Revati Naik

A Roboticist by profession, looking to accelerate my career in Autonomous Robots and the self-driving industry. I love to work with early-stage startups on ideating products. I believe in "Robots by the People and For the People"

Software Development Egineer in Robotics

Sunnyvale, California

revatin@terpmail.umd.edu

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Education

University of Maryland College Park

Aug 2019 - May 2021

Master's in Robotics

GPA 3.3/4

University of Mumbai

Aug 2014 - May 2018

Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering

GPA 7.95/10

Programming/OS/Libraries

C++, Python, MATLAB, Linux, ROS, OpenCV, TensorFlow, REST API, Flask

Softwares and Tools

Gazebo, Rviz, MoveIt, V-REP, Cameo System Modeler, CoppeliaSim, AWS (EC2), Keil, Proteus, Multisim, ATMEL Studio, EAGLE, Altium, Simplify 3D, Git, Docker

Courses

Robot Modeling

Perception and Planning for Autonomous Robots

Software Development for Manufacturing Robots

Autonmous System Engineering

Machine Learning

Decision Making for Robots

Areas of Exploration

Open Source Autonomous Driving Stacks

ROS2

DDS

RTOS

Work Experience

Software Development Egnineer in Robotics | LG Silicon Valley Lab, CA

April 2021 - Present (LGSVL Product website)

LGSVL is an end-to-end autonomous vehicle simulation platform which provides three major products - Simulation Platform, Cloud Simulation and Digital Twin Generation Platform
Working as a QA and QC engineer for the open source LGSVL product
Design and develop automation frameworks and testing strategies, and execute test plans to validate new features
Work closely with the product and leadership team to understand product requirements and ensure the quality of the software
Triage and troubleshoot issues and bugs from customers and internally

Lead Software Developer (Graduate Assistant) | College of Information Studies, UMD, MD

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (Project Website)

Working as a backend developer to create APIs for a Playable Case Study Learning Analytics platform for the National Science Foundation which focuses on conducting an analytical study on STEM fields.
Developing REST API using OpenAPI Specs 3.0 as a tool to deploy the project as an open-source platform.
Designing the database architecture for the playable game, working with partner university to test and deploy the application on AWS (EC2) cloud.
Documenting the platform "How to"s and maintaining version control for the project.

Robotics Research Intern | ZenoRobotics LLC

Jun - August 2020

Design the hardware system for an an AMR for multi-purpose applications, capable of functioning in an unknown environment.
Worked on ROS framework for navigation of the robot using SLAM and data from LiDAR and IMU to generate the occupancy grid which can be used for path planning in later stage.

Co-Founder | GreyRobotics, India

Jan 2018 - August 2019 (Company Website)

Worked on product development and manufacturing, electro-mechanical system designing, power system designing, firmware development, project handling and product datasheet drafting.
Prototyped and developed 4 products - GreyBot, Line Follower Sensors and Arduino Nano Dev Board.
Developed a system for detection of various gas concentrations, transmitted the processed data over the internet using ESP8266 and displayed the graphical results on Cayenne Online Dashboard.

Production Engineering Intern | Jariwala Group Robotics Pvt Ltd, India

June - July 2017 (Company Website)

Assemble Delta 3D printing machines under theRapid Prototypingteam, test firmware, perform manual andauto-calibrationDelta KinematicsandRepetier Hostbefore deploying it at the customer site
Handle customer orders, useSolid Worksto custom design andSimplify 3Dto generate theG-codes.