Junior · George Mason University

Toan Do

Designing robots, circuit boards, and embedded systems.

B.S. Electrical Engineering · Expected Dec 2028 · GPA 3.97

Portrait of Toan Do
Electrical engineering · GMU
  • Robotics
  • Embedded systems
  • PCB design
  • FPGA / VHDL

Current personal project

5-DOF Robotic Arm

A 5-DOF arm for learning kinematics and dynamics. Modeled in Fusion for 3D printing, with Arduino and C++ at the joint level and Python and ROS 2 for pick-and-place and path planning.

– Present

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CAD model of the 5-DOF robotic arm with a two-finger gripper

About

Junior electrical engineer at George Mason.

I am a junior in the B.S. electrical engineering program at George Mason University. I expect to graduate in December 2028, and my GPA is 3.97. Most of my time goes to robotics, embedded systems, PCB design, and FPGA design in VHDL.

Through August 2026 I was an undergraduate research assistant at the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center, working on swarm robotics platforms. That summer I was also lead instructor and course developer for GMU ACCESS Academy, a robotics camp for high school students, and a Tech Fellow for CodePath’s Foundations of AI Engineering.

This fall I am treasurer of the IEEE Student Branch at George Mason University and an electrical engineer in NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy, a 15-week virtual program that runs through preliminary design review.

Away from the bench I hike, play guitar, and read science fiction.

I am looking for internships in electrical engineering, robotics, and space.

Experience

Recent roles.

Electrical Engineer

NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy

15-week virtual program through preliminary design review.

Treasurer

IEEE Student Branch at George Mason University

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Foundations of AI Engineering Tech Fellow

CodePath

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Lead Instructor and Course Developer

GMU ACCESS Academy

Robotics camp for high school students.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center

Research on swarm robotics platforms.

Projects

Selected work.

CAD model of the 5-DOF robotic arm with a two-finger gripper

Robotics

5-DOF Robotic Arm

Designing a 5-DOF arm to learn kinematics and dynamics. The mechanism is modeled in Fusion for 3D printing. Low-level control is Arduino and C++; higher-level tasks such as pick-and-place and path planning use Python and ROS 2.

FPGA

FPGA Digital System Design Labs

Digital system design labs in VHDL on a Basys 3 FPGA.

Red foil balloon blimp with four fins, held up during a presentation

Robotics

Bio-Inspired Blimp

Led a team of four. A four-fin design was chosen for speed and control, with coding and soldering delegated across the team. Placed second of six teams in presentation and design.

Custom purple Reactor board with four pink keys and colored LEDs

PCB

Reactor

A high-score reaction game on an RP2040, with a custom KiCad PCB fabricated by JLCPCB. Simulated in Wokwi and built with PlatformIO.

Home lab dashboard with search and bookmarks for self-hosted services

Systems

Personal Home Lab

An image server for about 500 GB of family photos, with Docker running about 14 services. Tailscale and an Nginx reverse proxy provide secure remote access.

Contact

Electrical engineering, robotics, and space.

I am looking for internships in those areas. The fastest way to reach me is email.