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Intern

MATTHEW MICELI

Austin,Texas

Summary

Open and solutions-oriented communicator with a calm, level-headed approach to both routine operations and high-pressure challenges. Skilled in automating repetitive tasks, streamlining workflows, and developing creative, tech-driven solutions to improve efficiency and outcomes. Adept at balancing customer engagement, logistical coordination, and performance under fast-paced, dynamic conditions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Retail Sales Associate

Kelly Services - Cutco Cutlery
Austin, Texas
02.2025 - Current
  • Generated over $20,000 in sales of Cutco Cutlery per 10-day event, consistently ranking among the top-performing associates.
  • Engaged hundreds of customers daily in a high-traffic retail environment through live product demonstrations.
  • Managed multiple concurrent sales conversations, specializing in rapid rapport-building and driving buying decisions in under 5 minutes.
  • Tracked and reported business expenses accurately, ensuring timely submission of itemized travel, lodging, and event costs.

Application Support Engineer

MathWorks
Natick, MA
01.2022 - 09.2023
  • Utilized iterative policy algorithm, Dagger, to train a quadcopter to perform acrobatics in a simulated environment.
  • Employed cutting-edge technologies, including a Visual-Inertial State Estimator for camera and IMU data simulation, a minimum-jerk trajectory generator, OctoMap 3D mapping, and the RotorS MAV Gazebo simulator.
  • Developed a prototype for a collision-aware inverse kinematics solver compatible with existing MATLAB solvers.
  • Conducted requirements and functional analysis for the collision-aware inverse kinematics solver.
  • Helped customers in real time, via phone and email, resolve bugs and develop models in areas of Control Design Automation and Signal Processing.
  • Received extensive training in core MATLAB and Simulink products such as Simulink Real-Time, Simscape, Stateflow, Embedded Coder, Deep Learning Toolbox, and Robotics System Toolbox.

Associate Test Engineer

Globalstar, Inc.
Covington, LA
05.2020 - 07.2021
  • Tested code base for next generation satellite transmission IoT (Internet of Things) board.
  • Wrote test cases and test plans for project milestones based on product requirements.
  • Led test plan reviews and provided test reports/bug tickets for failed tests.

Teaching Assistant for Machine Design I & II

LSU
Baton Rouge, LA
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • Taught weekly lectures to a class of over 150 students on topics such as failure theories and fatigue analysis.
  • Graded tests and provided one-on-one problem-solving help to students.

Education

MS - Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Boston University
Boston, MA
12.2022

BSE - Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
12.2020

Skills

  • Automation
  • Notion
  • Makecom
  • Continuous improvement
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Numpy
  • Pandas
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Flask
  • Sales generation
  • Customer engagement
  • Product demonstrations
  • Expense tracking
  • Inventory management

Currently Reading

  • The AlchemistPaulo Coelho
  • A Return to LoveMarianne Williamson

Timeline

Retail Sales Associate

Kelly Services - Cutco Cutlery
02.2025 - Current

Application Support Engineer

MathWorks
01.2022 - 09.2023

Associate Test Engineer

Globalstar, Inc.
05.2020 - 07.2021

Teaching Assistant for Machine Design I & II

LSU
08.2019 - 05.2020

MS - Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Boston University

BSE - Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science

Louisiana State University
MATTHEW MICELI