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San Mateo, California, United States

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

- Led build of mechanical sidepod assembly for 2023 car, including: Sidepod & radiator mounting design, creating/executing on a manufacturing plan, and delegating tasks- Assisted build of battery for 2024 car, including fabrication of 2500x cell fuses with a custom 3D-printed jig which reduced manufacturing time by 30%- Designed and presented a new.

Hawthorne, California, United States

- Concepted and owned early-stage designs of battery structural elements in Catia 3DX - Performed material selection considering battery-specific requirements and opened discussions with vendors, resulting in a successful handoff to Battery Engineering- Conducted battery-level mass analysis to assist architecture selection- Built FEA-ready models for.

- Created a rainfall simulator for testing the Auto-Connect™ electromechanical system. Designed in Solidworks, built with basic shop tools, and initiated test plan in <8 weeks- Coordinated a thorough mechanical test plan for the Auto-Connect™ on an automated test fixture. Troubleshooted mechanical/electrical issues and provided daily test reports- Made.

- Redesigned an existing pick-and-place system to remove 40% of end-of-arm tooling mass, improving cycle time by 5% and eliminating component wear/vibration concerns- Efficiently solved problems in support of assembly and testing teams through mechanical redesigns, part orders, and drawing updates - Detailed 100+ drawings using DFM/DFA-appropriate.

- Applied principles of lean manufacturing in support of high-volume production of robotically MIG welded suspension subframes - Executed Kaizen (continuous improvement) problem-solving methods and collaborated with various production teams, eliminating 6% of average monthly downtime - Designed and implemented an autonomous conveyance route, saving.