Summary
Jacques-ezechiel Nguessan is a hardware and mechanical systems engineer with nine years of hands-on experience bridging robotics, biomechanics, and thermal systems design. Currently a Hardware Systems Engineering Intern in the Bay Area, he develops instrumentation, regression models, and real-time telemetry for thermal subsystems while optimizing blower and radiator architectures. His PhD work at UC Merced produced a novel OpenSim/MATLAB/SIMULINK framework for modeling human gait and analyzing non-microprocessor prosthetic knee performance, and he has explored time-delayed feedback parallels with Parkinsonian tremor. Earlier roles at ASML and student robotics teams show deep competencies in precision opto-mechanical tooling, CAD/FEA/CFD, control systems, and embedded development. He combines academic rigor with production-focused engineering—often validating CFD with flow-visualization experiments and translating lab algorithms into hardware-in-the-loop implementations. Fluent in MATLAB/Simulink and sensor-driven system design, he thrives at the intersection of biomechanics and practical hardware solutions.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Mathematics and Physics, High School Diploma, Mathematics and Physics at College Saint Viateur d'Abidjan
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Merced
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering Major and Mechatronics Minor, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering Major and Mechatronics Minor at Kennesaw State University
English, French