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Bellevue, Washington, United States

Edmonds, Wa

• Led team of engineers in development of vacuum assisted suspension system (VAS) for lower limb prosthetics, from concept to market.• Developed electromechanical system for VAS, including CAD design, component selection & integration, and testing.• Documented design files including manufacturing and assembly drawings, verification & validation procedures & reports, engineering reports, and assembly procedures for multiple projects.

Salt Lake City, Ut

2011 awardee of the University of Utah Biocentric IGERT Fellowship. Worked under multiple faculty members on mini-projects:• Designed and fabricated STEM outreach project demonstrating mechanical engineering concepts. Integrated pulleys, pumps, and shape memory alloy (SMA) cables to explore mechanical advantage, heat transfer, and other mechanical engineering topics.• Collected and analyzed data for calibration and characterization of force sensors in foot slip detection.• Investigated human-robot interaction specific to facial expression and emotion.

Salt Lake City, Ut

• Taught lab material including data acquisition, sensor application, linkage design, motor characterization, and system control.• Led project teams to complete a robot for course competition.• Additional Head TA responsibilities included developing rules for project milestones, ordering lab supplies, and keeping consistency between all six course TAs. Course enrolls approx. 150 students.

Kissimmee, Fl

• Supervised Gatorade production with a staff of 40 employees, as sole salary employee on night shift.• Responsibilities included production, receiving, logistics, quality, safety, and maintenance.• Developed employee recognition program, developed plant review presentations, and maintained SAP (Systems, Applications and Products) production entries.

Kissimmee, Fl

• Rotated through departments as part of a management training program.• Led site in deployment of MARS (lot tracking) and supported deployment of SAP at multiple sites. • Managed a safety project installing floor drains, and a cost management & resource conservation project installing a silicone-based lubrication system to reduce water usage resulting in annual savings of $34,000. Both projects required management of internal technicians as well as external contractors and vendors.

Phd, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, 4.0/4.0

Development and control of a 5-DOF robotic arm to follow a finger through open space, using: • PID, sliding-mode, and adaptive control.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, 4.0/4.0

Thesis: AVIAN-INSPIRED PASSIVE LANDING MECHANISMS FOR PERCHING ROTORCRAFT • Designed a passive mechanism that allows rotorcraft to land.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, 3.75/4.0

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma -- Order of the Engineer -- Track & Field: Pole VaultSenior Design: Powered Monitor Arm for Users.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering, 3.75/4.0

Activities and Societies: Order of the Engineer -- Track and Field: Pole Vault