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Houston, Texas

Conducted research at ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to help advance technologies in polymer additive manufacturing at small and large scales. Duties entailed: operating 3D printers, utilizing CAD software to design models, programming CNC machinery, and studying the material/manufacturing capabilities of thermoplastics and thermosets. I provided monthly presentations to update the Polymer Materials Development team on the progress of my projects. The outputs at the end of my… Show more Conducted research at ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to help advance technologies in polymer additive manufacturing at small and large scales. Duties entailed: operating 3D printers, utilizing CAD software to design models, programming CNC machinery, and studying the material/manufacturing capabilities of thermoplastics and thermosets. I provided monthly presentations to update the Polymer Materials Development team on the progress of my projects. The outputs at the end of my appointment consisted of a research report, poster presentation, and peer review. Show less

Burnsville, North Carolina

Designed custom, electric utility truck bodies using SolidWorks. I had the daily responsibility to resolve design issues on the plant floor and quality issues on existing bodies. I completed 12 weeks of production work while simultaneously completing two projects. The first project was modeling a step assembly that could have its design specs automated. The second project was completing a theoretical stress/strain analysis on a component using finite element analysis (FEA), and then… Show more Designed custom, electric utility truck bodies using SolidWorks. I had the daily responsibility to resolve design issues on the plant floor and quality issues on existing bodies. I completed 12 weeks of production work while simultaneously completing two projects. The first project was modeling a step assembly that could have its design specs automated. The second project was completing a theoretical stress/strain analysis on a component using finite element analysis (FEA), and then experimentally completing a stress/strain test to update the performance standards for the component. Results from the project work were presented to the department and implemented immediately. Show less