Vivian Ao

• Support electrical system testing, troubleshooting, and field verification for shipboard systems. • Develop technical documentation and procedures using DoD standards and engineering drawings. • Coordinate with electricians, technicians, and engineering teams to resolve issues and verify installations. • Conduct walkdowns and update documentation to reflect accurate as-built system conditions.

• Assisted with SEL RTAC configuration for microgrid and DER controls. • Supported BESS maintenance, commissioning, and microgrid yard work. • Helped interpret one-line diagrams and troubleshoot communication issues.

• Led a small cross-functional team of designers and developers to build a web tool that improved attendee experience during the hackathon. • Coordinated project planning, feature design, and implementation by facilitating communication across disciplines.

• Performed battery testing and analyzed charge/discharge cycles for lithium-ion cells. • Studied electrode and electrolyte materials and shared results in weekly research meetings. • Built and ran FDTD simulations for phased-array antenna beam steering research.

• Supported system integration testing for AVoIP products using standard TCP/IP protocols. • Assisted system engineers in defining integration requirements and mapping customer needs to technical features. • Collaborated with marketing and R&D teams on product feature definitions and documentation. • Translated product manuals from Mandarin to English to support international users.

Learnberry is an educational technology start-up focused on financial literacy tools. •Helped organize team tasks and project schedules for UX and development teams. • Tracked deadlines and supported communication across the project team.