Jonathan S. Wallen

Mechanical Engineer, Roboticist, Maker

Ongoing Education:
Ph.D Candidate in Mechanical Engineering @ UHM
Research Topic: Robot localization and modeling of dynamic environment features

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering @ UHM 2021

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering @ UHM 2019

More about me

Wa’ahila Ridge Trail; Honolulu, Hi

Diverse Work History

My professional experience is in mechanical design, autonomous system engineering, design for manufacture and product release, state estimation, and control systems. I have worked on a diverse range of robotic systems; from large construction robots to compact autonomous underwater vehicles. I enjoy leading teams and projects.

My research focuses on making machines and systems more capable of high fidelity and highly “intelligent” performance. I go about this by building upon and combining the foundations of system design, control theory, dynamical systems, machine learning and state estimation to find automated solutions to complex problems.

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Résumé / CV

Experience

BUILT ROBOTICS | SENIOR ROBOTICS HARDWARE ENGINEER
Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 | San Francisco, Ca
RAN LAB | LAB MANAGER + GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER
Jan 2019 – Dec 2021 | Honolulu, Hi
UHM Dept. of Mechanical Engineering | TEACHING ASSISTANT
Spring 2020 – Fall 2021 | Honolulu, Hi
MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING INC. | MECH. ENG. INTERN
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Honolulu, Hi
GENERAL CONTRACTING | FREELANCE DESIGNER/BUILDER
Fall 2017 – Dec 2021 | Honolulu, Hi

Publications

MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conf., San Diego, California | September 2021
- Coming Soon – Student Poster Competition Finalist
MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conf., Seattle, Washington | October 2019
- Underwater Docking System for a Wave Energy Converter based Mobile Station
MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conf., Marseille, France| July 2019
- Development of an adaptive docking station for resident underwater vehicles

Awards

U.S. Dept. of Energy Ocean Observing Prize Discover & Design Winner
U.S. Dept. of Energy 2020 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Winner
National Science Foundation S-STEM Scholarship recipient

Skills

CAD • GD&T • Machining • Electronics • Construction • Scuba Certified
Matlab • Python • Linux • GitHub • LATEX

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Collaboration and Employment

Finding Inspiration in our beautiful, ingenious world.

Kilauea Iki crater, Volcano National Park; Volcano, Hi