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Athens, Ohio, United States

- Utilized Arduino software to design and build 5 water quality monitoring systems to be deployed at nest site of endangered salamander to identify cause of low egg survival rate-Constructed 20+ page protocol document to effectively communicated build process and deployment of system

Maumee, Ohio, United States

- Recorded failure modes of tested vehicle parts by disassembling & photo documenting 150+ vehicle axles to ensure customer performance requirements were met - Functioned in fast-paced work environment by proactively communicating with engineers to verify necessary photo documentation was taken- Operated heavy machinery such as hoist and forklift on daily.

College Park, Maryland, United States

- Collaborated with graduate student for a cumulative 350+ hours to create a 3D printed vacuum actuator with variable stiffness for high-force soft robotic applications- Communicated research finding through a 5+ page research paper and 15-minute oral presentation

East Alton, Illinois

- Dedicated 300+ hours conducting research project to monitor microplastics in the Mississippi River by working one-on-one with a professor - Presented research findings via both a poster presentation and 20-minute oral presentation

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Designed and conducted fertilizer study on two different cover crops and researched how cover crops help reduce phosphorus pollution- Maintained research plots, harvested a variety of crops, recorded data in soybean lab

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Biological Sciences

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