CV

Curriculum Vitae

My full CV can be downloaded here: Download CV (.pdf)

Below is an overview.

Research Focus

Control Theory, Reinforcement Learning, Encrypted Control, Optimization, Cryptography

Education

• Ph.D. in Control Theory, Purdue University, May 2026
  • Advisor: Prof. Takashi Tanaka
  • Dissertation: Variational Encrypted Control Synthesis for Privacy-Preserving Cloud-based Control
• M.S. in Control Theory, The University of Texas at Austin, Dec 2020
• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Math minor), The University of Texas at Austin, Dec 2018

Work Authorization

• Citizenship Status: U.S. Citizen
• Veteran Status: U.S. Army Reserve Veteran
• Disability Status: No Disability

Technical Skills

• Programming: Python, MATLAB, C++ (from most to least used)
• Tools: CVXPY, YALMIP, Gurobi, MOSEK, PyTorch, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, CCXT, Git, ROS, Microsoft SEAL

Experience

• Research Scientist, Anduril Industries, 06/2026 – Present
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
• Graduate Research Assistant, Networked Control Systems Lab (UT Austin & Purdue), 08/2020 – 05/2026
• Chief Research Officer, Nika Capital, 07/2022 – 07/2024
• Machine Learning Intern, Draper Laboratory, 05/2021 – 08/2021
• MAVNI Soldier, US Army, 12/2015 – 12/2021 (IRR until 12/2023)

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant – The University of Texas at Austin
  • Feedback Control Systems (Prof. Tanaka, Prof. Topcu): Sp2021, Sp2023, Fa2023, Sp2024
  • Linear Systems Analysis (Prof. Bakolas): Fa2023, Fa2024

Mentoring / Advising

• Mentor for REACT-REU, The Center for Autonomy at the Oden Institute, 05/2023 – 08/2023
  • Mentoring undergraduate students while leading a research project on Crazyflies quadcopter formation flying with Python and basic motion planning (Mentees: Ian Cornwell, Alayasia Thomas).

Poster Presentations

• Encrypted Control Experimental Demonstration, Industry Visit at the Auto GNC Lab, 2020.

Community Engagement

• Encrypted Inverted Pendulum Demonstration at Explore UT, 2019, 2020.

Honors & Service

• Bob E. Schutz Presidential Fellowship in Aerospace Engineering (2022–2023)
• Reviewer: TAC, TCNS, CDC, ACC, ECC, IFAC, L-CSS, Automatica, RA-L, IROS