About
Robotics, autonomy, and systems engineering
A concise overview of focus areas, career highlights, and research-driven systems work.
Summary
Software Engineer with a master's in engineering and a bachelor's in electrical engineering. I build robotics systems across autonomy, manipulation, and computer vision, with a focus on scalable software, cloud infrastructure, and reliable field operations. Fluent in English and Spanish.
Focus areas
- Robotics autonomy and navigation
- Computer vision and robot manipulation
- Multi-agent control and systems integration
- Cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation
Skills stack
Timeline
Experience
Selected roles and research milestones.
Senior Software & Hardware Engineer
Lightspeed, Illinois, USA
Re-architecting robotics solutions in Python and C++ using ROS 2 for computer vision, manipulation, autonomous navigation, and multi-agent control while leading a team of engineers.
- Led a re-architecture of robotics systems using ROS 2, Python, and C++.
- Delivered perception, manipulation, navigation, and multi-agent control pipelines.
- Guided a multi-discipline team from design through deployment.
Robotics Software Engineer
ICR247, Illinois, USA
Launched automation software solutions, built scalable applications in Python/C++, and led cross-functional delivery with CI/CD and partner integrations.
- Developed scalable automation applications with Python, C++, and control algorithms.
- Designed hardware integration and system optimization workflows with CI/CD.
- Collaborated with partners (Wandelbots, Vex, Altitude AI) on joint development.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Valqari, Illinois, USA
Designed and integrated drone solutions with ROS 2, IoT, and delivery stations, plus AWS EC2-backed APIs and automation workflows.
- Managed AWS EC2 infrastructure for databases and APIs supporting drone operations.
- Built automated flight systems with ROS 2, PX4, Docker, and GitHub tooling.
- Authored developer and user documentation for internal and external teams.
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Built real-time control for assistive robotic arms, integrated ROS 2 systems, and taught programming and mechatronics courses.
- Integrated inverse kinematics streaming over WiFi with Python, MQTT, Matlab, and Arduino.
- Built LabVIEW-based real-time control for multi-motor exoskeleton systems.
- Connected industrial robot arms to cloud APIs and taught advanced mechatronics.
Robotics Engineer Intern
Precision Zone, Illinois, USA
Developed industrial robot integrations and object-detection demos showcased at IMTS 2022.
- Built an interactive sling-puck robot demo with object detection at IMTS 2022.
- Delivered a machine-tending robot integration for a merchandise engraver.
Field Notes
Robotics in the wild
Snapshots from integrations, demos, and lab work.
Education
Academic foundation
Research training in robotics, control systems, and applied engineering.
M.S. in Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee — Thesis: EtherCAT real-time control for a wheelchair-mounted 6-DOF assistive robotic arm.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Universidad de los Andes — Major in Robotics & Industrial Automation, Minor in Electronics and Embedded Systems.
Awards
Recognitions
Selected awards, grants, and honors.
- mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards Finalist (2025)
- Pepperdine Graziadio Most Fundable Companies, Platinum Winner (2023)
- UWM Chancellor's Award (2020)
- M-WERC & EATON Tech Challenge Winner (2020)
- NSF Travel Grant, IEOM Toronto (2019)
- NSF I-Corps Grant Recipient (2019)
- UWM Travel Award, CDSR22 (2022)