I'm a roboticist and software engineer specializing in making weird robots autonomous. Whether you have robots navigating a ship underwater (Fleet Robotics), autonomous trucks coordinating in a dense yard (Outrider), or a swarm of hundreds of collaborating robots (Harvard PhD) — I can make it work.

I am currently Autonomy Lead at Fleet Robotics, where I'm leading the software team for robots that clean ship hulls. I've taken our software stack and team from zero to an operational underwater robot fleet in just over a year. This is a challenging world for robots: stuck to a curved surface, underwater, on a moving ship, and requires continuous creative problem solving when we can't rely on traditional sensing and navigation techniques. Along the way, I've developed the practical skills to make a safe, reliable, and modular system that can grow with the team, and I've learned how to effectively lead a team of software engineers to achieve ambitious goals in a fast-paced environment.

My educational background prepared me to tackle novel algorithmic problems in robotics. I completed my PhD in computer science at Harvard University, where I developed algorithms for a variety of multi-agent systems, from robots to satellite constellations. I also draw on my prior degrees in neuroscience and bioengineering, to take an interdisciplinary approach to robotics: integrating bio-inspiration and mathematical modeling to develop algorithms that can be applied in a multitude of new settings.

In my free time, I'm into curling, baking awesome cinnamon rolls, making fun things, and tackling a multitude of home renovation projects.