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Durham, Nc, Us

- Manage the operation and maintenance of over 75 Ultimaker 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills, and water jet cutters, ensuring seamless functionality of Duke's digital fabrication resources.- Facilitate a safe and efficient working environment by assisting over 25 clients daily with design projects, providing technical support and equipment guidance to enhance project outcomes.- Maintain a clean and organized fabrication lab, guiding customers through equipment use while promoting a safe and productive workspace.Different machinery include:Ultimaker-series 3D PrintersLaser CuttersCNC MillsWater Jet Cutters

Engineering program where teams of 2-4 prototype, design, and build 1lb combat robots. Includes skills around selecting electrical and mechanical components/materials, developing control logic, electrical fabrication and diagnostics, mechanical fabrication, strategic thinking, and the engineering design process

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

- Engineered and prototyped a linear actuation system to connect a robotic arm to a mobile manipulator base, enhancing task efficiency for people with disabilities.- Led weekly meetings for the mechanical engineering team, driving project progress by delegating tasks and ensuring timely deliverables for a complex robotic system.- Simulated 3D robotic models in PyBullet, enabling accurate testing of mechanical systems and refining performance in real-world applications.

Evendale, Oh

Overview: Coordinate test system engineering, assembly, and test organizations to execute test vehicle mission on time and on budget. Responsible for preparing post-test evaluation and providing input to engineering reports.- Managed development engine assets and executed integration tasks, ensuring adherence to a strict project schedule and timely completion of deliverables.- Presented key findings and lessons learned from engine testing programs to a board of over 50 engineers, contributing to informed decision-making and process improvements.- Streamlined an outdated hardware allocation method across eight engine programs, improving efficiency and reducing delays in testing processes.- Led daily morning meetings to track progress and address defects in engine programs, ensuring swift resolutions and maintaining project momentum.

Summer research intern in collaboration with Duke's high energy physics group at CERN. The project focuses on creating and apply various classifier-based metrics to map the parameter space, in order to refine the team's strategies for discovering dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider.Deliverables:- Collaborated with Duke’s high energy physics group at CERN, contributing to groundbreaking research on particle physics and acceleration.- Explored advanced topics in particle physics, dark matter, and particle acceleration, applying analytical techniques to deepen understanding of fundamental scientific principles.- Streamlined the team's strategy for dark matter discovery by redefining test parameters and analyzing theoretical particle collisions, optimizing the search for elusive particles.

I guide each student, teaching them different methods to solve problems and help them build and enforce a strong mathematical foundation.

Miami, Florida, United States

I was responsible for keeping everyone inside the aquatic facility safe and assisted in pool maintenance/cleanup.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swimming (4 Years), Varsity Swimming Captain (2 years), Varsity Water Polo (4 years), Recording.