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Evanston, Illinois, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Collaborated in a team of three (3) people to design a new rear wing according to the new 2024 FSAE regulations.- Researched optimization and tire wake management methods to use to reduce drag generated by over 10 % for an energy-limited car to finish the endurance race at the competition.- Researching the different and better manufacturing techniques for Carbon fiber curing and also the material to be used for molds to reduce the time taken for manufacturing by 25 %.- Improved the efficiency of manufacturing for the aerodynamic components of the 2024 formula car.- Ran tests and simulations on the different design concepts for the rear wing through Siemens Star CCM+.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Designing new differential mounts on Solidworks, different from previous year’s designs due to change in mounting position from motor to the back of the frame and transition into electric vehicles.- Improving current design to increase the stiffness to weight ratio by 10%.- Running Finite Element Analysis through SolidWorks in order to obtain a factor of safety greater than 1.5.- Researching further improvements to make on the current design and possibly decrease weight of differential mount by 10% thereby increasing efficiency of differential.- Developing manufacturing plan for the differential mounts on NX Siemens Computer-Aided Manufacturing.- Assisting other subteams with manufacturing, gaining extensive use of the mill and lathe.

Glenview, Illinois, United States

- Collected data on similar and different fabricated and purchased parts by looking at Solidwork Assembly files of past manufactured columns.- Assembled standard parts of fabricated and purchased parts using Solidworks CAD into Solidworks PDM.- Improved the hydraulic priming process of the hydraulic cylinders used in the ergonomic frames to reduce assembly time.- Tested various methods of priming the cylinders using bypass Swagelok Ball valves, elbow union fittings and hoses.- Determined best packaging into limited space in ergonomic frames.

Glenview, Illinois, United States

- Learned how to make and read Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Electrical Drawings, and General Arrangement Drawings.- Assisted with project management tasks by taking minutes for bi-weekly meetings and following on overdue project tasks from Click-up.- Made engineering drawings for fabricated parts using Solidworks CAD to be sent out to the machine shops for manufacturing.- Standardized one of the product lines by developing a transferable product plan through design reviews with the assembly team therefore saving a lot of money from labor costs.- Developed assembly Bill of Materials for the different types of column systems that were assembled in-house.- Assisted with Factory Acceptance Testing, internal validation and quality control.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Collaborated with a team of four to conceptualize, design, and build an iPad case that is portable and flexible to be used for translation during therapy sessions with Non-English speaking patients while not compromising the safety of the patient and therapist.- Conducted research through interviews with the client and hospital staff.- Designed mockups based on the needs gathered from interviews and developed the final and comprehensive solution through design reviews and user testing sessions.- Developed the manufacturing plan for the final product.- Validated the specifications of the final product after the manufacturing stage.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

-Collaborated with a team of four to conceptualize, design and build an adjustable, stable, portable and cost-effective mirror for women with Spinal Cord Injuries on wheelchairs to self-catheterize independently.-Communicated with the client, engineering professor and shop prototyping specialist, requesting advice and feedback on ways the design would meet all requirements.-Prototyped and tested ideated solutions to find the best possible solution.-Presented product with team to a large audience of employees, judges and fellow students.-Decreased the total time taken for women to self-catheterize by three (3) minutes which was a 55% decrease.

Gaborone, South-East, Botswana

- Tutored IGCSE students in the following subjects:Additional MathematicsChemistryBiologyPhysics- Gave motivational session to examination candidates. Main motivational points were on study skills and persistence.

Gaborone, South-East, Botswana

- Managed lighting and helped the main sound engineer on sound design for live performances at the Maitisong Theatre for any production that were performed.

- Co-founded this project with my former schoolmates and designed an online platform for Batswana farmers to sell their agriculture products through the Internet.- Managed the marketing campaigns

Gaborone, South-East, Botswana

-Tutored BGCSE and IGCSE students in the following subjects:Additional MathematicsSetswanaAgricultureHistory

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.8/4.0

Activities and Societies: Northwestern Formula Car Racing Team, Northwestern XA, African Student Association, Entrepreneurship In Action.

A-Levels, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics And Further Mathematics, 3A*S, 1A

Activities and Societies: Maitisong Service, Boarding House Entertainment Committee, Culture Committee

Literature, Philosophy & Culture

Education record

Botswana General Certificate For Secondary Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Setswana, Additional Mathematics, Agriculture, History,Maths, 8A*S And 1A

Activities and Societies: Science and Maths club, Setswana Club, Readers and Writers club