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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, US

• Built the backend of a server that maintains information on the minimum amount required for a cryptocurrency swap, using Node, Express, and CouchDB (noSQL)
• Developed a snack bar web application in React that fetches cryptocurrency exchange rates using promises, and shows a QR code for payment when the user selects a currency
• Reviewed code on PRs (pull requests) for Edge’s fee tracker and theme server
• Maintained clean Git commit history for contributions to open-source codebase by utilizing rebase and cherry-pick
• Fixed bugs and added functionality to existing internal tools, including the reports server and logs server
• Created unit tests using Chai and Mocha for utility functions that helped retrieve and insert swap provider information into a CouchDB database

San Diego, California, US

• Built responsive portfolio site from scratch using JavaScript, React, and Bootstrap
• Utilized version control with Git when collaborating remotely on coding challenges
• Employed test-driven development (TDD) with Jest to complete weekly JavaScript assessments
• Created a RESTful API in Ruby on Rails with unit testing in RSpec for a Pokemon tracker
• Developed full-stack apartment application with CRUD functionality using React and Ruby on Rails
• Incorporated pair programming and mob programming to complete projects, including a superhero version of Tinder and a text-based adventure game

San Diego, CA, US

• Led design reviews with 10+ cross-functional team members to verify design changes
• Developed dozens of new combustion components, including fuel injectors, liners, and fuel systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software PTC Creo
• Verified design changes by conducting elastic and modal analyses using ANSYS Workbench
• Authored 10+ engineering documents, including Engineering Design Memos (EDMs), which are technical reports that capture the process, progress, and results of the design work
• Applied GD&T per ASME Y14.5 to describe the engineering intent of parts and assemblies
• Prepared design layouts and tolerance studies to support the processing of design changes and new product releases for gas turbine engine components

Vista, CA, US

• Headed design review of the Mikroscan SL5 to verify hardware specifications met design requirements
• Communicated with suppliers as the lead liaison for purchasing, quality, and design changes
• Lead discussions on hardware changes as part of the Change Control Board (CCB) meetings
• Revamped the design of the illumination assembly for the Mikroscan SL5 to be compatible with a 2x objective using SolidWorks
• Redesigned the slide securing mechanism of the Mikroscan D2 slide holder to reduce the probability of slides falling out
• Eliminated need for $3000 enclosure redesign work by reverse engineering vendor's CAD files to understand design intent and appropriately make changes to meet new mechanical requirements

San Diego, CA, US

• Designed 3 degree of freedom (DOF) robotic arm in SolidWorks
• Derived equations of motion for entire system by hand using the Lagrangian
• Created kinematic and dynamic models of robotic arm using Excel and MATLAB
• Wrote control logic of assistive robotic arm in MATLAB
• Linearized non-linear system and tuned PID controller for each individual motor in Simulink

Charlotte, NC, US

• (As of 2018, the company has merged with Rockwell Collins to form Collins Aerospace)
• Cleared two-year stockpile of customer return material (CRM)
• Cleared backlog of incomplete job instruction documentation
• Collaborated with tool designers to create new tooling to prevent production turnbacks
• Generated monthly reports in Excel outlining test yield success to highlight problem product lines and outline progress over a 12 month interval
• Reviewed assembly instructions and manufacturing processes for First Article Inspections (FAI)

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

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