Jesus Gallegos

7628 Rudsdale Street Oakland, CA 94621 | (510) 828-0617 | jesusg@seas.upenn.edu

Education

University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA

M.S.E in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (GPA: 3.57/4.00) May 2018
B.S.E in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (GPA: 3.48/4.00) May 2018
Relevant Course Work: Design of Mechatronic Systems, Design for Manufacturability, Materials Manufacturing for
Mechanical Design, Numerical and Finite Element Methods, Linear Controls, Advanced Robotics, Computer Vision

Work Experience

Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA January – May 2018

• Supported instruction of electronics and embedded software portion of Integrated Product Design 529, a graduate
course on design of connected objects
• Hosted weekly office hours to reinforce concepts covered in lecture and expose students to rapid hardware
prototyping, sensor processing, reliability through design and fundamental programming practices
• Guided students developing functional interaction between hardware and user facing social media services using
Particle IoT platform

Product Development Engineering Intern, Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI Summer 2017
• Developed a cloud based data acquisition system to improve test lab agility and gather insights on failure modes
• Retrofitted cyclic testing equipment with an ARM Microcontroller based device for cycle tracking
• Revised and prototyped sheet metal components for special customer order
• Collaborated with engineers and test lab technicians to identify test failures caused by variations in testing methods

Instructor, BlueStamp Engineering, San Francisco, CA Summer 2016

• Taught engineering concepts to a class of 22 high-school students through lectures, demos, and one-on-one coaching
• Identified electrical, mechanical, and software failures and helped students brainstorm solutions
• Coached students on soldering techniques, microcontroller programing, and electronics prototyping

Project Work

ENT Engineering Intern, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia October 2017 - March 2018
• Collaborated with researchers to embed force sensing capabilities in anatomically correct trachea model
• Integrated electronics and feedback modalities in high fidelity tracheostomy care simulation device
• Developed force sensing data acquisition circuit

Senior Design Capstone September 2016- April 2017

• Helped design an autonomous bicycle to address the rebalancing problem faced by traditional bike share systems
• Developed steering, braking, and powertrain electrical control systems
• Led integration of electro-mechanical and software systems

Robockey, MEAM 510: Design of Mechatronic Systems November 2015- December 2015
• Designed, fabricated, and programed three autonomous hockey playing robots with three peers for graduate level
mechatronics course
• Wrote libraries in C for pose estimation, puck detection, goal scoring and wireless communication
• Designed modular robot enclosure that facilitated robot assembly and allowed easy access to electronic components

Technical Skills

Software: SolidWorks (5 years), Creo, COMSOL Multiphysics FEA, MATLAB (5 years), Java, C, Python
Electrical: Soldering; ARM Micro Controller Programing; Electro-Mechanical systems integration
Fabrication: Manual Mill, Manual Lathe, 2-Axis CNC Mill, Band Saw, Laser Cutting, FDM 3D Printing
Languages: English, Spanish (Fluent)