About

I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at Clemson University focused on robotics, autonomous systems, and applied AI. I build end-to-end systems that integrate hardware, software, and machine learning.

Jack Nathan

What I Work On

Some of the work I have done includes developing UAV search-and-rescue platforms, training custom object-detection models (YOLO, Roboflow, reinforcement learning in AirSim), building MAVLink-based ground control software, and designing full data workflows for mapping, inspection, and environmental monitoring. I enjoy working on mechanical design, embedded systems, and AI.

How I Work

I build end-to-end. I prioritize working systems over isolated components, and real-world constraints - latency, compute limits, field conditions - over theory-only solutions. I learn by building and iterating quickly.

Current Focus

Interning at Edge Drone Services, working on computer vision models for aerial compliance inspection and camera-based distance estimation systems for drone surveying. Building autonomous mission planning tools with DroneKit and MAVLink.

Long Term

I aim to work in aerospace, autonomy, or defense-adjacent robotics - contributing to systems where reliability, performance, and intelligent decision-making matter at scale.