I am a second-year Aerospace Engineering master’s student at Georgia Institute of Technology with 4 years of research experience in space systems, embedded systems, and software development.

2026 — NowPykaSenior Software Engineer

2026 — Now

Alameda, California, United States

2025 — 2026PykaSoftware Engineer II

2025 — 2026

Alameda, California, United States

2023 — 2025PykaFlight Test Software Engineer II

2023 — 2025

Oakland, California, United States

2021 — 2023PykaFlight Test Software Engineer

2021 — 2023

Oakland, California, United States

2020 — 2021Georgia Institute of TechnologyResearch Assistant

2020 — 2021

Atlanta, GA

Currently collaborating with the Space Systems Design Laboratory to modify the firmware of the OpenLST software-defined radio developed by Planet Labs. The modifications aim at making the software conform to amateur radio specifications, providing an affordable communication solution for University teams developing small satellites worldwide. My responsibilities within the project included:

Modify the C code of the on-board TI CC1110 chip to make it compatible with G3RUH scrambled, AX.25 amateur radio packets.

Implement a KISS Terminal Node Controller (TNC) for the radio interface with a flight computer.

Add new commands and functionalities to the default software.

Education

2019 — 2021

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science - MS

2019 — 2021

2015 — 2019

University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with Distinction

2015 — 2019

Experience+

Education

Master of Science - MS

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with Distinction