ABOUT ME · MY PERSONAL SCHEMATIC

Rafael Amador
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DETAIL A — R. AMADOR · N.T.S.
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    EDUCATION

    UT Dallas — Class of 2028 · Dean's List

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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, HackAI 2026 (Vizzion) · Helios @ ACM UTD

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
REVISION HISTORY
REVDATEDESCRIPTION
A2024-08Initial release — Computer Engineering, UT Dallas
B2025-05Robotic arm project started — first cycloidal drive
C2026-01RIDE Lab — closed-loop filament extrusion rebuild
D2026-04HackAI 2026 — two 1st-place track wins (Vizzion)
E2026-06Thales — hardware engineering intern, CSP group