About Myself:
Hello there! My name is Colby August and I am an amateur roboticist from Cape Cod MA.
Throughout my college career and internship experiences I have throughly enjoyed to opportunity to work on cross disciplinary systems sparking my interest in robotics.
Now currently I am pursing my masters of science in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduating in May of 2025, I hope to give myself the opportunity to work in an environment which both values creativity and strives to push line of technological process one step further.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY
M.S. Electrical Engineering | Anticipated Graduation May 2025
GPA: 3.45
B.S. Mechanical Engineering | Aug 2020 - May 2024
GPA: 3.14
Professional Experience:
General Dynamic Mission Systems | Taunton, MA
Systems Engineering Intern | Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Created test equipment allocation tool allowing for users to input a desired test date & outputting all tests occurring on the given date, the location for each test, & needed equipment
Drafted & submitted 28 functional & environmental test procedures for government & client review
Preformed operational checkouts of equipment units being both sent for & received from environmental testing
Maglev Aero | South Boston, MA
Mechanical & Test Engineering Intern | Aug 2022 - Sept 2023
Designed tests stand used for the testing motoring components for novel electric vertical take-off & landing motoring system equipped for real time data processing & collection
Developing and programed a multifunctional emergency braking & jacking system requiring positional accuracy of 0.01" & adjustable breaking force which was integrated into a pre-existing test fixture
Participated in weekly stand-up meeting & monthly program reviews putting together slide decks & presenting on the behalf of the project team to C-suite members
Prototyped & manufactured experimental hardware components including harmonic drive motor blade adjustment system & swappable battery containment unit needed to withstand rotational forces upwards of 100G
Education:
Center for Architectural Science & Ecology | Troy, NY
Research Assistant | May 2022 - Aug 2022
Developed electronic schematics & preliminary software architecture for a smart weather chamber dubbed "Frog" used to emulate environmental conditions for bioclimatic architectural testing
Consolidated a network of sensors & microcontrollers allowing for real-time readout of chamber conditions ensure desired weather conditions are being consistently replicated