Experience

1. RTHM Lab, Florida State University

   May 2026 – Present

   Undergraduate Research Assistant · Closed-Loop Motor Control System

   Support ongoing research in the RTHM Lab at Florida State University, contributing to smaller independent projects and providing hands-on assistance to the team as needed, from hardware troubleshooting to CAD design and prototyping.

   • Designed and built a touchscreen-controlled projectile launcher with a Raspberry Pi 5, DC motor, H-bridge driver, and encoders.
   • Implemented closed-loop angular-velocity control with a startup routine that calibrates the motor and holds a speed under load.
   • Integrated a 12-bit magnetic encoder over I2C with threaded sampling and verified speed within 3% on 240 fps video footage.
   • Diagnosed and resolved logic-level mismatches, an I2C bus conflict, and a control-loop oscillation during start up.
   • Built a multi-screen touchscreen interface in Python/Pygame and designed the custom 3D-printed enclosure for the electronics.

   See the projectile launcher project →

2. Il Professore Italian Restaurant

   Apr. 2023 – June 2025

   Waiter

   Provided attentive front-of-house service at a fine-dining Italian restaurant, managing menu and wine list updates, overseeing wine inventory and deliveries, training new staff, and reconciling daily transactions and financial reports.

   • Designed, digitized, and regularly updated the lunch, dinner, and event/seasonal menus, as well as the restaurant's wine lists.
   • Compiled and managed the wine inventory; oversaw wine deliveries, maintained accurate stock, and reconciled supplier invoices.
   • Recruited, trained, and onboarded new employees each season, fostering a collaborative, service-focused front-of-house staff.
   • Reconciled daily credit and cash transactions and finalized the weekly financial reports with accuracy and full accountability.

3. La Masseria

   Nov. 2020 – Apr. 2023

   Busser / Food Runner

   Supported service at a fine-dining Italian restaurant as a busser and later food runner, maintaining table turnover between seatings, delivering a welcoming guest experience, and acting as a liaison between the kitchen and front-of-house to keep service flowing; promoted to Food Runner in August 2021 for strong performance and reliability.

   • Maintained a fine-dining atmosphere by efficiently cleaning, resetting, and preparing tables between seatings.
   • Delivered a welcoming guest experience as an early point of contact for guests at the table.
   • Promoted to Food Runner (Aug. 2021) for strong performance and reliability.
   • Acted as liaison between kitchen and front-of-house to streamline service flow during dinner service.

I have nearly five years of experience in the service industry, where I first began working. It has taught me to be resilient, work under stress, provide customer service, and work collectively with the staff for the benefit of the restaurant and the customers.