HAMIDREZA NAJAFI SANI

801.448.6636 hamidsani8@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/hamidsani

Summary of
Qualifications


Education






Experience















Honors


Mechanical, electrical, and software designs through iteration
Developing various haptic environments for human interaction
Designing sensory systems for autonomous vehicles
Software: C/C++, Visual C++, Matlab; SolidWorks, ProE, AutoCAD; Simulink; LabView; MPLAB, Eagle
(PCB), Java (Android development), highly computer-savvy

PhD, Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.84 July 2014
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Thesis: Created a gravity compensated Active Handrest for localized support
Emphasis: Robotics & Haptics
MS, Mechanical Engineering May 2012
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
BS, Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.84 (Cum Laude) May 2009
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Mechatronics program certificate

Automation Engineer April 2014-present
Wasatch Autonomy, Salt Lake City, UT
Develop a micro-controller & sensory components for Quadcopter autonomous navigation

Research Assistant September 2010-present
Haptics and Embedded Mechatronics Lab, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Designed and manufactured an Active Handrest, a gravity-compensated device for
rehabilitation purposes to stabilize hand movements and reduce muscle fatigue
Designed haptic environments using Visual C++ for subjective analysis
Designed and rapid prototyped numerous haptic feedback controller designs

Automation Engineer May 2010-August 2010
USSynthetic corp, Orem, UT
Investigated using several heat sensors to automate a sealing machine
Designed a machine to identify air gaps within a sealed diamond mix container
Assembled and wired several manufacturing machines
First graduate intern ever hired by the company

Research Assistant August 2007-May 2008
DARPA Grand Challenge , University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Paper: Robust Autonomous Vehicles
Designed and built a camera housing for detecting stop line when approaching a junction
Developed stop line detection program in C++ with OpenCV libraries

Honorable mention in GrabCADs bottle cap dispenser design competition 2012
University Technology Petronas full ride Scholarship, Ipoh, Malaysia 2006
Mentored First Robotics Competition team, placing 6
th
out of 29 teams 2011
Captain of two competitive soccer teams Fall 2012-Present