Jordan I.

I am a Mechatronics and Robotics Engineer with a backed software and infrastructure engineering background, combining mechanical design, bare-metal embedded systems, and enterprise-grade software architecture. With an MS in Mechatronics and Robotics from NYU and a BS in Mechanical Engineering, I specialize in taking complex robotic systems from initial 3D CAD concepts to fully deployed, containerized ROS2 applications. My engineering background spans high-stakes environments, including enterprise software engineering at BAE Systems and mechanical design for the NASA Restore-L satellite program. I do not just write software for existing platforms; I design the physical hardware, calculate the kinematics, and build the infrastructure to bring the entire system to life. Core Competencies: Mechanical Design & Kinematics: 3D CAD modeling, material acquisition, and hardware assembly. I regularly develop custom robotic architectures, deriving geometric Jacobian matrices from DH Parameters, and implementing forward and inverse kinematics. Embedded Systems & Firmware: Extensive experience writing C++ for bare-metal microcontrollers (AVR, ESP32, Arduino) and integrating low-level sensor data and motor control systems. Robotics Middleware (ROS2): Designing multi-node and multi-service architectures. I build complete system gateways, bridging custom C++ protocols with Python WebSockets for seamless robotic communication. Software Infrastructure & AI: Enterprise-level containerization utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, and BASH automation. I deploy multi-stage Docker builds across customized NixOS, Alpine, Arch, Ubuntu Linux environments. I also integrate machine learning into physical systems, developing neural networks in PyTorch for predictive physics dynamics and deploying local LLM infrastructure. Simulation & Testing: Systems integration, simulation operations, and testing, drawing from mission simulation experience at Lockheed Martin and NOAA.