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Rohan Menon

rohan@rohanmenon.com

An engineering student with a focus on embedded hardware, software, and wireless technologies who thrives on learning in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

education

University of Washington · Second year

2021 – Present

College of Engineering (intended electrical engineering)

Niskayuna High School

2017 – 2021

research

UW Sensor Systems Lab with Prof. Joshua Smith

2022 – Present

A project to develop ultra low power, real-time stream, and river measurement devices.

  • Designed device hardware and embedded software for cellular-connected sensors
  • Developed low-power hardware and firmware, LoRa, cellular IoT devices, and ultrasonic/LiDAR ranging technologies
  • Won the Hackaday Bootstrap Award and was a finalist for the Hackaday Prize 2020, an international competition for open-source hardware and software

Aquametric

2018 – 2020

A project to develop ultra low power, real-time stream, and river measurement devices.

  • Designed device hardware and embedded software for cellular-connected sensors
  • Developed low-power hardware and firmware, LoRa, cellular IoT devices, and ultrasonic/LiDAR ranging technologies
  • Won the Hackaday Bootstrap Award and was a finalist for the Hackaday Prize 2020, an international competition for open-source hardware and software

Lake Submersible with William Keat

Summer 2019

Worked with Professor Keat of Union College in his mechanical engineering lab on a ballast-controlled submersible designed to explore and photograph a local lake.

  • Explored magnetometer-based sensing to locate a sunken car
  • Coordinated with Union’s Geosciences Department for our in-water test

volunteer

Technical Design Lead – NY STEAM Bus

2016 – 2021

A student-founded and led school bus retrofitted with STEAM education technology that produces and teaches lessons.

  • Designed initial school bus retrofit and took part in its physical renovation
  • Responsible for the integration of technology both for the function of the program and within student lessons

Web Development and Graphic Design Lead – Athletes for Equal Rights

2019 – 2020

A group that highlights the experiences of marginalized groups in athletics.

  • Built the animated, interactive timeline and custom WordPress blog

skills

Hardware

  • PCB design and assembly
  • IoT (WiFi/Cellular/LoRa) devices
  • CAD and rapid prototyping

Software

  • Python, Java
  • Embedded C/C++ and low-level programming
  • Web development – SASS, JS/React, PHP