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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Dominic Holifield</title>
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<li class="current"><a class="smoothscroll" href="#intro" title="">Home</a></li>
<li><a class="smoothscroll" href="#about" title="">About</a></li>
<li><a class="smoothscroll" href="#resume" title="">Resume</a></li>
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<h5>Hello, World.</h5>
<h1>I'm Dominic Holifield.</h1>
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<span>Mechanical Engineer</span>
<span>Developer</span>
<span>Maker</span>
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<a class="button stroke smoothscroll" href="#about" title="">More About Me</a>
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<h5>About</h5>
<h1>Let me introduce myself.</h1>
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<img src="images/profile-pic.jpg" alt="Profile Picture">
<p class="lead">I'm a Purdue University graduate where I studied Mechanical Engineering and Computer
Science. Beyond school, I am deeply involved with the VEXU competetive robotics team
<a href="https://purduesigbots.com/" target="_blank">Purdue ACM SIGBots</a> where I've gained a
tremendous amount of experience as well as through research and personal projects.
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<h3>Skills</h3>
<p>I have learned many skills throughout my 7+ years of competition robotics, my internship at Subaru of
Indiana Autonomotive, as well as through research and personal projects.</p>
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<strong>Autodesk Inventor</strong>
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<strong>Competition Robotics</strong>
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<strong>3D Printing</strong>
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<h3>Programming</h3>
<p>I've spent many hours programming in a variety of languages, whether it be control algorithms for
robotics, games built in Python, or a multitude of programming assignments.</p>
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<strong>Python</strong>
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<strong>C, C++, & Java</strong>
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<div class="progress percent60"><span>60%</span></div>
<strong>Matlab & HTML</strong>
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<a href="#contact" title="Hire Me" class="button stroke smoothscroll">Hire Me</a>
<a href="/docs/Dominic_Holifield_Resume_Rev4_2.pdf" target="_blank" title="View Resume"
class="button button-primary">View Resume</a>
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<h5>Resume</h5>
<h1>More of my credentials.</h1>
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<h2>Work Experience</h2>
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<h3>In Process Control Assembly Engineer - Quality Control</h3>
<p>June 2024 - Present</p>
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<h4>Subaru of Indiana Automotive</h4>
<p>Specialized in mass-production vehicle testing equipment including light and thermal
inspection, wheel alignment, headlight aim, vision calibration, free-roller testing, and
function checker testing. </p>
<p>Rotated through all quality control departments learning about supplier, stamping,
body, and assembly quality on top of our testing equipment to ensure the highest quality
to our customers. </p>
<p>Applying problem-solving skills and critical thinking daily to overcome
engineering challenges. Effectively communicating with engineers and production
associates, leveraging technical insights for optimization.</p>
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<h3>Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering Internship</h3>
<p>May 2023 - August 2023</p>
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<h4>Subaru of Indiana Automotive</h4>
<p>Led diverse engineering projects, from assembly line jigs to custom carts, using
Inventor, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks. Completed many projects including updating
powertrain floor layouts and designing various parts to improve production. Applied
problem-solving skills and critical thinking daily to overcome engineering
challenges. Effectively communicated with engineers and production staff, leveraging
technical insights for optimization. Collaborated with cross-functional
teams to streamline processes and enhance production efficiency. Gained a comprehensive
understanding of manufacturing engineering, from materials to assembly.
Adapted seamlessly between office-based tasks and hands-on production activities.</p>
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<h3>VEX and VEXU Competition Robotics</h3>
<p>August 2016 - May 2024</p>
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<h4>Purdue ACM SIGBots</h4>
<p><b>2024 VEXU World Champion!! (team BLRS2) <br>
2022 VEXU World Skills Champion (team BLRS2) <br>
2020 Kalahari Classic Tournament Champion (team 7701T)</b><br>
Work with a large team to design, build, and optimize static and dynamic systems
for a
competition robot. This process implements CAD, prototyping, manufacturing,
and design improvements. Program control algorithms such as PID, pose tracking
algorithms like odometry, and autonomous routes for robots combining chassis and
mechanism control. Maintain and develop a robot chassis control library
developed for
our robots and the public. Utilize various sensors including optical shaft
encoders, inertial measurement units, and infrared light sensors to optimize the
robots'
performance. Operate robots during matches to compete against universities
from around the US and the world.
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<h3>Guidence, Navigation, and Control</h3>
<p>August 2023 - May 2024</p>
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<h4>Purdue Aerial Robotics Team</h4>
<p>Worked with a team to develop a waypoint-based approach to autonomous driving and racing.
This was a part of Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) at Purdue
that involves students from all years working together. For this project, we created
simulations in Unity using a vehicle physics environment, a convolutional
neural network, and PID control algorithms to develop a method of navigating roads
autonomously. We worked alongside a team that competed in the 2021
<a href="https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/" target="_blank">Indy Autonomous
Challenge</a>.
