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Andrew Meares Nima Ghods Project Manager Andrew Meares Electrical & Mechanical Team Lead Thomas Denewiler Software & Controls Team Lead Paul Wisecaver Administrative Team Lead Conrad Salinas Embedded Systems Specialist Jenny Wise Finance Coordinator Gideon Prior Computer Vision & Public Relations Greg Mills Mechanical Bryan Urquhart Mechanical & Software Design Kevin Chen Electrical Chris Barngrover Software Electrical & Mechanical Team Lead Major: B.S. Electrical Engineering School: University of California, San Diego Year: Senior Awards & Honors   Provost's Honors Recognized for academic achievement.   Extracurricular Activities   iBotics Electrical Team Lead Responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the electrical and mechanical systems of the sub. Also involved with developing the acoustic sensors and electrical systems of the Stingray. Custom Sonar Board Design Project Designed and fabricated a custom sonar sampling and processing board to be used on the San Diego iBotics AUV. Board conditions 3-channels of hydrophone signals through instrumentation amplifiers and programmable band-pass filters. Signals are sampled onto an Atmel microcontroller for processing. Unmanned Surface Vehicle Project Designed and constructed a general purpose unmanned surface vehicle. Implemented controls systems, wireless telemetry systems, and integrated GPS tracking system using Google Earth.   Current Employment   Research Assistant Institute for Non-Linear Science, University of California, San Diego Assisted in development of odor sensing and tracking robot. Job duties included designing electrical and software systems of the vehicles as well as designing and building automated environment for controlled testing and monitoring of robot’s performance.   Previous Employment   Engineering Intern TeledyneRDI Developed automated manufacturing performance test and calibration systems for acoustic Doppler current profilers. Job duties included setup of electrical systems and interfacing with these systems using Microsoft Visual Basic.