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Santa Clara, California, United States

• Assist with the development of computational techniques for the characterization of nonhomogeneous material property distributions within solid materials using partial displacement data
• Utilize a digital image correlation system (DIC) to collect displacement data from gelatin and polymer-based biomechanical phantoms
• Use "forward" and "inverse" techniques with in-house FEA code to determine the material property distributions of specimens using partial displacement data

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Graduate Teaching Assistant for Engineering Ethics, Thermodynamics, and Statics and Dynamics
• Assist Philosophy and Engineering faculty by administering and grading exams, answering student questions, creating answer keys and leading recitation sections

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Developed experimental setup using SolidWorks for applying multiaxial loading to biomechanical phantoms
• Utilized MATLAB and LabView to acquire and analyze experimental data

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Assisted teaching engineering courses with responsibilities including grading papers, administering tests and assisting students with questions
• Courses including Statics & Particle Dynamics, Introduction to Engineering, Solid Mechanics, and Undergraduate Seminar

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Tutored student athletes in business mathematics, calculus and college physics

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed quality control testing of inert ceramic ball product line, including conducting compression and thermal shock tests
• Designed, built and implemented devices for testing the abrasion resistance of catalyst and inert ceramic balls to ensure compliance with industry standards
• Developed 3-D schematics for devices using Autodesk Fusion and worked closely with material vendors, machinists and welders to create solution

San Antonio Texas

• Assisted with experimental research regarding Vapor Cloud Explosions, Vented Enclosure Explosions and Mud Plug Vapor Seals
• Used Arduino system to develop prototype sensor technology
• Used MATLAB tools, Excel, Photoshop, and a High-Speed Video Analysis Suite
• Worked with vendors to quote materials and conduct large purchases

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis: "The computational reconstruction of a spherical inclusion within a cylindrical geometry using inverse techniques"

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Education record