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Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, CA, US

- Support AVL Puma test beds including instrumentation work, Puma troubleshooting, test profile development, and test logic/ control flow- Execute electric drive unit test plans according to powertrain testing standards, communicate results to validation team- Help coordinate testing resources before, during, and after test plan execution according to.

Amsterdam, NL

Support engineer for mechanical development engine test cells. Worked with product engineering, test automation, and test technicians throughout the testing process. Responsible for data collection, hardware and software setup, work order coordination, test cell upgrades, and managing testing timelines.Led efforts developing and commissioning two novel.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Gears machining engineer. Traveled to Toledo Transmission and SLP to support gears manufacturing operations for the GF6 and GF9 programs. Supported activist related to machine runoff. Specialized in green gear process control strategies, focusing on part gauging procedures and gauge design.

US

- Attend events with a main photographer- Narrow and crop photos for printed proof sheets- Maintain a database of photos sorted by event, subgroup, and subject name that is later used for order processing- Perform first passes of customer orders to generate photo products and enter order info

Worked with another graduate student on an outside research project. Focused on creating a test-bed for advanced automotive technology, with the overall goal of maximizing thermal efficiency of an engine. Initial tasks involved modifying a 2015 Ford F-150 to accept a piggyback engine management system (MegaSquirt), collecting and validating emissions data.

-Generated the first revision of our Suspension design process-Heavily focused on kinematic and dynamic analysis of suspension systems-Responsible for defining suspension performance goals, analyzing the suspension geometry for all suspension iterations from 2015-2016-As a first year team, helped identify potential pitfalls and set realistic/ achievable.

-Led a 14 person Capstone focused on designing and building an ICE-powered Formula SAE car-Developed an initial structure for the team, worked closely with multiple design groups in the initial stages to facilitate communication-Worked with FSAE Faculty Advisor and capstone members to lay the groundwork for our future design process-Helped establish tech.

Lowell, MA, US

- utilized the Cantera chemical kinetics software package to perform numerical simulations on HCCI engines-converted existing MATLAB code for a slider-crank mechanism cylinder model to Scientific Python- Introduced code to model the heat transfer between cylinder walls and combustion gasses-modified CHEMKIN combustion mechanism files for use with.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Education record