# Natalie Pueyo Svoboda > Robotics Software Engineer Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nataliepueyosvoboda ## Work Experience ### Robotics Software Engineer @ OSARO Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States • Designing and implementing the deployment layer for pick-and-place missions for an industrial supply company, integrating sensor and actuator components with the central control software • Created the drivers to integrate any 6-DOF Yaskawa robots with the company’s existing Fanuc-based software stack, expanding the company’s flexibility and customer base ### Graduate Student Researcher @ University of California, Davis Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | Davis, California, United States • Showed a 10x increase in fruit harvest speed through the use of a novel multi-armed robot model, arm-to-fruit scheduling, and dynamic control scheme • Evaluated dual-optimization strategies for constantly moving harvesters which computed the best arm-to-fruit schedule and harvester speed combination • Proposed, modeled, and simulated a realistic way to make robotic arm workspaces flexible in one dimension while removing the need for collision avoidance • Presented a novel way to harvest whole orchard rows dynamically and near-optimally while only knowing thelocation of fruits in range of the harvester’s cameras • Developed ROS 2 code used for testing both in simulation and as a potential way to control future mechanical prototypes ### Graduate Student Researcher @ University of California, Davis Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Davis, California, United States • Designed and fabricated the mechanical, electronic and electrical subsystems to add instrumentation to wire strawberry picking carts used in USDA, UC Davis, and private strawberry harvesting projects • Schematic capture and PCB layout, testing, and assembly of a motherboard PCB to power and connect off-the-shelf modules to the ARM-based Arduino Due microcontrollers • Wrote C/C++ code to obtain live strawberry harvest data, connecting SBAS GNSS readings to load cell weight data, which was communicated to a central server using LoRa RF-95 radios • 3D modeled, performed GD&T, and fabricated mountings for the power system, sensors, and user interface based on sheet metal and 3D printed parts ### Mechatronics Engineer @ Yolo Robotics Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Davis, California, United States • Made a mushroom harvesting robot operational for field-testing through the development of PCB and low level microcontroller control code • Schematic capture, PCB layout, and PCB testing to connect sensors and actuators to a Teensy 3.6 microcontroller • Wrote low level motor control code for positioning, homing, and arm actuation in C/C++ • Implemented high level state machine as well as motor and sensor control nodes in Python using ROS 1 on a Jetson computer ### Embedded Systems Lab Tech @ ACCX Products Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Fullerton, California, United States • Designed and prototyped PCB for a power supply based on the TI TPS5450 buck converter used to upgrade Wanco Variable Message Signs • Evaluated Wanco Variable Message Signs for problems and determined how to fix them or upgrade them for better results in field • Operated multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering stations, and power supplies ### Design Engineer @ Jackrabbit Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Ripon, CA • Project lead for the design, development, and manufacturing of the next generation of pruning towers leading to the switch from hydraulic to electric-hydraulic for the whole product line • Worked with contractors to determine requirements for the pruning tower’s PLC software and electric-hydraulic circuits • Wrote software automating production drawing and GD&T file preparation for sheet metal manufacturing, saving five hours of labor per person per week across the engineering department • Evaluated new standards for electric and electronic schematics for the engineering department ### Undergraduate Student Researcher @ UC Davis Bio-Automation Lab Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Davis, CA • Resolved field navigation issues of strawberry transportation robot through the manipulation of accelerometer and GPS data ### Design/CAD Research Engineer @ UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 • Designed and built bases for low-cost optical systems, including a spectrophotometer and a smartphone microscope converter, used to image biological systems, with a 10-100x reduction in price compared to off-the-shelf optical systems • Developed an Arduino-based automatic fluorescence microscope translation stage and filter wheel by combining 3D printed parts and LEGO NXT motors and gears ### College Student Technical Senior @ Lockheed Martin Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Bothell, WA • Led fiber routing design efforts using 3D CAD models and in-house rapid prototyping using 3D printing • Designed precision mounting for optical equipment in high energy laser systems • Developed concept for light-based sensor placement and mounting for emergency system management ### Embedded Systems Lab Tech @ ACCX Products Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Fullerton, CA • Performed mechanical integration and produced hand-built prototypes using small-pitch SMT components for the Open Access v4 security system prototype circuit boards • Built circuits for the prototype of a hybrid locomotive energy source funded by the California Energy Innovation Small Grant Program (CAL-EISG) • Manufactured fixtures and furnishings from recycled metal as part of an in-house challenge ### CAD technician Intern @ DriveSkills Motorsports Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Oceanside, CA • Revitalized the design of the Formula One race car simulator dashboard used for the 2013 simulator models • Created 3D models of components and frames to begin a 3D catalog for prospective buyers ### Mechanical Engineer Research Assistant @ UC Davis Program for International Energy Technologies (PIET) Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Davis, CA • Led a team that built initial prototypes for a refrigeration unit that uses phase change technology that would be used in rural areas with no electricity • Researched and developed a model for communication between international and UC Davis research teams • Traveled to Honduras to set up the D-lab class and new projects in conjunction with Zamorano University professors • Prepared labs for the D-lab and the Energy Efficiency classes that are now implemented in the new Zamorano University D-lab class ### Research Assistant and Team Leader @ Laguna Beach High School Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Laguna Beach, CA • Developed procedure for the destruction of ethidium bromide using TAML catalyst and documented protocol and findings in "Oxidation of Ethidium using TAML activators: A Model for High School Research Performed in Partnership with University Scientists" published in the Journal of Chemical Education • Used Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography, NMR Spectroscopy, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy ### Biomedical Research Intern at the Blumberg Lab @ UC Irvine Developmental and Cell Biology Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Irvine, CA • Prepared COS 7 stem cells, set up chemical reactions, analyzed data, and documented findings while investigated the effects and the destruction of Tributyltin and Triphenyltin, chemicals found in plastic bottles and linked to health problems in humans ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/npueyo --- Source: https://flows.cv/nataliepueyosvoboda JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nataliepueyosvoboda/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05