Hi. I'm Alex.
I'm a roboticist.
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ABOUT
I'm a robotics engineer with a background in national security, research, and applied robotics.
I see robots as force and intelligence multipliers — not just machines, but extensions of human capability.
EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC
M.S. Dynamic Systems and Control
Robotics Concentration · UT Austin
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Minor · UT Rio Grande Valley
PROFESSIONAL
JAN 2024 – MAY 2026
Graduate Research Assistant
Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group · UT Austin
SEP 2025
Robotics Contractor
Starlife.AI
MAY 2025 – AUG 2025
Graduate Student Researcher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
NOV 2022 – JAN 2024
Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Engineer
Raytheon
MAY 2021 – AUG 2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advanced Systems Lab · UT Rio Grande Valley
MAY 2020 – AUG 2020
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Air Force Research Laboratory
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Corrosion Detection and Mitigation
Robot system for detecting and preventing pipeline corrosion
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Point Cloud Completion
Framework enabling planning with partially observed surfaces
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Alpha Radiation Floor Surveying
Robot that maps and surveys floors for alpha radiation
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Target Guarding RL
RL pursuer agent defending a target from an adversary