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Austin, Texas, Us

Berkeley, Ca , Us

• Oversaw team project management, coordinated design reviews, and provided technical guidance• Developed and led training seminars on CAD, engineering design, FEA, and manufacturing

Berkeley, Ca , Us

• Led design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing of battery electric vehicle powertrain subsystem • Owned the design, manufacturing, wiring, and testing of custom lithium-ion battery pack• Performed CFD analysis to characterize aerodynamic performance of carbon fiber monocoque chassis• Modeled vehicle dynamics, torques, and efficiency performance for BLDC motor selection

• Modeled, simulated, and tested dynamics and control for novel walking/jumping bipedal robot

San Francisco, California, Us

• Researched and implemented varying fidelity physics-based sensor simulation model for synthetic LiDAR intensity, with noise injection based on extrinsic calibration and statistical analysis• Experiment design, sample procurement, spectrophotometer testing, and data processing for material optical library curation• Implemented data extraction/analysis/visualization pipeline for LiDAR data in Python and provided extensive API documentation

San Francisco, California, Us

• Performed modal and crash analysis for self-driving compute liquid cooling system using ANSYS• Owned end-to-end structural analysis for next generation battery pack, providing crush/drop/modal/harmonic/crash analysis and communicated suggestions to guide key design changes• Identified, performed, and documented analysis necessary to meet critical transportation requirement

San Diego, Ca, Us

• Designed, manufactured, and assembled benchtop medical drill unit, performing structural analysis and component selection to optimize for vibration isolation, rigidity, and performance• Designed benchtop electronic enclosure, assembled/tested wire harnesses, and aided wiring documentation while optimizing for component placement, routing, airflow, and EMI shielding• Owned R&D of medical drill bit, creating heavily parametric CAD model, multiple configurations, and manufacturing drawings for quote - culminated in client design presentation• Created multiple detailed part/assembly drawings for precision optical mounts• Thoroughly conducted market survey of robotic arm end effectors for automation side project

Toronto, Ca

• Collaborated with architects, civil engineers, and building scientists to brainstorm and design an off-grid tiny home prototype• Researched novel building materials and used Solidworks, 3DS Max, and Revit to produce design concepts, technical drawings, structural simulations, energy models, and photorealistic renders• Coordinated Google Design Sprint to brainstorm product features and restructure company value proposition

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Collaborated with other subsystems to design/prototype pod chassis for preliminary design package

Manchester, Nh, Us

• Guided team budget, project schedule, and management of all engineering subsystems throughout competition design cycle and off-season projects• Extensively involved with overall robot mechanical design, prototyping, and manufacturing• Facilitated relations with local machine shops and suppliers for quotes and technical feedback• Researched, prepared, and led seminars on CAD, mechanical design, and manufacturing techniques

• Researched novel bio-printing materials, and designed/fabricated 3D biopolymer printer hardware• Programmed and calibrated integrated driver software for printer stage controls and peripheral sensors

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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