Vetted Education Professionals in Michigan

Rashi Agrawal

Screened

Mid-Level Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems and cloud-native microservices

Novi, MI4y exp

“Backend engineer (4 years) who built an end-to-end Python backend for a patent-pending in-car massager/heater system, including GraphQL data modeling and Bluetooth integration with an ESP32 microcontroller (reverse engineered a niche protocol). Also has strong platform experience: on-prem Kubernetes/CI-CD (Jenkins/GitLab, exploring ArgoCD GitOps), Terraform-based infra workflows, a RabbitMQ messaging library used across microservices, and an on-prem migration of ~30 critical applications with rollback/parallel-run strategy.”

“Robotics software engineer with Samsung Research America internship experience as primary developer on a real-time dense mapping system producing point clouds, plus a monocular depth-estimation framework using positional data. Hands-on ROS 2 and CAN integration from a University of Michigan autonomous shuttle project, and practical SLAM/motion-planning experience including handling the kidnapped robot problem and Dockerizing ORB-SLAM3 environments.”

“Robotics software engineer with hands-on experience building a dual-arm (Kawasaki duAro) Cranfield assembly task-planning and motion-planning stack in ROS/MoveIt, using PDDL + behavior trees and OMPL for collision-free execution. Improved tight-tolerance insertions by integrating RGB-D visual servoing into the task planner loop, and also built an LLM-driven navigation pipeline with ORBSLAM3 for natural-language command parsing and real-time replanning.”

Yui Chang

Screened

Mid-level Robotics Engineer specializing in autonomous navigation, SLAM, and MPC control

Ann Arbor, MI5y exp

“Autonomous marine surface algorithms engineer at CURLY contributing across the full autonomy stack in ROS 2 (C++/Python), from GNSS-IMU InEKF localization (100 Hz) and GTSAM object-level SLAM to semantic mapping and A*/Lie-group MPC planning/control. Strong focus on real-time optimization for constrained embedded hardware, with disciplined debugging/validation using ros2_tracing, rosbag2 replay, and Gazebo, and reproducible deployment via Docker/CI.”

Samikshya Satpathy

Screened

Mid-level UI/UX & Product Designer specializing in e-commerce and enterprise SaaS

Ann Arbor, MI4y exp

“Product/UX designer with large-scale consumer and omnichannel experience across Nykaa and Swiggy (100M+ users), combining deep research with high-polish UI and scalable design systems. Demonstrated measurable business impact across ops efficiency (1500 hrs/year saved), app quality (4.3→4.8 rating), and e-commerce conversion (48% uplift), and has owned a growth pod while collaborating closely with UA/growth and engineering.”

“Built and shipped production LLM agents including an AI patient appointment assistant for Kyron Medical that automated specialist matching and end-to-end booking with email/SMS confirmations and a voice mode. Strong focus on production reliability (double-booking prevention with DB constraints and pre-write checks), deterministic multi-step orchestration with LangGraph, and rigorous monitoring/evaluation using LangSmith trace replay for prompt regression testing.”

“Candidate explicitly stated they have no experience working with football athletes or athlete sourcing/conversion and withdrew from the application process when informed those were job requirements.”

“ML engineer with hands-on experience taking a Gaussian Process Regression-based intelligent survey timing system from build to real-world deployment, including a 3-week RCT on 120 participants and measurable improvements (15% response rate, 23% data quality). Also served as a key technical resource at CData for customer-facing demos and debugging hundreds of production issues, bridging engineering with Sales and Customer Success.”

Akhila Chitturi

Screened

Mid-level Embedded Software Engineer specializing in real-time control and automated testing

Detroit, MI3y exp

“Master’s thesis researcher building an intelligent fault diagnosis and predictive maintenance stack for autonomous quadcopters—covering simulation-based fault injection, signal processing (Id/Iq), ML fault classification, and real-time edge deployment on Raspberry Pi with Hailo-8 acceleration. Previously delivered production C++ middleware/microservices at Accolite and has hands-on experience with constrained networking via a LoRaWAN IoT communication stack.”

Marshawn Denny

Screened

Director of Operations specializing in nonprofit/startup operations and sports program leadership

Detroit, MI18y exp

“Detroit-raised AAU/travel-ball alum who later coached youth (including girls) and helped run showcases, clinics, summer leagues, and tournaments—combining on-court talent evaluation with event logistics and family/player guidance. Also produces recruiting-style basketball media (highlights/spotlights/recaps) and has created onboarding/training videos for startups supporting distributed teams.”

Jackson Allen

Screened

Mid-level Educator and Youth Pastor specializing in Christian ministry and student development

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan5y exp

“Gym teacher and new hockey devotee pivoting into the sport by leveraging a strong mentor network (including ex-players and high-level connections) and producing game-film analysis for a state-championship high school program. Has hands-on experience teaching hockey basics to students and is comfortable creating promotional social content, seeking ~$50K–$70K/year.”