Merrill Edmonds
Engineering, Programming and Design
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SUMMARY
Merrill Edmonds
D115, 98 Brett Rd
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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(919) 257 0990
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I'm currently a
Robotics Researcher
in the
Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) Lab
@
Rutgers
View my publications on Google Scholar
Current Focus
Agricultural Robotics
Machine Vision
Research Interests
Machine Learning
Optimal Control
Multirobot Planning
Education at a Glance
PhD Mechanical and Aero Eng, Rutgers University (Exp. Jul 2021)
BSE Mechanical Eng, Duke University
EDUCATION
Rutgers University
PhD Mech. and Aero. Engineering
GPA: 3.85
Piscataway, NJ
July 2021
Duke University
BSE Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.65
Durham, NC
May 2012
Robert College of Istanbul
High School Science Diploma
GPA: 3.6
Istanbul, TR
June 2008
SKILLS
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
MATLAB
Simulink
LabVIEW
Maple
Mathematica
SolidWorks
Inventor
ROS
100
75
45
85
75
100
90
100
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE
Robotics
Controls
Egr. Design
Materials
Fluids
100
95
80
55
35
IDEs
Visual Studio
Eclipse
Arduino IDE
PyCharm
100
35
55
85
LANGUAGES
C / C++
Python
C#
Java
JavaScript
CSS 3.0
VB
PHP
100
95
65
65
45
60
10
30
MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Project
Access
Outlook
100
100
100
85
35
100
OTHER TOOLS
Libre Suite
LaTeX
git (Github)
svn (Tortoise)
100
100
80
20
3D / PRODUCTION
3DS Max
Mudbox
Maya
Blender
Ableton Live
LMMS
MuseScore
100
50
85
75
65
65
65
POSTPRODUCTION
Photoshop
GIMP
Premiere
AfterEffects
Illustrator
Inkscape
100
100
70
30
80
80
EXPERIENCE
Work
RAM Lab, Rutgers University
Title
Graduate Researcher
Date
Jan 2015 - Present
Location
Piscataway, NJ
Job Description
&
Responsibilities
Designed and built agile quadcopter platform for learning-based optimal control applications
Designed and developed multirobot/UAV testbed prototype
Developed and studied model predictive control (MPC) based trajectory optimization method
Built and programmed manipulator-based plant scanning system
Siemens Corporate Technology Princeton
Title
Graduate Research Intern
Date
May 2019 - Oct 2019
Location
Princeton, NJ
Job Description
&
Responsibilities
Design, fabrication, coding, testing related to food project in collaboration with Rutgers RAM Lab
Dept. Mechanical and Aero. Engineering, Rutgers University
Title
Teaching Assistant
Date
Sep 2015 - May 2018
Location
Piscataway, NJ
Job Description
&
Responsibilities
Responsible for: (1) course management, grading; (2) budget management, requisitions, receiving, distribution; (3) project management and advising; (4) annual MAE expo organization, logistics
Oversaw projects spanning all MAE topics. 240 students per class, divided into 40 groups
Created style guide and promotional material for the course and department
SHL Consulting
Title
Editor / Translator (Freelance)
Date
2011 Summer
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Job Description
&
Responsibilities
Provided English translations of assessment reports under short deadlines.
Assisted the consulting team during periods of heavy workloads.
Sinefekt, Ltd.
Title
Post-production Intern
Date
2004 June-July
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Job Description
&
Responsibilities
Modeled supplementary concept assets for a major Turkish movie.
Followed CGI/Color team through the post-production of the movie.
Projects
Cloud-Based Autonomous Robotic Evaluation System for Agriculture App
Date
2018-Present
Project Scope
Research Project
Role
Project Lead
Experience Gained
C++
Python
Robotics
Multirobot Planning
RAM Lab Agile Quadcopters
Date
2017-Present
Project Scope
Research Project
Role
Project Lead
Experience Gained
ROS
C++
Robotics
Control Theory
Strategy Simulation
Date
2012-2014
Project Scope
Tech Demo / Prototype
Role
Solo Project
Experience Gained
C++
Ogre3D
CEGUI
GLSL
Networking
Decision Theory
Optimal Control
Energy Harvesting Buoy
Date
2012
Project Scope
Experimental Prototype
Role
Data Collection and Analysis
CAD / Drafting
Experience Gained
MATLAB
Data logging
Basic circuit design
SolidWorks
Energy generation
Dynamics (Mechanics)
Project Management
Ship Scrubbing ROV
Date
2011
Project Scope
Proof of Concept Prototype
Role
Design
Manufacturing
Experience Gained
SolidWorks
SolidWorksSimulation
Underwater robotics
Magnetic Levitation Controller
Date
2010
Project Scope
Controller Design
Role
Coding
Testing
Experience Gained
C++
MATLAB
LabVIEW
Simulink
Modular Toy Design
Date
2008
Project Scope
Plastic Toy Prototype
Role
CAD
Rapid Prototyping
Experience Gained
SolidWorks
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