Exploration of Mind, Body, and Spirit. 10 Lessons Learned While in New Zealand. 10 Lessons Learned While in New Zealand. Between the thousands of kilometers of driving, two broken down vans and heck a lot of hiking the in Southern Alps, my trip to New Zealand has come to a close. It was an unforgettable experience that will leave me with fond memories and have me anticipating my next visit. A ticket and a dream.

I now work at Rethink Robotics in Boston, developing trajectory generation and control code for their Sawyer Robot. More specifically, non-linear controller design for robots with interesting dynamics. While in grad school I discovered that I am fascinated by numerical methods, especially those used for simulation, control, and optimization. I enjoy writing tutorials and teaching. I grew up in S.