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Nima Ghods 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 Project Manager Major: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering School: University of California, San Diego Degrees: B.S. Mechanical Engineering M.S. Aerospace Engineering Awards & Honors   Provost’s Honors Recognized for academic achievement nine times between the 2003-2008 academic years. Best Paper in Session Award At the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Member: IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, ASHRAE   Extracurricular Activities   iBotics Project Manager In charge of systems design and integration, coordinating the various engineering teams, and managing the project life cycle. Project Advisor Advisor for the following academic projects: ES Vehicle, Magnetic Levitator, Antenna Positioning, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Axial Flux Motor. Magnetic Levitator Team Project Design and build a magnetic levitator using microprocessor and PID Feedback control. MEMS Accelerometer Design Team Project Design and build the next generation MEMS Accelerometer base on sponsor specification. A laser, lenses, microprocessor, and diode were used to measure Acceleration and display the value on a LCD. Robotics Team Project Design, build, and program a robot to compete with other team-built robots. The contest calls for the robot to launch golf balls over a 12" wall into the three 6"x6"x4" containers 2 feet away. Robotics Team Project Design and build a robot to compete with other team-built robots. The contest calls for the robot to retrieve as many balls as possible and if possible stop the other team from getting any balls in 3 minute. Programming Project Programming a fish environment using C++ where the fishes interact with each other and go through life cycles.   Current Employment   Research Assistant University of California, San Diego Research in autonomous vehicle to track a light source without position information using Extremum Seeking. This involved simulating, designing, and building vehicles. Teaching Assistant University of California, San Diego TA the following classes: MAE 105 Introduction to Mathematical Physics, MAE 140 Linear Circuit Theory, MAE 143B Linear Control, MAE 156A Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design.   Previous Employment   Intern Solar Turbines Team Internship Given the task of find Reliability and Availability of turbines and suggest ways to improve Availability by making the control system more robust and adaptive. Scientist Assistant University of California, San Diego Worked on an invention that increased power output of solar panels..