I'm a senior in mechanical engineering looking for a graduate school for a Ph.D. in ME.Why You Should Hire Me: I have strong experience in leadership, CAD, design for manufacturing, FEA, research, and fabrication. I have 6 different work experiences (scroll down) and am writing an honors thesis with a 3.99 GPA. And yet, I have a life outside of my studies. I am a student-athlete (Penn State Boxing), president of two 100-member clubs, drum with a band weekly, and have been to five different continents.Leadership: I started a 75-person design team from scratch. This team is now one of the most diverse technically-focused organizations on campus. This involves equipping students to be officers and delegating tasks to members. It also involves building relationships and communicating with a wide variety of people.I'm president of Penn State ASME, having already grown attendance by 50%.Additionally, I am president of the Disciplemakers Christian Fellowship. In this position, I train small group leaders, organize events, and mentor individual students. Product Development:I designed a cast inner panel at Rivian this summer for an R&D project. Normally door structures are stamped, but I designed an inner panel in CATIA to replace a stamped assembly with a rheocasting. I also performed a life cycle cost analysis, did CAE, and presented a business case for my concept to upper management.CAD & 3D Printing:For my design team's 3D-printed RC car project, I managed the CAD workflow on Fusion 360, coordinating dimensions, creating assemblies, and modeling parts. As team lead, I use and teach CAD software. The same applies to 3D printing; I used my personal 3D printer to kickstart the prototyping process for the entire team, and now I equip others to manufacture robust mechanical systems.FEA & Composites: My honors thesis focuses on the modeling and simulating of composite-steel bolted joints using Abaqus. Read more about this in the "Experience" section.Machining: As Steering System Lead (for the Spring 2023 semester), I led the design and machining of the steering column for the 2023 Penn State Formula SAE car. This involved verifying design strength with Solidworks FEA and lathe-turning the final parts within a 0.003" tolerance.Fun Fact: I took my background picture in the high desert of Arizona during an 80-day outdoor education program.