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<h3>Undergraduate Research</h3>
<p>January 2021 - May 2021</p>
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<h4>Autonomous Motorsports Purdue</h4>
<p>Worked with a team to develop a waypoint-based approach to autonomous driving and racing.
This was a part of Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) at Purdue
that involves students from all years working together. For this project, we created
simulations in Unity using a vehicle physics environment, a convolutional
neural network, and PID control algorithms to develop a method of navigating roads
autonomously. We worked alongside a team that competed in the 2021
<a href="https://www.indyautonomouschallenge.com/" target="_blank">Indy Autonomous
Challenge</a>.
</p>
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<h3>Store Associate</h3>
<p>August 2019 - January 2022</p>
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<h4>The UPS Store</h4>
<p>Worked with many customers to pack and ship items to UPS standards. Completed various
tasks including printing, laminating, binding, and designing documents,
flyers, and business cards. Gained experience in retail, news, and working with computer
programs and applications.</p>
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<h3>Robotics Competition Voluteer</h3>
<p>January 2021 - Present</p>
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<h4>Volunteer</h4>
<p>Eagerly volunteer for various positions at local VEX Robotics competitions including
judging, scoring, and match control demonstrating a passion for advancing the field
of robotics and supporting the next generation of engineers.</p>
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<h3>Dasher</h3>
<p>May 2022 - Aug 2022</p>
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<h4>DoorDash</h4>
<p>Handled frequent food delivery orders efficiently and have received high customer
ratings. Managed deliveries timely in a dynamic fast-paced environment by driving
effective routes and communicating with customers & restaurants.</p>
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<h2>Education</h2>
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<h3>Bachelor Degree</h3>
<p>August 2020 - May 2024</p>
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<h4>Purdue University</h4>
<p>Majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science.</p>
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<h5>Portfolio</h5>
<h1>Check out some of my work.</h1>
<p class="lead">Here are a few of the projects I've worked on. Click on an image for more information.
</p>
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<h3 class="folio-title">BLRS2 - Over Under</h3>
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VEXU Robotics 2023-2024
</span>
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<h3 class="folio-title">appa</h3>
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Robot Chassis Movement Library
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</a>
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<h3 class="folio-title">BLRS - Spin Up</h3>
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VEXU Robotics 2022-2023 </span>
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<h4>appa is a simple and intuitive VEX chassis movement library for PROS.</h4>
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This was at the world championship hosted in Dallas, Texas where
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work my team and I put in throughout the year. A great way to end my last and 8th year
competing in VEX. <a href="https://youtu.be/TqMNuXfKgMc?si=ezzvcN2Duus8Bk1Y"
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champions WISCO. Although we didn't end where we had expected, we learned so much this
year that we can take into next year. A world championship reveal video is linked below
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<p>This was one of my best seasons yet as we were the <b>2022 VEXU World Skills
Champions!</b> This was at the world championship hosted in Dallas, Texas where
we competed against other colleges from around the world. This was a result of the hard
work my team and I put in throughout the year which was super fun
and I've learned so much. <a href="https://youtu.be/kSVlATxMqhQ" target="_blank">Here is
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cancelled because of covid, we were able to go to 2 competitions, winning one
and placing second in the other. An official worlds event wasn't held due to travel
restrictions in most countries, but a replacement event was held which we were
able to attend where we were the 2021 Skills Champion.
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<p>This a simple pong game with a twist. It adds some aspects of the third dimension and
physics to make the game more interesting than traditional pong. This was
originally created for a final project in my engineering class but I decided to continue
the project to where it is today. More information on the project can
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<p>This is my 3D printed, hand-wired, custom mechanical keyboard. I have always been
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satisfying feedback you receive when pressing the keys makes typing on them enjoyable. I
wanted to take this experience even further by creating a custom layout.
Many of the mainstream methods to custom mechanical keyboards are either limiting in
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<p>Tower Takeover was the 2019-2020 VEX Robotics season. My team again qualified for both
the Indiana State Championship and the
VEX World Championship. We ended the season 29th in the world for individual skills out
of around 10,000 international teams.
Unfortunately, the 2020 VEX World Championship was canceled due to Covid-19 so we were
unable to compete. This season we earned
a total of 11 awards: Tournament Champion (x5), Tournament Finalist, Excellence Award
(x2), Robot Skills Champion (x2), and
the Judges Award. This was by far my most successful season at the time, winning almost
half of the competitions we went to.
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<p>Turning Point was the 2018-2019 VEX Robotics season. My team, 7701T Tesseract, qualified
for both the Indiana State Championship
and the VEX World Championship. We placed 18th in the world for individual skills out of
around 10,000 international teams.
At the 2019 World Championship, we made it to the elimination matches where we finished
as division semi-finalists. We earned
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Who are the Purdue SIGBots? World robotics champions, that's who!
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Purdue SIGBots take on the world.
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