Operating System), Lagrangian Mechanics, Feedback Control, Trajectory Planning

General

LaTeX (Overleaf), Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Unity, Google Docs Editors

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