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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Cheraw, South Carolina, United States

Scrap Reduction on 450T Schuler Press•Installed a temperature sensor, PLC, and relay to monitor temperature of the tooling dye and find a more accurate logic for when parts are being formed into accepted tolerances•PLC read values of temperature sensor, press strokes, and old logic output, while running the updated accept logic and output the new accept/scrap signals•Projected savings of $110,000 anually, up to $300/shift with >$10,000 realized savings3D-Printing•Served as subject-matter expert and ran, repaired, and assisted with 2 Markforged FFF printers and 1 Preform Form 3 SLS resin printer•Ran tests and found best practices and limits of various materials to best determine which materials to use in different applications such as high strength, impact, wear resistance, and continual loading•Modeled and worked with other engineers to begin 3D-printing parts such as tooling, prototypes, brackets, grippers, trays, etc. that exceeded $30,000 recordable, realized savingsCity Water Monitoring•Installed ultrasonic flow meters on incoming city water pipes to improve accuracy of measurements and provide 24/7 analysis of consumption•Served as project leader from conception through feasibility assessment, contacting vendors for best product and price, quoting, installation, and implementationAutomate pallet transportation in various regions of the plant using MiR robots•Used combinations of Node-Red, Modbus, and MiR Fleet to integrate sensors and self-handle errors to ensure true autonomous operations in narrow pathways congested with forklifts, tuggers, and constantly moving products

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Co-lead two lab sections in which students build various circuit exercises using Arduino kits to gain experience combining aspects of mechanical, computer, and electrical engineering in different systems

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using Stereo Cameras on a Customizable, 3D-Printed Quadrotor UAV: Create and program a low-cost, 3D printed, customizable drone to use SLAM for autonomous navigation and mapping of buildings without the use of GPSExperimental Comparison of Fiducial Markers for Pose Estimation: Offer the research community an experimental comparison of four different fiducial marker packages with a specific focus on UAS and Robotics use. Created and designed tests and testing systems for use on the project, as well as researched and wrote sections of the publication

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Clemson, South

Designed a mission, determined requirements and feasibility, and designed initial architectures with a prototype/proof of conceptMEGAVOLT - Martian Exploration with Ground Autonomous Vehicles for Operation in Lava Tubes: The mission aims to explore Martian lava tubes utilizing a swarm platform with a robust fleet of robots with modular payloadsCreated a powered prototype for a potential robotic architecture for the missionThe program was structured into three phases: Mission Design & Feasibility Studies, Systems & Requirements, and Prototyping & Individual Focuses, each with internal reviews and an external review with robotics engineers at NASA JPLLearned and implemented systems engineering processes, design process theory, feasibility studies, and tradespace analysis

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Mechatronics Engineering

Mechanical Engineering