Divya Budihal
Graduate Strategic Consultant
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDivya Budihal is a robotics and autonomy engineer turned development practitioner with nine years of experience building UAV and perception systems for companies like Zipline, Aurora Flight Sciences, and SkyRyse. She combines hands-on expertise in C++, embedded systems, and flight testing with policy-facing strategic work—recently crafting digital transformation and AI strategies for governments and global health initiatives. Her academic background spans electrical and computer engineering (UBC) and an MPA in Development Practice (Columbia), bridging technical depth with impact-oriented design. Notably, she has applied AI for social good across contexts from tuberculosis triage to farmer advisory systems and teacher-facing chatbots in Sierra Leone, reflecting a rare blend of field-tested autonomy skills and evidence-driven global development experience.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaMaster of Public Administration - MPA, Development Practice, Master of Public Administration - MPA, Development Practice at Columbia University
English, Hindi, Kannada, German
Github Skills (14)
visual-odometry10
rviz9
waypoint9
urdf9
robotics8
robot8
ros8
motion-planning8
slam8
amr7
cpp7
firmware6
autonomy4
open-source4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
hannahvsawiuk/PropBot
Oct 2019 - May 2020
Software and firmware stacks for the PropBot autonomous robot
Contributions:107 commits, 3 PRs, 3 pushes in 8 months
visual-odometrydifferential-drivewaypointnavigationrobotics
hannahvsawiuk/ll391
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:34 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
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