Education is a Lifelong Journey

I have always treated education like a marathon. I believe the task is never finished, and I am always learning something new and exciting. I am extremely fortunate to be surrounded by people who challenge me, and I always strive to learn as much as I can from my friends and colleagues. I also think it's incredibly important to pass knowledge onto those who follow in your footsteps, and strive to document my findings whenever possible.

Building Towards my Goals

For the past 6 years, I have been building the skillsets I believe make for a great machine learning engineer. The machine learning field is so enormous, it’s easy to get lost, distracted, or overwhelmed. For this reason, I find it important to keep your eye on the big picture and to work methodically to develop the required skills.

2023 - Present

Coursera

In order to build relevant skills for my roles, I take courses through Coursera in my free time.

I have taken courses in the following topics:

Mathematics for Machine Learning: Multivariate Calculus
Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra
Generative AI with Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
LangChain for LLM Application Development

2016 - Present

Johns Hopkins University

I am fortunate enough to have access to courses through Johns Hopkins as a benefit of my employment by the University, as well as additional training opportunities provided by the laboratory itself.

I have taken courses in the following topics:

Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Object Oriented Programming with Java
Intermediate C++17
Advanced GPU Computing with CUDA
Image Processing
Digital Signal Processing
Radar Systems
Manage Yourself to Success
Team Dynamics, Lead from any Position
Supervisor Essentials
Non-conscious Bias: Awareness and Mitigation

2014 - 2016

North Carolina State University

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis Title: Biomimicry of Learning Complex Movements by Coordination of Simple Least-Effort Parts

Dynamic Controls Laboratory Lecturer and Teaching Assistant

Mechatronics Teaching Assistant

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Prep Course Lecturer

Notable Courses:

Advanced Mathematics: Partial Differential Equations
Engineering Design Optimization
MIMO Control
Digital Signal Processing

2010 - 2014

North Carolina State University

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering Faculty Pick for Senior Engineer of the Year, 2013-2014

Senior Design Project Team Lead: Finished first place out of six teams for Schneider Electric electric car charging station design concept and prototype