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Ricardo J. Saborio Borbon is a Flight Test Engineer at Pyka since 2021. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Research Assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where they collaborated with the Space Systems Design Laboratory to modify the firmware of the OpenLST software-defined radio developed by Planet Labs. In 2018, they were a Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota - Roadway Safety Institute, where they assisted in research aiming to characterize the errors present in low-cost GNSS antennas. From 2017 to 2018, they were the Command Data Handling (CDH) Co-Lead and High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) Lead at the Small Satellite Research Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, they were a Teaching Assistant for the Aerodynamics (AEM 4202) course at the University of Minnesota. In 2018, they were a Research Assistant at the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, where they assisted in the development of an emulator for an in-house developed flight computer.
Ricardo J. Saborio Borbon attended the University of Minnesota from 2015 to 2019, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with Distinction in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Ricardo J. then pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2019 to 2021.