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Santa Monica, California

Greater Los Angeles Area

Designed, prototyped, and wrote patents for ergonomically advanced office chairs. Utilized Solidworks and a full machine shop. Patents written with guidance from a patent attorney.

Los Angeles, California

Designed and built hydroponic systems inside of restaurants and other hospitality locations.

Los Angeles

Designed and built a device to give paraplegics more freedom. Utilized Solidworks and a full machine shop.

Los Angeles, California

Led the mechanical design and prototyping of multiple styles and sizes of custom bioreactors. Models, renderings, and simulations created with Solidworks. Used a manual mill, lathe, 3D printer, and waterjet to fabricate prototypes. Received $120k funding and incubator access from Mars Bio VC (marsbio.vc), led by Rob Rhinehart, CEO of Soylent.

Walnut Creek, CA

Designed and manufactured products at a medical device design firm specializing in semiconductor laser technology for the medical and dental markets. Prototyped with a Tormach 440 CNC, Form 2 SLA, & FDM 3D printer. Created a custom tool holder for mill turning on the 440. Used Solidworks & Fusion 360 for CAD & CAM.

Los Angeles, California

Designed and prototyped products for people in need of improved ergonomics for maximum comfort. Projects included a lumbar pillow, chair, cane, crutches, and computer mouse. Used a 3D printer, mill, and lathe for prototyping.

Richmond, CA

Designed and manufactured the first physical prototype for a therapeutic product.

Berkeley, CA

Designed and prototyped a modular bioreactor for probiotic production

UC Berkeley

Agent of change for the development of engineers into entrepreneursProvided students with resources for innovation and channels for venture funding opportunitiesLaunched spin-off venture, CloudCreations in August 2013

Co-Founder

First President of DEC (voted in democratically and unanimously by nine founding members)Developed structure of DEC as the central hub for makers and designers on campusOrganized and designed collaborative and modular maker space known as the SHED (Student Hub for Engineering Design)Connected with student groups to collaborate on projects and.

Responsible for the design and development of the new Design minor, headed by Professor Sara Beckman. Appointed representative from MechE at committee inception. In charge of creating a design toolkit that will include resources for design thinking, design for manufacturability (3D printing, machining, materials, etc.), & graphic design.

San Francisco, CA

Utilized Autodesk's CAD & CAM software to create complex 3D designs for manufacturing using their CNC Haas Mill in the Pier 9 Shop. Included documentation of possible improvements and additions to Autodesk's CAM software.

National Center For Engineering Pathways To Innovation (Epicenter)

Worked alongside instructor Leticia Britos to develop the curriculum for the courseFilmed innovative videos to teach the design thinking processCreated detailed rubrics for assignmentsLed the marketing effort for the class to universities nationwide

UC Berkeley

Sole student representative on the committee, among engineering professors chosen by the Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, David Dornfeld, may he Rest In Peace, to establish the specific goals, primary activities, necessary resources and funding sources of the new Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation. Sole creator of the PowerPoint presentation.

Mechanical Engineering Department @ UC Berkeley

Worked on a team of students, headed by Professors Andrew Packard (may he Rest In Peace) and Benson Tongue, to design and build a mechanical test rig using the machine shop's mills and lathes

Orange County, CA

Developed creative concepts for event marketing and advertising materials including logo and website design using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and InDesign

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Minor in Design Thinking

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