Hi, I'm Brians 👋

Team Vice Captain & Powertrain Lead

• I run a 12-person powertrain group across four sub-teams — LV, HV, accumulator, and cooling. That covers the electrical hardware, firmware, and how the drivetrain actually fits on the car.
• I help set the team's plan and keep powertrain, chassis, and software pointed at the same competition deadlines.
• I review the LV/HV, battery, and cooling design calls before they go on the car.

Low Voltage Engineer

• Built a regen system that mixes rear mechanical braking with electrical recovery. Peak pack current was −98.5 A, and we got about 46% of the energy back.
• Designed the car's LV system: STM32 controllers, power/IO, and 12 V DC-DC converters.
• Set up a 1 Mbps CAN bus across 39 sensors (aero, suspension, brakes) and cleaned up the traffic so messages stop dropping.
• Logged data at 100 Hz so we could coach drivers on braking points and lines.
• Designed 4 custom PCBs and put 2 of them on the car.
• Picked and calibrated the sensors and actuators, and owned the LV power budget.
• Built an STM32F4 steering-wheel dashboard on FreeRTOS so drivers can change current limits and regen mid-lap.
• Wrote MoTeC M150 firmware for launch control, CAN out, and vehicle dynamics.
• Streamed 15 CAN IDs to AWS over a SIM7600G. About 10 updates/sec, usually under 100 ms.
• Made a Next.js app for live plots, temps, and a rough energy estimate so we can pace endurance.
• Built waterproof LV harnesses that hold up to race vibration, heat, and rain.
• Packaged the BSPD, sensors, and dashboard with the mech, software, and vehicle-dynamics teams.

Publicity Manager

• Ran the team's Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn so sponsors and new members actually see us.
• Built and kept the team website up to date — sponsorships, recruitment, people, photos, news.
• Designed the team jersey and a few other branding bits.
• Posted regularly. That's most of the job.