Michael Wooten
Electrical Engineer
Mayslick,KY
Summary
Robotics innovator versed in independent and team-based projects to enhance research, design, development and testing of robotic systems, including mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems. Experienced in completing complex calculations and reviewing designs, demonstrating resilience, resourcefulness, and data analytics skills that are useful in both hardware and software debugging, as well as project management.
Overview
1
1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
At-Home Caregiver
Self Employed
Mays Lick, KY
05.2022 - Current
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces, and purchasing supplies.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
05.2016 - 05.2022
- Designed, built, and tested robotic hardware and software components, including printed circuit boards, mechanical structures, and user interface applications, to enable research and experiments
- Researched information regarding continuum robotics to assist professors with academic pursuits, resulting in 8 publications
- Provided comprehensive research assistance and support when designing and executing experiments
- Educated graduate and undergraduate students on safe use of lab equipment
- Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards
- Offered office hours and one-on-one meetings with students to provide additional support and guidance to students
Graduate Teacher of Record
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Reached students of all skill levels through use of different technologies and teaching approaches.
- .Supervised 2 teaching assistants while teaching classes consisting of up to 25 students.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest in engineering and robotics through creative hands-on activities.
Distribution Engineer
Cooperative Education, Georgia Power
Springfield, GA
07.2010 - 12.2011
- Designed distribution electrical systems based on client briefs.
- Estimated quantities and material costs during project planning to support budgeting and costing.
- Troubleshot and resolved problems with network systems.
- Managed project load and work scheduling of up to 7 simultaneous clients.
Education
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2022
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2014
Skills
- Robot Design, Construction, and Programming
- PCBA Design
- Embedded Systems
- C/C, C# Programming and JavaScript
- User Interface Design and Programming
- Git version control system
- SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- Data analysis skills
- Hardware and Software Debugging
- Teaching
Certification
- A Novel Vine-Like Robot for In-Orbit Inspection http://hdl.handle.net/2346/64294 July 2015
- Circumnutation: From Plants to Robots https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_1 August 2016
- The networked, robotic home+ furniture suite: A distributed, assistive technology facilitating aging in place https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7743522 August 2016
- Robot ropes for disaster response operations https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8239250 October 2017
- Challenges in creating long continuum robots https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7575158 August 2016
- Vine-Inspired Continuum Tendril Robots and Circumnutations https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/7/3/58 July 2018
- Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2020.00118/full August 2020
- Environmental Interaction With Continuum Robots Exploiting Impact https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9834079 October 2022
Affiliations
Golden Key Society
Hobbies
Cooking, woodworking, leather crafting, blacksmithing, 3D printing, archery
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Limited Working
Timeline
At-Home Caregiver
Self Employed
05.2022 - Current
Graduate Teacher of Record
Clemson University
01.2017 - 12.2019
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Clemson University
05.2016 - 05.2022
Distribution Engineer
Cooperative Education, Georgia Power
07.2010 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Clemson University