I am Harsh, a Controls and Automation Engineer who enjoys working where code meets the real world. At M.C. Dean, I program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC, BMS/EPMS, SCADA, and power-monitoring systems for mission-critical facilities. From configuring Ignition SCADA and VP Link to integrating VFDs, meters, sensors, and relays, I enjoy turning complex systems into solutions that are reliable, understandable, and ready for operation. My M.Eng. in Robotics from the University of Maryland and B.Tech. in Mechatronics Engineering give me a foundation that connects industrial controls with robotics, intelligent sensing, and software.

Before moving into mission-critical automation, I explored how robotics and AI could solve problems in agriculture, planetary mobility, navigation, and search and rescue. I was selected for the competitive, fully funded MITACS Globalink Research Internship, where I joined Dalhousie University’s AIES Lab and worked on precision-agriculture and non-destructive crop-health monitoring systems. My other work includes optimizing a planetary rover’s rocker-bogie suspension using seven heuristic algorithms, developing EP-RRT* and A* path-planning solutions, simulating a non-holonomic TurtleBot3 in ROS2 and Gazebo, and building SwiftScout—a C++ and ROS2 multi-robot system for coordinated search-and-rescue missions.

Outside my professional work, I am currently developing an independent robotics research project titled Cascade-Aware Capacity Certification for AMR Fleets from Censored Safety-Intervention Logs. The project explores how incomplete operational data can be used to estimate safe fleet capacity, identify cascade risk, and determine whether an autonomous mobile robot fleet is approaching a critical operating regime. My broader toolkit spans Studio 5000, Ignition, VP Link, ROS2, Gazebo, Python, C++, OpenCV, MATLAB, Git, and Docker. Whether I’m debugging a control panel, studying the behavior of an AMR fleet, or planning a robot’s next move, I am always driven by the same question: how can I make this system smarter, safer, and more dependable?

Whether I am optimizing robotic designs or pushing the boundaries of AI, I am always eager to learn, create, and make a positive impact. If you would like to connect, collaborate on a project, or chat about all things controls and automation/AI/robotics, please feel free to reach out, I would love to hear from you!