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California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

• Responsible for the setup and execution of durability testing on seats in current production and prototype models.• Data acquisition utilizing: NI Daq, Dewesoft, LabView, load cells, laser displacement sensors, vehicle control units and spectrometer.• Utilized special tools such as: solenoid valves, electric and pneumatic actuators, Sawzall, grinders, horizontal/vertical saw, and forklift.• Developed and implemented python scripts in tandem with CAN protocol to automate mechanical tests following outlined internal procedures.• Designed and fabricated testing fixtures to support cyclical loading and static 5kN+ loads for material and mechanical characterization of prototype seat designs using CATIA.• Documented test results and employed root cause analysis methods to create test incident reporting for engineering chain using JIRA.• Communicated with suppliers to establish durability requirements and improve seat frame quality.

Riverside, California, United States

Served as head designer for aeroshell design and in house manufacturing while colaborating with electrical engineers, computer engineers, and business majors to develop a solar powered vehicle capable of driving across the country. Critical to the design process was the utilization of SolidWorks simulation calculations to optimize aeroshell performance.

Riverside, California, United States

Represent students in Mechanical Engineering on college-wide committee giving input for development of alumni relations, communications, marketing, and special events. Assist in the execution and planning of annual MATCH challenge fundraising awareness events. Collaborate with students to design a family weekend event showcasing student achievements and the university experience.

Riverside, California, United States

Tasked with developing experiments to characterize material properties of novel materials. Including the intragration of Mxene and analogs into plastic polymers. Presented results at the at the 2021 NSF funded CAMP summer symposium.

Collaborate with 3 mechanical engineers to design and manufacture a fire suppression apparatus capable of suppressing a fire in the microgravity conditions of outer space travel. Utilize SolidWorks simulation to test the fluid dynamics of pressurized agents in microgravity conditions. Manufacture a fully functional protype to test effectiveness of design on an electrical ignited fire. Summarized project in detailed report.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led Home Improvement department and coached associates to increase sales. Utilized coaching skills to assist associates in effective selling. Mentored lead associates to improve their leadership skills, so that they could effectively implement monthly sales plans and assist in both executing key operations and meeting daily sales goals. Achieved number one Home Improvement in the region for 2016 based on exceeding in several key metrics.

San Francisco Bay Area

Successfully navigated multiple visits from senior executives and vendors. Utilized coaching skills to lead a flagship department to consistent number one performer in several key metrics including sales to goal, protection agreements, and accessory sales. Involved in the development of sales training for sales associates to create unique experiences for customers.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Edison STEM Scholarship Fund Lung-Wen Tsai Mechanical Design Scholarship NSF Funded Research

Associate Of Science - As, Engineering