Experience Highlights
Robot Pilot
Figure AI (contract via Insight Global)
San Jose, CA · August 2026 - Present
- I teleoperate humanoid robots on swing shift, keeping remote sessions stable and collecting data for humanoid robots.
- I run deployment testing on a new robot build as part of a pilot team selected by the head deployment engineer.
- I work with a proprietary robotics stack under strict IP controls on what can be seen, logged, or shared.
Virtual Reality Teaching Assistant
Meta Summer Academy / Mission Bit
Menlo Park, CA · June 2026 - Present
- I teach Unity and Meta Quest Pro to 26 high school students at Meta HQ through twice-weekly lectures and live coding.
- I coach students one-on-one on their projects and debug hardware in class, keeping sessions focused on building.
Library Technology Integration Assistant
San Jose State School of Information
San Jose, CA · June 2025 - July 2026
- I scripted SoftBank Pepper and LG CLOi robot behaviors in Choregraphe and ran them live at library and academic events.
- I created XR, AI, and hologram installations, including Seeking Immortality, on Meta Quest and HoloLens.
- I facilitated an XR and photogrammetry technology literacy workshop at ATALM 2025 for the Cherokee community in North Carolina.
Virtual Reality Software Engineer & Coordinator
Martin Luther King Library
San Jose, CA · September 2023 - June 2025
- Developed 10 AR/VR/WebXR projects in Unity and Meta Quest for classes, public demos, faculty research, and campus events.
- Managed 30+ VR headsets and 3D scanning and motion-capture systems.
- Trained 20 students per semester on EinScan S/H workflows and XR lab best practices.