Noy Hakobyan

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About Noy Hakobyan

Majoring in Electrical Engineering at UC Irvine, specializing in electronic design, communications, RF design. Electrical Engineering junior at UC Irvine (GPA 3.69, expected May 2027). At the CHARA Array, replaced legacy control on the Adaptive Optics board with a ClearCore-based RS-485/Modbus RTU architecture; designed and wired the multi-drop network; implemented concurrent control across 22 DM556RS axes with <5 ms command-to-motion latency under telescope load; hardened homing/limits and fault-recovery; developed low-level C++ motion on ARM Cortex-M7 with a deterministic Ethernet/TCP control path that maintained stable micron-class optical alignment; and built a 3-channel, phase-locked signal source disciplined to a Stratum-1 GPSDO/NTP timebase delivering concurrent 5 V TTL outputs with ns-class skew for AO timing/tests. Led NASA student teams (HASP EE Lead; RockSat-X ME Lead): designed/validated custom PCBs with microcontrollers, stepper drivers, photodiode sensing, and power-measurement ICs for Sun-tracking precision; designed a space-grade structure and tri-release mechanism in Fusion 360; supervised machining; managed cross-discipline schedules, budgets, sourcing, and authored test reports for reviews. Co-founded VeloCorte: launched a branded diamond saw blade on Amazon FBA and eBay end-to-end (brand assets, GS1, Seller Central, FBA workflow, listings, policy compliance) with zero stockouts and 100% on-time ship; produced conversion assets and ads; implemented lean SOPs (QC/pack checklist, reorder calculator, pricing/discount cadence, test-customer feedback). Projects include a Flexitype split keyboard (QMK + custom PCB) with 33-key halves, OLEDs, encoders, TRRS comms, and documented bring-up/CAD. Skills: C/C++, Python, Java; ClearCore (ARM M7), QMK; RS-485/Modbus RTU, UART, I²C, SPI, TCP/IP; KiCad, Fusion 360; Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Git. Affiliations: UAV Forge—Avionics Team; UCI Solar Car—Motor Team