Name:  Alan Chung Ma
Role:  Team Leader
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About:  Alan is a self-driven student researcher that is curious and passionate about building secure systems. He is a thoughtful leader, known for being detail-oriented and for understanding the big picture. His resourcefulness and attention to detail empowers those around him to achieve results.
Name:  William Dobert
Role:  Software Engineer
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About:  Will is a motivated, teamwork-oriented student with a passion for embedded systems design. He has previously completed coursework in embedded systems, compilers, operating systems, and integrated circuit design. In his recent internship experience, he was responsible for developing firmware in close collaboration with a team of skilled engineers. This experience provided Will with new perspectives on system design for consumer products and the vital role that firmware plays when designing a device.
Name:  Trevor Moorman
Role:  Systems Engineer
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About:  Trevor is a computer engineer with an interest in utilizing his degree to further automation through embedded systems. At Purdue University, he has served as an undergraduate teaching assistant for ECE 264 for two semesters and for ECE 368 for one semester. As an undergraduate teaching assistant, he was primarily responsible for holding office hours although he also hosted recitations for ECE 368. From May to August of 2023, Trevor got the opportunity to work as a Firmware Engineer Intern at Indesign, LLC. Indesign is a computer and electrical engineering consultancy firm located in Lawrence, Indiana.
Name:  Ben Owen
Role:  Hardware Engineer
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About:  Ben has lots of experience with embedded electronics and PCB design. As Electrical Lead for Autonomous Motorsports Purdue, he spearheaded the PCB redesign from the ground up, including shifting to a brand new microcontroller platform and integrating many different analog and digital components into the final design. Furthermore, his experience in classwork, including microcontroller and FPGA-focused courses, provides him with lots of experience with low-level embedded microcontrollers.