Experience - Alexander Przybysz

Lab Management & Operations: Managed lab safety protocols, updating SOPs, maintaining PPE, equipment, and managing chemical inventory. Oversaw procurement of lab equipment and components.
Prototyping & Development: Led design, fabrication, and testing of electronic devices, including PCB design, enclosure machining, and rapid prototyping. Collaborated on projects involving gas sensing, robotics, and underwater sensor tags.
Project Collaboration: Collaborated with PhD students on designing custom devices, including handheld gas sensors, plant root phenotyping robots, and speech analysis headgear. Designed control circuits, interfaces, and firmware.
End-to-End Prototype Development: Developed systems for field deployments, including coral reef rehabilitation devices and marine animal tracking tags. Managed design, circuit assembly, firmware development, and field testing.

Analog Circuit Design & Calibration: Designed and calibrated analog circuits for sensor readouts, amplifying weak sensor signals and ensuring stability with custom calibration algorithms. Supported PhD projects with data collection.
Lab Support & Collaboration: Provided technical support in circuit design, prototyping, and integrating sensor systems with data analysis platforms.
Material Characterization: Characterized magnetic, electrical, and mechanical properties of composite materials to optimize sensor designs and material performance.

Safety Protocols & Risk Management: Gained practical experience implementing safety measures and risk management protocols within coal mining operations.
Coal Handling & Preparation: Developed a foundational understanding of coal handling processes, optimizing mining workflows and preparation systems.
Operational Exposure: Acquired broad knowledge of industrial coal mining procedures and safety compliance.