Biosystems & Electrical Engineer
pmariolmolina@gmail.com
Introduce
Hi, I'm Mario! Biosystems & Electrical Engineer
I design and create all things from Hydroponics to Embedded Systems with Computer Vision!
3+
Years of experience
3x NASA Intern
Space Crop Production
2025 National Preprofessional Engineer of the Year
Awarded to me by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
About
Just an engineer
passionate
about making
an impact
I'm Mario — an engineer with one foot in horticulture and the other in space tech. I've built autonomous gantry robots to 3-D scan lettuce, designed & CADed growth chambers for an upcoming Artemis III mission, and wrangled data in Python and MATLAB for insightful discoveries. Whenever I'm not trying to break and dissassemble my household appliances, you can see my playing sports (Volleyball & Pickleball!), learning the latest strategy games, or setting out on extra-long hikes. I thrive where creativity and problem-solving is not expected but needed.
Resume
Education & Experience
Field Engineer
Working to create the next best generation of autonomous robots
- Leading field testing operations for autonomous tractors
- Collaborating with software teams to debug perception systems
- Assisting in the development of new autonomous systems
Blue River Technology
Mechatronics Engineering Intern
- Developing autonomous plant segmentation algorithms for Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the ISS by leveraging Python and SciKit-learn libraries to quantify leaf canopy area
- Improved data annotation efficiency by 50% by leveraging batch processing techniques with intention GUI design
- 3D printed and designed growth chambers for an upcoming Artemis III mission using CREO Parametric
NASA: Space Crop Production
Mechatronics Engineer
- Engineered an autonomous gantry system with RGB-Depth cameras, LIDAR, Jetson Nano (CUDA), and ICP point cloud protocol to produce 3D point cloud reconstructions of live lettuce plants
- Developed complex scripts for connecting open-source libraries (Open-3D, NeRF Studio) to create 3D reconstructions of lettuce plants
- Constructed a carbon dioxide control system for the growth chamber by designing a deadband controller
University of Florida, Correll Laboratory
Controlled Environment Engineer
- Developed portable mini-controlled environments for precise environmental control using Campbell Scientific dataloggers.
- Reduced manual labor by 20% at a commercial greenhouse by engineering an auto-misting bay.
- 10,000+ plants propagated in these machines for the past 3 years, supporting high-level research.
University of Florida, Fisher Laboratory
Bachelor Degree of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Minor in Electrical Engineering
University of Florida
portfolio
Featured Projects
Skills
My Skills
Python
C++
Matlab
Git
3D CAD (Solidworks, CREO, OnShape)
Oscilloscopes
Embedded Systems
Electrical System Design
Sensor Integration (Analog, Digital)
Control Algorithms (PID, Fuzzy Logic, Deadband)
Electrical Harness Design
Soldering
PCB Schematic Understanding
Linux
Electronic Circuits
Hardware Testing
contact
Let's Talk :)
pmariolmolina@gmail.com
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