“It was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
— Ryland Grace
2025 — Present
CSI Electrical, Inc.
EPC Project Field Engineer
Working in the Energy division on utility-scale Photo Voltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.
2021 — 2025
Cal Poly Pomona
BS, Electrical Engineering
Went back to school during the pandemic to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering.
2012 — 2024
Hollywood Film Industry
Cinematographer / 1st AC
Started working in the film industry at age 17. Worked my way through the camera department on various productions, including feature films, TV series, and commercials.
builds
IgnisX - Firefighting Drone
Autonomous UAV using YOLO for fire detection, with a Pixhawk 4 and Raspberry Pi 5.
Python Computer Vision ROS2
Testbench Rover
A mobile testbench for autonomy. Built to validate depth cameras, LiDAR, and control logic.
MATLAB Simulink PID
Power Monitor
A Verilog-based system on an FPGA to monitor real-time power consumption for a test bench.
Verilog FPGA Altium
stills
FIG_01 Canon
FIG_02 Canon
FIG_03 Fujifilm
FIG_04 Fujifilm
FIG_05 Fujifilm
FIG_06 Canon