IoT Engineering Intern at
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3 -month full-time internship (June 2019)
A small tech startup that brings magic to life with technology controlled by magic wands embedded with RFID chips.
SKILLS
My Role
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Solo project of embedding voice recognition into existing products using a Raspberry Pi running Google's speech-to-text API. This helped secure £50,000 in sponsorship from Google. I coded the product in python from scratch, I soldered all the hardware, I worked with the design team to ensure continuity of aesthetic, I designed a casing and I sent 4 finished prototypes to the New-York venue where they now operate every day.
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Wrote comprehensive documentation for this project so other engineers could recreate my prototypes.
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Re-designed the packaging for their retail magic wands. This improvement yielded an 83% reduction in CoP and was 20 times faster to assemble.
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Put in charge of a 3D printer farm of 14 FDM printers, producing 300 magic wands during my time.
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Assisted with laser cutting production and assembly.
What I Learnt
Working in a fast-paced startup environment /
Meeting tight deadlines and sprint objectives /
Understanding user interaction and ease-of-use /
The importance of interdepartmental communication /
Designing for long-term use and reliability /