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Peter Sauer

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About

About Me

I have been a passionate engineer and computer scientist since my early high school years. I've continued my career in robotics through a Masters program at Northwestern University and a job designing autonomous boats at Ocean Power Technologies.

  • Name: Peter Sauer
  • Date of birth: July 6, 1998
  • Home: Berkeley CA
  • Zip code: 94707
  • Email: petercsauer@me.com
  • Phone: (203) 644-6182

Projects

My Projects

WAM-V

An Autonomous Boat for survey work and surveillance

RoboTee

A dynamically adjustable robotic baseball tee

i2robotics

My High School FIRST Tech Challenge team

Project Cyclone

Using AI to do preventative machine maintenance

BadgerBOAT

An Autonomous Boat using ROS and MOOS

Sawyer Connect 4

Using Rethink Robotics' Sawyer to play Connect 4

ROS Controller

A controller with an e-ink display for debugging ROS applications

UV-C Mail Cleaner

A device to clean potentially infected mail using UV-C light.

Bionic Wrench Manufacturing Automation

Creating an automated process for manufacturing the Loggerhead Tools Bionic Wrench.

Resume

Resume



Education

2020-2021

Master of Science in Robotics

Northwestern University

Completed a MS in Robotics at Northwestern University in 2021 Final GPA of 3.8.

2016-2020

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Completed a BS in Mechanical Engineering at UW - Madison in 2020. Final GPA of 3.2.

2016-2020

Minor in Computer Science

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Also completed a minor in CS at UW - Madison. Focused on Big Data/AI.

2012-2016

High School

Staples High School

Graduated from Staples High School (Westport, CT) in the Spring of 2016.

Work Experience

September 2021 - Current

Mechatronics Engineer

WAM-V (Ocean Power Technologies) (Richmond, CA)

Worked as a Mechatronics Engineer for OPT designing autonomous motor boats for government applications and scientific research.

May 2020 - Current

UI/UX Designer

Project Cyclone (PSU)

Designed a desktop application for Project Cyclone -- a startup that uses machine learning and sensor data to provide preventative machine maintenance.

May 2020 - August 2020

Mechanical Engineer

Presco Inc. (Woodbridge, CT)

Designed hardware, software and firmware for a device that uses UV-C lights to clean mail. Mail could be fed into the device and processed using stepper motors and rollers as it travels under disinfecting UV-C bulbs.

Summer 2019

Engineering and CS Intern

PIKE Technologies (Fitchburg, WI)

Primarily worked on automating a coating process using the 861 Deposition Controller by Telemark. Also added wireless connectivity to a temperature control module and programmed a web application to display temperatures plotted over time.

December 2017 - August 2018

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Presco Inc. (Woodbridge, CT)

Designed and built a prototype device to automatically and dynamically change the height of a baseball tee as balls are hit off of it. Project involved designing hardware in solidworks, firmware for the electronics and building an android app to connect to the device wirelessly.

Spring 2019

Student Worker

Grainger Design Innovation Laboratory

Aided professors and grad/undergrad students in rapid prototyping processes like 3D printing, lasercutting and CNC routing.

Summer 2016 - 2018

Sailing Instructor

Norwalk Yacht Club

Taught children (ages 7-17) and adults how to sail. Worked with small groups of all levels to teach safety, sailing fundamentals, boat set up and racing strategies.

Skills

Computer Science

Java
Ruby
Python
C (Microcontrollers)
C++ (including ROS)
Javascript, HTML, CSS
Networking

Mechanical Engineering

Solidworks
Autodesk Inventor
Laser Cutting
ROS & MOOS
3D Printing
Mill & Lathe Work

Design

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom

Extracurriculars

2019-2020

Sailing Team Captain

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Lead a team of 40-50 students, arranged travel across the US, managed the budget and fundraising efforts.

2018-2019

Sailing Team Merchandise Chair

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Arranged orders and ordered merchandise for the sailing team. Designed new gear for the team.

Contact

Contact Me

If you have any questions or opportunities, please feel free to contact me using the information below.

Address

491 Vincente Ave

Berkeley, CA 94707

Contact Number

(203) 644-6182

Email Address

petercsauer@me.com