Senior Electromechanical Engineer | Embedded Systems & PCB Design | Educator

💡 Approachable educator & systems thinker—I make complex engineering approachable through open-source projects and tutorials.

• Embedded Systems
  Raspberry Pi (Pico/4/5), STM32, ESP32, MicroPython, C/C++

• PCB Design & Circuit Development
  Autodesk Fusion Electronics, CAN bus, sensor integration, power systems

• Mechanical Design & Prototyping
  SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion, FDM/SLA 3D printing, DFAM/DFM principles

• STEM Education
  Electronics Technician in the WRCE department at USNA · Adjunct Professor at AACC · FIRST Robotics mentor & volunteer · Curriculum developer

• SENTRY Autonomous Turret
  Open-source pan-tilt NERF turret for teaching embedded systems, PID control, and sensor integration.

• Swarm Robotics Testbed
  20+ autonomous vessels with dual Raspberry Pi 4s for distributed marine autonomy research.

• ESP32 CAN-FD Drone Platform
  Modular drone controller using custom PCBs, CAN bus, and distributed sensor/actuator management.

• Custom Engineering Labs
  Designed fabrication labs for secondary and postsecondary education, integrating electronics, additive manufacturing, and CAD.

• Fusion System Blocks
  A Fusion add-in for native block diagramming and system-level design integration — bridging architecture and implementation.

• Advancing my M.Eng. in Engineering Management at Old Dominion University

• Redesigning electronics lab infrastructure at USNA

• Publishing open-source educational tools and tutorials

• Expanding project-based mechatronics education resources

• LinkedIn
• 📧 zachary.cohen.nerd@gmail.com

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