Luis
Alzamora

Robotics Engineer & Software Developer

I like to learn new things, play pickleball and working on projects, welcome to my website!

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Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Projects:

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7-DOF Simulated Robot Arm

Stacked blocks with a Franka Panda in Genesis, using PDDL/Pyperplan for task planning and OMPL for motion planning.

Python · PDDL · Pyperplan · Genesis · OMPL · PyTorch

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4-DOF robot arm sorting colored balls on a checkerboard

4-DOF Physical Robot Arm

Implemented real-time manipulation with quintic trajectory planning and computer vision to sort colored balls.

Python · C++ · ROS 2 · MATLAB

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Maze-Exploring Robot

Autonomously mapped an unknown environment on a TurtleBot3 using SLAM, frontier detection, and AMCL localization.

Python · ROS · Gazebo · RViz · GMapping · OpenCV · LiDAR

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Top view of the robot aligned with the panel placement stand

Multi-Robot Solar Panel Placement

Programmed embedded firmware for motor controllers and integrated camera sensing to locate, lift, and place solar panels.

C · C++ · PlatformIO · SolidWorks · OpenMV

Hospital wayfinding screen showing its header, left navigation, destination search, directions controls, and indoor floor map

Brigham Women's Hospital

Built a hospital wayfinding app with interactive floor maps to help patients and visitors find their way around Brigham & Women's Hospital.

React · TypeScript · Vite · React Router · Bootstrap

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Work Experience

QuickEst Estimations

(Python · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · AWS · React · Next.js · Prisma · Supabase · Vercel)

Co-Founder and Software Engineer

Built an estimating funnel for franchises and contractors that converts 4–6x more website visitors into inbound leads.

NASA Lunabotics

(C++ · Python · ROS2 · Gazebo · RViz · Docker)

Robotics Engineer

Led the programming initiative among a multidisciplinary team of 9 engineers to build a lunar excavation robot.

General Dynamics

(C++ · Ada · Jira · GitLab · Agile/Scrum)

Software Engineer Co-op · Secret Clearance

Resolved GUI-driven failures, improving reliability for submarine subsystems in an isolated Linux environment.

UMass Chan Medical School

(React · JavaScript · HTML/CSS · Lighthouse · Axe · JAWS · Agile/Scrum)

Software Engineer Intern

Developed software for 100k+ nurses and senior citizens, ensuring secure handling of data and QA compliance.

Sebela Pharmaceuticals

(SolidWorks · CNC · Lathe · PLC · TIA Portal · cGMP)

Automation Engineer Intern

Supported the mechanics in a manufacturing plant for pharmaceutical products such as Sulfave and SUTAB.