Hi There!

My name is Yil Verdeja and I am a quirky Engineer who loves to explore the outdoors. I am a philomath with a peripatetic lifestyle and I am involved with things that constantly challenge me.

I am in Hong Kong! If you’d like to talk, get some boba, go on a hike or work on a project, feel free to message me at yilverdeja@gmail.com or through linkedin. :)

I'm available!

Background

Education

Double major in ECE and RBE with a minor in CS from WPI
Honors with High Distinction
GPA 3.93 / 4

HS Diploma from SAS
GPA 4.1 / 4.5

Goals

Learn mandarin fluently and work in Asia

Become a part time freelancer as an Engineer

Partake in research that combines robotics and neuroscience!

Life

I am a Dominican-Belgian TCK and have lived in up to 8 countries

My favourite place so far is Vietnam

My main hobbies are hiking, volleyball, and programming

Work Experience

Embedded Software Engineer

Ampd Energy

September 2021 - Present

I am responsible for developing embedded software for the Enertainer energy storage system. In addition, I am automating the many processes in the field engineering team so that they can access and be able to interpret the data directly without relying on the support of external teams.

PythonJavascriptVueJSC/C++Firebase

PowerDocumentationResearchSupportMaintenance

Software Engineer Intern

Ampd Energy

March 2021 - September 2021

I was responsible for supporting on-going development of the Enertainer energy storage system.

PythonJavascriptVueJSC/C++PowershellFirebase

PowerDocumentationResearchSupportMaintenance

Online Coding Instructor

Self-employed

June 2020 - September 2020

I was responsible for teaching kids between the ages of 8 to 13 how to code by doing project-based courses in game and app development.

TutorTeachingOnlineZoomCurriculumNodeJSBootstrap

MinecraftRobloxScratchGame DevelopmentApp Development

Test Engineer Intern

AiSight

July 2019 - March 2020

I was responsible for continuous improvement on the sensor nodes vibration measurement capabilities, for building a machine to simulate faults and for filming an installation video for the AiSight node

PythonC/C++JavascriptPCB DesignQC/QAArduinoAD2Filming

DocumentationResearchInventory ManagementMechanical EngineeringEAGLE CADSimulation MachineSoldering

Electrical Engineer Intern

Philips, Connected Sensing

May 2018 - August 2018

I was responsible for creating a circuit board for testing the electronics and firmware of the Philips wearable biosensor

PCB DesignSpecification DocumentVerification Protocol

DocumentationResearchDiptraceSolderingTest Fixture

Electrical Engineer Senior Tutor

WPI

March 2018 - May 2019

I was responsible for teaching, mentoring and advising students in the ECE2010 and ECE2019 courses in WPI.

TutorGradingOp Amp CiruitsFeedbackCircuitFilters

Lab ExperimentsFirst Order TransientsSuperpositionTransfer Functions

Notable Projects

Nobi: Wildfire Detection & Prevention Sensor

Wildfires in the United States have always been devastating. Due to the increase of wildfires in California in 2017, our team designed and created the Nobi: a sensor to help detect and prevent wildfires.

C/C++Circuit DesignBluetoothI2CSPIEnergy Harvesting

Voltage RegulatorMarket ResearchSolarUARTBlock DiagramFlow ChartMesh NetworkATmegaSourcingAppLithium

Relative Pitch Video Game

To provide an innovative alternative to traditional music learning, our team developed a game-prototype to teach relative pitch to an audience of both musicians and nonmusicians.

Game DesignUI/UXJavaMVCOOPGUIFocus GroupSurvey

Relative PitchJavaFXSoftware Engineering

FRED: Firefighting Remote Exploration Device

This project uses robotics to provide a real-time heat map of a buildings complex, unpredictable layout to prevent the risk of injury or death for Firefighters.

PythonC/C++Raspberry PiESP32ResearchSystem DesignPower ElectronicsMotorsLeader

DocumentationTestingMechanical DesignWirelessSensor ConfigurationIR Sensor and LensesWater TestingImpact TestingBattery Research

Other Projects

Give me Love

February 2021

VueJSFirestoreDebouncingServerless

Vue Meatify

February 2021

VueJSFirebaseFirestoreAuthorizationServerless

Ben's Wildlife Reserve

December 2020

HTMLCSSBootstrapVideo EditingFigma

Meatify

December 2020

HTMLCSSBootstrapFirebaseFirestoreFigma

TicTacToe AI

November 2020

Gomoku3DPythonMinimaxAlpha-Beta PruningDepth Limited SearchHeuristic EvaluationTDD

Sensor Display with the ATMega2560

September 2020

PCBPCAEagleEasy EDASolderingCArduinoModular3D Printing

Digital Oscilloscope with a Real-Time Embedded System

March 2019 - May 2019

RTOSADCFIFOLCDTasksClocksDMAPWMTimers

AWS Rana Scheduler App

November 2018 - December 2018

AWSJavascriptFlaskHTMLCSS

Klotski Application

November 2018

JavaEBC ModelOODTDD

Quadcopter and Hook Mechanism CAD

August 2018 - October 2018

CADSolidworksDrawingAssembly

Thermistor Controlled LED Blinker PCB

November 2018

PCB555 TimerDiptrace

Moving block, Wave generation and Testing using FPGA's

September 2018

FPGABasys3DACSPIVGA InterfaceSeven Segment Display

Light Sensor and VGA monitor Display using FPGA's

September 2018

FPGASPIVGA InterfaceBasys3

Autonomous Robot Navigation

March 2018 - May 2018

PythonROSSLAMA*

Robotic Elbow Manipulator

January 2018 - March 2018

MATLABComputer VisionKinematics

Gomoku Artificial Intelligence

January 2018 - March 2018

PythonMinimaxAlpha-Beta PruningDepth Limited SearchHeuristic EvaluationTDD

Electric Car Battery Charger

December 2017

MATLABSimulinkThree-PhasePower Electronics