Cellares Cell Shuttle
An automated, cGMP cell therapy manufacturing platform — controls, safety, and robot integration
Hello — I'm Darren
I'm a professional engineer in the state of Maryland. My focus is industrial automation, although I have wide ranging interests.
Résumé
Full résumé →2022–Present
Staff Automation and Controls Engineer
Cellares
2016–2022
Research and Development Engineer
Intralox
2008–2016
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I)
2005–2008
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
Work projects
All work projects →
Automated roller diagnostic tool
The creation of a fully automated tool to determine roller health using optical flow sensors
Smart singulator
The newest technology in automated package singulation (converting bulk flow to single file)
Small package sorter
The first of a new generation of package sorting machines
Personal projects
All personal projects →
Self-driving zero turn lawnmower v2
A rewrite of the controller and the compass calibration, plus a simulator that runs the real Arduino code
Home automation with Home Assistant
A Raspberry Pi watching the whole house — power, water, HVAC, leaks and weather — with the config under version control
Electric go-kart v2
Two ClearPath servos and 10:1 planetary gearboxes, one per rear wheel — and the RMS current limit that ended it
Electric go-kart v1
Replacing fossil fuels is fun! And hard!