CV
Education
- B.S. in Systems Engineering, Los Andes University, Merida, Venezuela, 2010
- M.S. in Bioengineering and Robotics, Tohoku University, Japan, 2015
- Ph.D in Robotics, Tohoku University, 2018
Work experience
- 2011 - 2013: Lead iOS Developer
- Ogangi Corp.
- Duties included: Developing custom Apps for iOS in Objective-C. Developed
- Supervisor: Francisco Andrades
- 2018 - present : Assistant Professor
- Tohoku University
- Duties included: Teaching, independent research, academic advising
- Supervisor: Professor Yasuhisa Hirata
Skills
- Programming
- Experience under Windows, Linux, OSX, QNX environments
- Experience using and developing custom solutions in ROS
- Preferred programming languages: C++, Java
- Experience working with: C, Objective-C, PHP, HTML, CSS, Perl, Python, Bash, Verilog, VHDL
- DBMS: PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle
- Electronics & Hardware
- CAD Tools: Eagle (circuit design), SolidWorks
- Microcontrollers: experience programming PIC, AVR, and Arduino
- Embedded platforms: BeagleBone Black, Raspberry Pi, ODROID
- CAM experience: 3D Printing, CNC milling and PCB fabrication
- Industrial Robots
- Experience using industrial manipulators (Mitsubishi PA10, Epson C3, Yaskawa MotoMINI, Denso VS068/VS087)
- Office Software
- LaTeX, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
Soft Skills
- Constant desire to learn, always looking for answers.
- Quick learner, never afraid to learn and re-learn.
- Persistent when looking for solutions and solving problems.
- Concise writing ability and great verbal communication skills in three different languages.
- Successfully accomplished tasks before strict deadlines.
- Worked well under pressure.
- Experienced in problem solving and innovating on solutions.
- Has worked effectively independently and as a team member.
- Enjoys social interaction, is friendly and extroverted.
Publications
Talks
Human Position Guidance Using Vibrotactile Feedback Stimulation Based on Phantom-Sensation
Conference proceedings talk at 2019 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS), Munich, Germany
Motion Guidance using Haptic Feedback based on Vibrotactile Illusions
Conference proceedings talk at 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2016), Daejon, Korea
Indoor Wayfinding for an Electric Wheelchair Based on Wi-Fi Fingerprinting Localization
Conference proceedings talk at 2020 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Honolulu, Hawaii
Teaching
Affiliations
- Member of IEEE, RSJ and JSME.
- Supporting member of the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Robotics Research for Practicality
Awards
- 2013 MEXT Scholarship recipient.
- 2019 JSME Young Engineers Award by The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.