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Alban Cobi

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Mechanical Engineer at Gener8
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Alban is an MIT-educated Mechanical Engineer at Gener8, describing himself as an engineer by training and a designer at heart. He focuses on solving complex problems in controls, fluid mechanics, and machine design using first principles. People who have worked with him describe him as outstanding, skilled, resourceful, and humble.

Outside of work, Alban is passionate about teaching and mentoring, with extensive experience as a TA at MIT and as a mentor for a FIRST Robotics team. He believes in experiential learning and making educational resources freely accessible. His engineering journey began with starting a robotics team in high school.

He has a diverse portfolio of hands-on projects, including building a DIY Segway, co-designing a dress for a fundraiser, and welding a custom bicycle with a side-car.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Mechanical Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Personality Overview

How Alban shows up

Value Driven
Curious
Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Alban cares about

Feedback Controls
His recent focus is on feedback controls engineering, a subject he also helped teach to undergraduate students as a teaching assistant at MIT.
STEM Education
He is passionate about sharing knowledge and mentoring younger engineering students, believing that education should be free for all.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Mechanical Engineer
Gener8
9-2017 - 6-2021
Graduate Research Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9-2019 - 5-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8-2015 - 1-2018
Mechanical Engineer
I SQUARE SYSTEMS LLC
2-2016 - 6-2017
Mechanical Engineer
Optimus Ride
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2020
MS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008 - 2012
BS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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