Misha Balingit (408)499-5502 • [email protected]

551 Alberta Ave #2 • Sunnyvale, CA 94087

EDUCATION 2013 Graduate, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, concentration in Mechatronics, GPA 3.0 RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE Jan 2014- Current Misha’s Mechatronics, Sunnyvale, CA Mechatronics Engineering Contractor – Provide custom robotics solutions for individuals and startup companies. Utilize mechanical, electrical, and computer programming skills to achieve goals by applying or hacking current technologies or building new solutions from the ground up. Feb 2014- Dec 2014 Bottle Tree Water, Menlo Park, Ca Lead Mechatronics Engineer – Small stealth startup company. Sprint to design, build, and test automation/robotics systems in a small 3-person team for proof of concept hunger high responsibility and stress situations. Fully responsible for electrical system design and hardware prototyping. Gained experience through heavy use of Arduino/ChipKIT & Eagle PCB. Feb 2012 – June 2013 iRobot, San Luis Obispo, Ca Engineering Intern – Design, build, analyze, and write up engineering tests; create general, pose, and interface control drawings, model and prototype parts, pilot robots for performance reviews, handle office purchasing and administration, present and write easy to understand how-to documents, general handywoman and engineering and office support 2008- 2012 BMS, LLC, Aurora, Co Electrical Engineering Intern and Contractor – Compile inventory of parts; assemble boards and products via soldering, prepping & testing parts; create programs using LabView; General mechatronics contracting TECHNICAL PROJECTS Summer 2007

Summer 2007

Fall 2008 Winter 2009

Fall-Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Winter 2012

Winter 2012

COSMOS Battle Bot Project Team Member – Worked with a team to design and create a remote-controlled robot, “Chuck Norris”, equipped for battle with other robots. Robot was also tested on an obstacle course and completed all tasks successfully. COSMOS RC Airplane Project Team Leader – Collaborated to design, build, and successfully fly a remote-controlled airplane. DC Motorboat Project Individual – Built a simple DC motor from scratch for use on a model boat. Real World Statics Project Individual – Created a statics problem out of a real world situation, wrote up a solution, and challenged another student to solve the problem. National Underwater Robotics Challenge (NURC) Team Member– Collaborated to design, test, and build an underwater rover with limited parts and funds. Participated as a Cal Poly Robotics Club member. Amusement Park Ride Design Team Member– Designed, modeled, and prototyped an amusement park ride within human limitations using Matlab, SolidWorks, and other basic tools. 68HC12 Motorola Microcontroller Project in Assembly Team Member– Blink LEDs at various rates, create a function generator, and develop a proportional plus integral motor controller each with a keypad/LCD interface using assembly language in 10 weeks. Cal Poly “NFL Quarterback” Robot Competition

Spring 2012

Spring 2013

2012-2013

Team Member– Design, model, & build. Competed with other teams to create a robot that can navigate an obstacle course and project a ball into a target area via RC. Used laser targeting system and Wi-Fi camera for navigation. Cal Poly “Robot Pong” Mechatronics Competition, won “Most Creative” Team Leader– Design, model, & build. Competed against other teams to create the best “Pong Robot”- any robot using a single motor that travels along a single path and hits a standard paddle pong ball across a table. Won “Most Creative” for creating a wheeled system and using compressed air as paddle actuator. “Cooling/Heating Catheter” Project Team Member – Research, design, estimate costs, and analyze a dual purpose heating/cooling catheter for treating hypothermia/hyperthermia within the intravascular system. Created a mock project proposal for a million dollar contract from the JSP Hospital for product development. “Pier Portal II” Senior Project Team Leader– Continued Pier Portal Project- an underwater camera system installed on the Cal Poly Pier. Designed, ordered, assembled and tested two custom PCB versions for use inside pod. Converted supporting code from cooperative multitasking system to a real time operating system (FreeRTOS) and added functionality. Worked in parallel with CPE project member to successfully control pod from the internet. Provided general mechanical support.

RELEVANT CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT Cal Poly Robotics Club (2010): Member. Participated in fundraisers, business trips, and team projects. Formula SAE (2011): Participant. Manufactured parts, assisted with performance testing. SKILLS  Programming Languages: MatLab, LabView, C & Unix/C++, Java, Assembly (learning Python)  Extensive Motorola, PIC, and ATmega microcontroller experience (including Arduino & Chipkit)  Drafting/CAD (manual, SolidWorks, Rhino ProE/Creo)  Video Editing (iMovie, Pinnacle, Motion Studio)  Picture Editing (Gimp, Adobe Illustrator)  PLM/Windchill experience (Product life cycle management tools)  Custom PCB design (Eagle), fabrication process, manual assembly (including surface mounts), rework, and testing

 Other mechanical skills: Hand/Power Tools, Lathe, CNC Mill, Grinders, Saws, Soldering, Laser Printing, Welding (SMAW, MIG, TIG), Casting, Molding  Work experience with Vellum/Graphite for CNC Mill & basic programming  Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Function Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, AC/DC Power Sources, Tachometers, Force Gauges, and DAQ systems  High Speed & IR Camera operation, maintenance, and editing tools  Windows, Linux, Mac fluent  Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher)

RELEVANT COURSEWORK    

Mechatronics (I, II, III), 200+ Lab Hours Mechanical Design (I,II), 30 Lab Hours Dynamics (I,II), 10 Lab Hours Thermodynamics (I,II) & Heat Transfer, 60 Lab Hours  Vibrations & Controls (I,II), 60 Lab Hours  Fluid Mechanics (I, II), 30 Lab Hours

 Circuit Theory & Electronics, 60 Lab Hours  Materials Manufacturing Theory, 90 Lab Hours (Welding, Casting, Heat Treatment)  Mechanics of Materials (I,II)  Linear Analysis (I,II)  System Dynamics (State Space Controls)  Technical Writing/Speech

Please feel free to check out my project portfolio online: https://sites.google.com/site/mishabalingit/