William Stratton
Atlanta
Summary
Multidisciplinary engineering graduate with hands-on experience in robotics, aerospace systems, and autonomous technologies. Proven ability to contribute across research, simulation, testing, and field operations in both academic and industry settings. Background includes robotics service at Serve Robotics, aerodynamic testing at Auburn’s Vertical Lift Research Center, and international simulation work in drone path planning. Skilled in Python, MATLAB, SolidWorks, and C++, with a strong foundation in system analysis and real-world problem solving. FAA Part 107 certified and passionate about advancing next-generation autonomous and aerospace technologies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Robotics Technician (Part Time)
Serve Robotics
04.2025 - Current
- Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
- Conducted root cause analyses for recurring technical issues, minimizing future disruptions.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
- Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence
05.2024 - 12.2025
- Conducted in-depth experiments on coaxial, counter-rotating blades to analyze thrust and torque values using aerodynamic principles.
- Collected data with load cells attached to each rotor, converted voltage to force, and performed fluid analysis in MATLAB.
- Studied how ground effect and turbulent forces effect the amount of power and thrust required for each blade.
- Maintained detailed records of all experiments conducted, ensuring easy accessibility and proper documentation procedures were followed.
Data Gathering, Mapping and Simulations Intern
Tracasa
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Used 3D objects to simulate point-cloud scenes in a virtual setting in order to perform analysis on potential drone paths, heights, speeds and LiDAR sensors.
- Analyzed the given data in C++, and inputed the converted usable date into Helios++ to simulate the virtual landscape given by the chosen 3D model.
- Selected a 3D model of our own, converted it into a usable object, ran tests and simulations on this object, and reported our findings to the company.
- The chosen object was an 3D image of Samford Hall at Auburn University.
Flight Test/Drone Analyst Intern
Nightingale Security
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Assisted the Flight Test team in running tests on their security drones before shipping them out to customers.
- Tested endurance and battery life, agility and individual rotor performance, navigation, flight distance and signal reception, as well as many more.
- Developed a portable battery replacement stand for the company in SolidWorks in order for the team to be able to change the battery in the field.
- Updated the team weekly with improvements and suggestions with my project, and got experience working in a project based setting for a newly developing company.
Education
Aerospace Engineering - Computer Science Minor
Auburn University
Auburn, AL12.2024
Skills
- SolidWorks
- Patran/Nastran
- VisIT
- VS Code
- Helios
- CloudCompare
- LabView
- Conda
Projects And Clubs
- Design, Build, Fly Club, Technical and Assembly Team Member, 12/23, 12/24, Assisted the hardware team in soldering the electrical components and assembling the fuselage, wings and other various components of the plane, while also developing in depth teamwork and leadership skills., Placed 20th out of 107 teams that entered the 2024 AIAA DBF competition, from national and international origin.
- LunaGuard, Head Thermal Engineer, 08/23, 05/24, Part of the team that developed LunaGuard, a solution to Lunar Surface Plume Interaction, in accordance with the guidelines provided by NASA's Human Lander Challenge, in which the solution was a hybrid multi-material blanket built to resist the high-heat and propulsive forces of a Lunar Landing., Led the thermal team in developing FEA in MATLAB for materials selection to apply to our solution and SolidWorks model of the solution to perform thermal analysis on., Presented bi-yearly meetings with JPL and NASA to present our finding and receive feedback.
- Structural Dynamic Analysis of a Rocket, Project Member, 04/24, 05/24, Used Structural Dynamic to analyze the stress on a Rocket Body Engine under an 'earthquake' which was composed of harmonic loading in the X,Y, and Z directions., Coded the solver in Python and was run by accessing the Alabama Supercomputing Cluster.
- Failure Analysis of Pressure Vessel, Project Member, 09/23, 12/23, Used Patran/Nastran in order to analyze failure points for a self-developed pressure vessel., Had to develop and redevelop to get a suitable pressure vessel, showcasing project development in the face of failures.
Certification
FAA Part 107 License, 04/25
Licenses
FAA Part 107 Certified - April 2025
Timeline
Robotics Technician (Part Time)
Serve Robotics
04.2025 - Current
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence
05.2024 - 12.2025
Data Gathering, Mapping and Simulations Intern
Tracasa
05.2023 - 07.2023
Flight Test/Drone Analyst Intern
Nightingale Security
06.2022 - 07.2022
Aerospace Engineering - Computer Science Minor
Auburn University
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