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Columbus, OH, US

Mossville, Illinois, United States

I write software that makes simulation and analysis processes more efficient, thereby allowing Caterpillar engineers to improve performance, efficiency, and time to market.

Mossville, Illinois, United States

I wrote engineering software, ran CFD simulations of cooling systems, managed structural tests of mining equipment, and analyzed 3D printing strategies as participant in Caterpillar's Engineering Rotational Development Program.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Designed and tested a novel generator that converts fluid motion directly to electricityIterated through several designs making improvements to magnetic field strength, fluid velocity, ease of assembly, and ease of use.Created analytical models for generator performance, and wrote Matlab code to compare them to experimental results and optimize later.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Reinforced safety rules for students operating ten-thousand-pound test equipment.Taught basic mechanical principles and explained why results can differ from theory.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Taught advanced stress, strength and failure concepts to senior undergraduate students.Collaborated with Lecturer and fellow TAs to write quiz and exam questions.Guided students through a semester-long project designing a machine part.Led FEA workshops and helped students grasp of comparison to analytical results.

Oak Ridge, TN

Wrote and tested applications for the US Office of Scientific and Technical Information.Used server side Java code as well as SQL databases, JSON, and XML.Helped improve access to government funded research.

Contributed to Department of Energy’s Quadrennial Technology Review.Analyzed carbon fiber supply chains to identify opportunities for public/private partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of the US composites industry.

Madison, Wisconsin

Developed educational, problem-solving games targeting engineering students.Built virtual classrooms for online mentor-student interaction.

Troy, NY

Simulated convective cooling of batteries using MATLAB. Designed calorimeter to measure heat generation rate and heat capacity of Lithium-ion batteries.Acquired data from high-precision resistance temperature detectors using LabVIEW.Analyzed data using Engineering Equation Solver, Excel, and Python.

Troy, NY

Engineering Communications: Taught students to use softwre including LabVIEW, NX, and Microsoft Word.Thermo-Fluids Engineering Lab: Led 4 person lab groups through experiments in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Developed metrics and served as a mentor for an educational gameGame is now used to teach hundreds of UW first-years about engineering

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Analyzed liquid/surface interactions for an airborne chemical detection projectDesigned components for experiments in SolidWorks

Arranged visas for visiting students and professors. Helped to put on a conference for hundreds of electric power industry professionals

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Dissertation: Alternating Current Liquid Metal Vortex Magnetohydrodynamic Generator

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: RPI Kendo Club: Webmaster and Senior Student. Instucted beginning students in basics of Japanese.

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering Physics: Nanotechnology, 3.88

Activities and Societies: ASMEThesis Topic: User Interface for Proof of Principle Experiment for Novel Energy Harvesting Method