Camera and imaging engineer with deep experience across camera prototyping, image quality, ISP tuning, and automated testing for mobile and embedded systems.
Experience
2025 — Now
2025 — Now
Cupertino, California, United States
• Built Python‑based automation frameworks for camera lab experiments, image capture, and metric extraction.
• Developed objective IQ pipelines supporting evaluation across sensors, modes, and software builds.
• Implemented competitive benchmarking systems for cross‑device camera comparisons.
• Designed network, compression, and transport workflows to accelerate large dataset offloads and reviews.
• Conducted lab and field testing to assess image quality on new camera hardware and software.
2024 — 2025
2024 — 2025
Sunnyvale, California, United States
• Developed automated software tools to interface with camera lab hardware and lighting systems, enabling precise, repeatable image capture for perception testing.
• Designed and deployed scripts that improved efficiency and data quality for field camera evaluations across multiple programs.
• Built and maintained image quality and perception regression pipelines spanning multiple product lines.
• Partnered with camera, perception, and systems teams to define testing requirements and provide architectural input for next‑generation platforms.
• Supported lab and field evaluations of camera systems for AR/VR applications.
2020 — 2024
San Francisco Bay Area
• Led imaging and display development as a founding member, owning camera systems from early prototyping through production for a shipped consumer device.
• Defined and executed the camera technology roadmap, including sensor selection, ISP tuning, and image quality strategy.
• Built and managed a camera engineering team responsible for production devices and exploratory prototypes.
• Owned ISP bring‑up and tuning, delivering measurable improvements in image quality and color accuracy.
• Standardized test scenes and evaluation methodologies to enable repeatable, data‑driven image quality assessments.
• Managed Android camera integration and build systems across the product lifecycle.
• Served as factory DRI, overseeing calibration and camera bring‑up during manufacturing.
• Evaluated vendors and led hardware prototyping efforts to support rapid iteration and technology selection.
2018 — 2020
2018 — 2020
Palo Alto, California
• Led camera system prototyping and bring‑up across hardware, software, and image quality for early and pre‑production devices.
• Performed initial Qualcomm Spectra ISP (Chromatix) tuning and image quality validation using lab‑based objective measurements.
• Developed test scenes and evaluation methodologies for repeatable, data‑driven image quality analysis.
• Debugged and brought up Android camera drivers and Linux kernel components during pre‑prototype stages.
• Managed Android build systems to support full system builds and ISP tuning workflows.
• Prototyped and debugged camera hardware, including MIPI and I²C interfaces, across Qualcomm 7xx and 8xx SoCs.
• Served as factory DRI for camera calibration, reliability testing, and factory line bring‑up (CamX, Chi‑CDK).
• Conducted lab and field data collection to qualify camera systems and identify image quality issues.
2018 — 2018
2018 — 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
• Collected and curated image datasets for machine learning training.
• Built Bash‑based automation for Android camera regression and SQA testing.
• Automated CTS/ITS testing and supported camera bring‑up on EVB and early prototypes.
• Assisted with hardware automation and lab setups for repeatable image quality testing.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS
2013 — 2020