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My journey as a mechanical engineer started at about 10 years old - when I first entered my father’s workshop. My father enjoyed designing and building balsa wood planes and I soon grew to love the craft as well. I was not much older than 10 the first time I used a drill press, scrollsaw and other workshop tools. My father and I made several planes by hand - some taking hundreds of hours - and over the years I also made numerous RC cars that were just as intricate and time-consuming. By the time I got to college, it was not difficult to pick a major. Mechanical Engineering felt like the obvious choice - and I never looked back. Throughout my college career, I had the fortune to work on incredibly interesting projects including surgical end-effectors, linear actuators for haptic research, guitar manufacturing automation, and more. I also founded a startup in college called Sky Stack. Although it seems Sky Stack might have been a bit ambitious as my first startup, I have had a very interesting and exciting couple of years filled with countless hours of engineering and flight tests, dozens of co-founder interviews, and networking events whenever possible.I have worked on various kinds of mechanical systems including exoskeleton actuators, manufacturing automation, and even UAVs - and each system I worked on not only functioned as intended but ended up being used for many years afterward. Please feel free to explore these projects on my website, www.cjscherz.com.Perhaps most importantly, I have a history of coming up with creative solutions that others tend to miss, and I am very comfortable teaching myself. Perhaps best demonstrated by the novel drone docking mechanism I developed in college and the countless skills and techniques I needed to teach myself to bring the idea to life. I believe these traits combined with my strong engineering foundation would make me a great asset to any engineering team.
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FounderVotebudBoca Raton, Fl, Us -
FounderVotebud Oct 2023 - Present -
Mechanical Design EngineerAsml May 2022 - Sep 2023Veldhoven, Nl -
Founder & Lead EngineerSky Stack Jun 2017 - Jan 2021Developed and patented a multi-drone charging station. Managed a team of four students under two advisers. Conducted dozens of market validation interviews to guide product development. Pitched numerous times in-front of VC’s and lead efforts to recruit new founders. A lot of work went into this project so please visit https://www.cjscherz.com/projects/multi-drone-station for a detailed description of my entrepreneurial vision and technical accomplishments regarding Sky Stack.Spark Grant Recipient. Finalist of Graduate Student Award. Winner of 3DS competition (3 Day Startup) event at Technion University, Israel. Semi-Finalist of 2019 Alpha Lab Gear Accelerator. -
Technical ConsultantJohns Hopkins Hospital Dec 2017 - Apr 2018Baltimore, Maryland, UsAs part of the Master's Program, students provided consulting services for the medical staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital regarding issues specific to their given departments. In our case, there was an uptick in a specific issue (that I cannot disclose) and our job was to find out why and develop potential solutions. Methods included interviews, observation, data acquisition and data anlysis to identify trends, determine the root cause, and develop solutions for the client. The work ultimately resulted in a presentation that, as a team, we presented to the client. Numerous important trends were identified and viable solutions were outlined. The client liked our findings and asked that we present our findings again, at a later date, to his colleagues at the JHU hospital. -
Undergraduate Mechanical Design Engineer At Hamr LabThe Johns Hopkins University Feb 2017 - Oct 2017Baltimore, Md, UsI was the first hire by Dr. Brown in his newly established HAMR Lab. It was certainly an interesting experience to help a research lab go from an empty room to a fully-equipped mechanical design and prototyping lab. More importantly, my role was to design a linear actuator, equipped with force sensors and Bowden cables, that would be used in future exoskeleton haptic experiments. I designed the actuator and another student helped manufacture and test the actuator. The actuator worked as expected and it was used in many research experiments.Specifically, the actuator made use of a Maxon Motor with a rotary encoder attached to the back of it. The motor mount was 3D printed and I used topology optimization to identify the most robust design for the motor mount. The motor created linear motion via a lead screw. Lastly, a torque sensor is attached to the carriage and the Bowden cable anchor is attached to the torque sensor. -
Undergraduate Engineering Assistant At Bigss LabThe Johns Hopkins University Sep 2016 - Jun 2017Baltimore, Md, UsDuring the second part of my work, I was responsible for adding new functionalities to the system and designing the components myself. The functionalities I needed to add were a quick connection system, a cutting fluid path, adding a debris suction path, and finalizing the torque transmission system. The task at hand was by far the most ambitious engineering challenge in my career thus far. In the few months I had to complete the work, I was able to successfully develop and integrate 3 out of the 4 functionalities into the system. Firstly, I designed a simple gear transmission to transmit torque. Secondly, I incorporated a small chuck into the design to easily be able to change tools. Lastly, I added mounting points, water inlets, and debris outlets in the system to facilitate debris suction and water/coolant dispensing. Most of the system worked as expected but the water dispensing was not fully hermetic and therefore needed further improvement. The main issue proved to be providing a hermetic seal while allowing the tool to be easily interchanged. With more time, I believe I could have found a viable solution to this engineering challenge.
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Assistant Mechanical Engineer At Bigss LabThe Johns Hopkins University Feb 2016 - Sep 2016Baltimore, Md, UsMy work at BIGSS lab was split into two parts. At first, I did not do much design work and instead simply manufactured and assembled components. Later on, I was more involved in designing components and developing additional functionalities for the system. The research revolved around a novel surgical end-defector that we called a continuum drill or snake drill. It was like a surgical drill except that the drill bit could bend like a snake allowing the system to complete complex drilling operations with minimal invasiveness.During the first part of my work, I made small design improvements and replicated the system (which was designed by a PhD student) using later cutters and 3D printers.
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Senior Design TeamPrs Guitars Aug 2016 - May 2017Stevensville, Md, UsAnalyzed PRS Guitars manufacturing and identified bottlenecks. Designed and manufactured new manufacturing equipment to begin shifting towards lean manufacturing to increase efficiency and productivity. Equipment includes a robotic fretting machine and two larges presses for gluing operations. In the end, we made significant progress on the robotic fretting machine and managed to complete the two guitar presses. The presses were transported to the factory and were immediately incorporated into the production line. Meanwhile, the robotic fretting machine was left to be completed by next year's senior design team.I designed the 3000 lb pneumatic press that would be used in guitar neck gluing operations. In addition, I designed and programmed the mechatronics and pneumatics for the automated fretting machine. -
Production Engineer InternFerrari May 2016 - Aug 2016Maranello, Mo, ItHere I worked with a composite lay-up artisan - someone who had been producing composite parts for decades - to reverse engineer a water pump housing made entirely out of carbon fiber. The artisan was not familiar with CAD, and I am, so my boss partnered us together to produce the production proposal for the incredibly complex composite tooling and molds required to produce the composite water pump. With his guidance and detailed drawings, I was able to produce a production proposal that was essential in producing the part "in-house".In addition, this experience allowed me to become familiar with motor vehicle components in general. Lastly, I was able to learn about advanced engineering techniques including Functionally Gradient Additive Manufacturing and topology optimizations.
Christopher Scherz Education Details
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The Johns Hopkins UniversityMechanical Eng. & Entrepreneurship -
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMechanical Engineering
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