ABOUT ME · MY PERSONAL SCHEMATIC
FIG · 00 · THE AUTHOR
Rafael
Amador
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EDUCATION
UT Dallas · Class of 2028 · Dean's List · 3.945 GPA
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CURRENT POST
Hardware Engineering Intern · Thales, Cryptographic Solutions Platform, Plantation FL
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RESEARCH
RIDE Lab, UT Dallas · closed-loop filament extrusion rebuild; drafted IEEE-format paper
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FIELD RECORD
Two 1st-place track wins at HackAI 2026 (Vizzion): IEEE + TI · Google Antigravity
Every sheet on this portfolio documents my work, my learnings, and most importantly my mistakes. I love the challenge of finding solutions to uncommon problems, those that require a deep understanding of their principles.
I build from first principles: in the computer world, that means understanding logic from the basics: transistors. I've only started, but I can't stop thinking that even at the peak of my career I will only have scratched the surface. This world of new boundaries has no limits, only our resilience, and our ability to work together, can break the progress ceiling.
- MECH CAD
- Fusion 360
- PCB
- OrCAD / Altium
- FIRMWARE
- C++ / Java
- TOOLING
- Python
- WEB & AGENTS
- TypeScript
- DIGITAL LOGIC
- SystemVerilog
| REV | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2024-08 | Initial release: Computer Engineering, UT Dallas |
| B | 2025-05 | Robotic arm project started: first cycloidal drive |
| C | 2026-01 | RIDE Lab: closed-loop filament extrusion rebuild |
| D | 2026-04 | HackAI 2026: two 1st-place track wins (Vizzion) |
| E | 2026-06 | Thales: hardware engineering intern, CSP group |