Alexander Cain
Dayton,OH
Summary
Participated in FlyOH vertiport drone competition with a Sinclair team during October, 2021 and won the local and state competition. This involved coming up with a new aviation business plan and model, safety considerations, complying with regulations, ROI, assets, city planning, situational awareness, and so on. Understand the importance of continuously learning, coordination and collaboration skills, CRM, self-reliance and dependability.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Technician
Exciting Technology - LiDAR Sensor Development
Dayton, OH
09.2022 - Current
- Worked on a NASA contract predominately in coding that operates industrial motors for the sensor (in this case, LiDAR steering) using two wedge prisms.
- Developed a beam steering lookup table using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, reducing workload by approximately 50%. Currently developing a beam steering simulation and evaluation tool using OpenCV.
- Developing an industrial control system using EtherCAT SOEM on Linux with industrial motors, encoders, and motor drivers.
Priority 1 Drones - Drone Technician (Part Time Job)
Fairborn, OH
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Troubleshooting and diagnosing issues of clients’ drones (DJI, Autel, Yuneec) and fixing both hardware and software side.
- This also includes good customer service and communication skills, technical reporting, and constant testing.
SK Infrared (Internship) - LiDAR Sensor Development
Dayton, OH
05.2022 - 08.2022
- 3D modeling using Autodesk Inventor and 3D printing and understand the concept and the maintenance regarding 3D printers.
- Heavily involves continuously non-stop learning and self-education.
Education
Associate of Science - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, Ohio05-2025
High School Diploma - undefined
Eisugakkan High School
Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan03-2016
Skills
- Beam steering control systems (motorized wedge prisms)
- Industrial motion control (EtherCAT SOEM, Linux)
- Programming: C/C (Arduino, EtherCAT), Python, HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Computer vision: OpenCV
- Robotics & automation (motion control, sensors, mechanical integration)
- Mechanical design, prototyping, and testing
- 3D CAD: Autodesk Inventor, Onshape; 3D printing
- Technical documentation and communication
- Project planning and development
- Relevant coursework: Python for Data Analysis; Mathematics for Machine Learning & AI
Certification
Part 107 License
Career Goal
- B.S. in Unmanned Aerial Systems at Sinclair Community College (Expected: May 2027)
- Pursuing a Master’s degree in AI/ML Engineering focused on predictive modeling and intelligent systems
- Career goal: Engineering, programming, and robotics development
- Part-time international drone pilot for biodiversity conservation, agriculture, and environmental applications
Timeline
Lab Technician
Exciting Technology - LiDAR Sensor Development
09.2022 - Current
SK Infrared (Internship) - LiDAR Sensor Development
05.2022 - 08.2022
Priority 1 Drones - Drone Technician (Part Time Job)
11.2021 - 09.2022
High School Diploma - undefined
Eisugakkan High School
Associate of Science - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Sinclair Community College