Who am I?
I am a creative, entrepreneurial, and culturally agile leader who thrives in highly dynamic, unpredicatable, and complex environments. My foundations in astronautical, mechanical, and biomedical engineering provide me with technological diversity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to think is systematic ways. However, the underlying principle behind my achievements is that I put humans first in my pursuit to understand complex systems and move my teams towards logical solutions. My depth in both brain hemispheres has allowed me to motivate and build great teams while simultaneously implementing technological and organizational solutions within academia, industry, and non-profit sectors.
Education
- Ph.D. BioEngineering, Northeastern University
- M.S. Aerospace Engineering with Human Space Exploration, MIT
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering with Product Design, MIT
- B.S. Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology, MIT
Skills
- Change Management: Design Thinking, OKR setting, Product Practice, Certified Scrum Master, AWS Cloud Practicioner
- Astronaut Preparation: Private Pilot, Student Instrument Pilot, Scuba Diver, CPR Certified
- Fabrication : CNC Machining (Onsrud, Shopbot, Modela), Laser Cutting, Electronics Design, Electronics Production, 3D Printing and Scanning, Molding and Casting, Embedded Programming, Composites
- Machining : Hand Tools, Power Tools, Table Saw, Band Saw, Lathe, Drill Press
- Computer Aided Design : SolidWorks, NX7.5, Motion Studio, OpenSim, Nexus Motion Capture, Visio, Inkscape (Vector-based Graphic Design), Mastercam, Eagle
- Programming Languages : Matlab, Java, Processing, Arduino, Latex, HTML, CSS, Drupal, SVN, Python
- Languages : English, Spanish, Portuguese
Awards
- US Patent Recipient (US 11,589,749)
- Latino 30 Under 30
- MIT Impact Fellow
- Dent The Future Scholar
- Future Faculty Fellow @ Northeastern University
- IDEA Ventures Accelerator Prototype Fund Recipient
- MIT Hacking Arts Finalist
Globe Trotting
- Milken Global Conference May 2024
- Dent:AI Conference April 2024
- OSA Biophotonics Congress 2020April 20-23, 2020
Giving to talks on our advanced optical brain monitoring headset.
- Harvard Business School Digital Initiave in Cambridge, MAApril 6, 2018
A one day gathering focused on disruptive technologies.
- OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in Hollywood, FloridaApril 2-5, 2018
Will help run a workshop on photon propagation models using MCX. Will also have two posters displayed for two papers submitted.
- Dent The Future Conference in Napa Valley, CAFebruary 3-6, 2018
Likely one of the most inspirational conferences I've been to, Dent brings in entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, authors, artists, CEOs, and anyone else who is attempting to make a dent in the universe to talk about impact at the intersection of art and technology.
- Invited Talk at FabLab Cali in Cali, ColombiaSeptember 10-15, 2017
Invited to give a talk and workshop in Spanish on innovation and creativity for social transformation.
- Beyond the Cradle Space InitiativeMarch 12, 2017
Media Lab is kicking off it's Space Exploration Initiative with a full conference attended by astronauts, SciFi authors, Visual Effects wizards, and luminaries of private space industries.
- Open Mind::Open Art GalleryFebruary to March 2017
Chosen as an artist and maker for MIT's first art gallery to question what the future of mental health will look like.
- Hacking ArtsNovember 2016
Hacking Arts Conference and Hackathon at MIT Media Lab
- National Inventor's Hall of Fame Camp Invention CounselorAugust 2016
Brentwood Elementary School
- Saving Lives at Birth Conference in Washington D.C.July 2016
Exploring non-invasive ways to measure vital signs
- Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las VegasJauary 2016
Check out 3D Printing Industry's Post on my demos!
- Fab 11 ConferenceJuly 2015
Annual fablab conference where current digital fabrication work is presented
Bucket List
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