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Curriculum vitae for Gabriel Dimonde.

Contact Information

Name Gabriel Dimonde
Professional Title PhD Student
Email gabriel.jon.dimonde@proton.me
Location Lafayette, LA,

Professional Summary

PhD Student

Education

  • 2019 - 2023

    Lafayette, LA

    Bachelor of Science
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Mechanical Engineering
    • GPA: 3.79/4.00.
    • Senior capstone: Friction Stir Extrusion Machine (IMECE2025 publication).
    • Extracurricular activities: President of the Louisiana Delta chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honors Society.

Awards and Honors

  • Louisiana Board of Regents Graduate Student Supplements Scholarship (GRASS)Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
    • $10,000 — Integrated trajectory planning and control for scalable multi-UAV crop monitoring in smart agriculture.
    • Graduate Researcher under PI Dr. Boyang Zhang.
  • Dean's ListSP2020, FA2020
  • President's ListSP2021, FA2021, SP2022, FA2022, SP2023, FA2023

Research Interests

Higher-order extension of Gauss’s Principle of Least Constraint, constraint inconsistency under designer-chosen norms, state-space trajectory optimization on transitional orbits, underactuated systems and damage resilience, and multi-UAV crop monitoring in smart agriculture.

Publications

  • W. J. Emblom, J. Gil Romero, G. Dimonde, A. Bloss, G. Casse, P. Daugereau, J. Garcia, J. Bolden, S. W. Wagner, V. Nguyen, and P. Darby, ‘‘Temperature and Force While Forming A1100 Round Solid Cylinders in a Friction Stir Extrusion Machine,’’ Proc. ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congr. Exp. (IMECE2025), Oct. 2025, Paper No. IMECE2025-164201, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2025-164201.

Research Experience

  • 2025 - present

    Lafayette, LA

    PhD Student
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Generalizing Gauss’s Principle of Least Constraint to higher-order systems.
    • Permitting constraint linear inconsistency with designer-chosen norms.
  • 2022 - 2023

    Lafayette, LA

    Undergraduate Student Researcher
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Spearheaded material testing for Martian regolith self-healing concrete.
    • Designed and fabricated cube and cylinder sample molds for materials testing.
    • Designed a 3D-printed Compressmeter/Extensometer, reducing testing costs by ~$500.
    • Performed ASTM-standard compression tests on concrete cube samples.
    • Supported chemical engineering team with regolith mixing and brick fabrication.

Teaching Experience

  • 2025 - 2026

    Lafayette, LA

    Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Mentor
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Reviewed fundamentals of Gauss’ Principle of Least Constraint with undergraduate mentee preparing for hardware experimentation.
  • 2025 - 2026

    Lafayette, LA

    Teaching Assistant, Mechatronics (MCHE-357)
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Authored PCB design and CNC fabrication video tutorial for students.
    • Supervised student machine operation in lab.
    • Graded weekly homework for ~30 students.
  • 2026 - 2026

    Lafayette, LA

    Teaching Assistant, Engineering Graphics Communication and CAD (MCHE-103)
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Authored weekly lab exercises and homework.
    • Co-led lab section.
    • Graded submissions and provided written feedback.
  • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Design and Mechatronics (MCHE-201)
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    • Oversaw and assisted students working on their semester projects in the lab.

Industrial Experience

  • 2024 - 2025

    Broussard, LA

    Associate Field Engineer
    L3Harris
    • Identified discrepancies between electrical drawings and as-built wiring across project schematics.
    • Generated BOM for sub-unit from incomplete documentation.
    • Resolved electrical faults via schematic review and on-vehicle troubleshooting.
    • Adapted to a new project segment within one week to meet tight deadlines.
    • Designed relay control circuit and programmed PLC ladder logic for actuator interface.
    • Diagnosed and repaired a critical AC system fault.
    • Traced and repaired engine-bay lighting faults from electrical drawings.
    • Authored E-STOP circuit documentation for legacy ASV.
    • Field tested CW78 and CW76 autonomous surface vehicles.
    • Fabricated aluminum moon-pool cover for C-Target to reduce hydrodynamic drag.
  • 2020 - 2022

    Lafayette, LA

    Intern
    BlueCollar Engineering and Manufacturing
    • Drafted 50,000 sq-ft plant floor plan for equipment sizing and placement.
    • Modeled bollard prototypes in Autodesk Inventor for FEA and fabrication.
    • Produced fabrication drawings and redlines for bollards and other shop designs.
    • Machined parts on Bridgeport mill to support ongoing engineering projects.
    • Established preventive maintenance routines for shop equipment.
    • Authored Autodesk tutorials adopted for part library additions.

Projects

  • Friction Stir Extrusion Machine
    • Identified two sources of EMI noise in transducer data, reducing measurement error to ±2 lbs.
    • Completed full 3×3 test matrix on time within semester with fully recorded data.
    • Improved PLC ladder logic for servo control and measurement features.
    • Led cross-functional team, delivering on time and on budget.
  • Digital Twin — 8-DOF Robotic Arm
    • Modeled robotic arm kinematics in Wolfram Mathematica.
    • Derived body-frame transformations via homogeneous matrices.
    • Investigated inverse kinematics and limits of closed-form solutions.
    • Applied single-DOF control to drive end-effector to target position.
  • CNN vs Fully Connected Image Classifier
    • Trained TensorFlow/Keras autoencoders to reconstruct iron microstructures.
    • Built classifier combining neural network with autoencoder feature extraction.
    • Benchmarked classifier at ~60% accuracy on test set.
    • Diagnosed misclassifications via confusion matrices.
  • ATV Constant-Mesh Transmission
    • Modeled ATV transmission dynamics in SolidWorks from measured geometry.

Skills

Programming: Python, Java, MATLAB, ROS2, PLC Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Mathematica
Hardware: 3D Printing, Electrical Troubleshooting
Tools: Linux CLI, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, FreeCAD, Gazebo Harmonic
Teamwork: Documentation, Communication, Collaboration