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San Francisco, California, United States

Lafayette, CO, United States

• Led the design, fabrication, and test of an open source woodchipper for biofuel production using Onshape and metalworking equipment.
• Used Python for mechanical analysis comparing existing data, an analytical solution, and experimental results and visualizing the data using Pandas and Matplotlib libraries.

State College, PA

• Published in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design on the design and kinematics of deployable developable mechanisms.
• Awarded at the 2023 ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition for the design of a novel deployable vertical axis wind turbine among 6 finalists.

State College, PA

• Assisting with hands-on projects and lecturing two Introduction to Engineering Design classes
• Manages machine shop and help students with projects that tackle relevant design challenges

San Francisco, California, United States

• Contributed to the mechanical design and analysis of an industrial robot with 16 degrees of freedom from experimental design to a looks-like, works-like prototype
• Designed test fixtures, test documentation, and a Python script to analyze and present the data
• Drafted part and assembly drawings using DFM considerations, GD&T, and tolerance stack up analysis
• Responsible for the development of an electrical conduit latching system and motor encoder cable routing considering abrasion mitigation and ingress protection (IP)
• Created prototypes to test features such as mechanism motion, wire bend radii, and service loops
• Visited the client's site for a week to build, document, and troubleshoot electromechanical assemblies

Boulder, Colorado

• Published and presented at the ASME Power 2022 Conference on the design and analysis of a novel thermal solution for a wind energy system with SolidWorks Flow Simulation (CFD).
• Presented at the 2019 Coleman Conference on Cognitive Disability & Technology and prototyped wireless communication and perception prototypes as assistive devices.

Boulder, Colorado

• Rehired to work as a lab assistant in the polymerics (adhesives) lab.
• Developed a product and method to improve the production of a polymerics tool, improving cycle time by 40% and increasing precision.
• Troubleshooted and repaired a 3D printer back to working order.
• Maintained and assisted lab operations.

Boulder, CO

• Worked as a lab assistant in the polymerics (adhesives) lab.
• Corresponded with suppliers in order to meet lab demands and project needs.
• Utilized 3D modeling and 3D printing experience and assisted in streamlining lab operations.
• Trained for and worked with hazardous chemicals, cleanrooms, ESD safe environments and materials testing machines.

Idea Forge, Boulder, Colorado

• Assisted students with engineering design projects.
• Learned mill, lathe, and welding in the Idea Forge machine shop.
• Assisted in improving the efficiency and organization of the senior design lab space.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Design

Focus Area: Product Design Engineering Teaching Assistant: EDSGN 100 "EDSGN 100 provides students with a foundation for engineering design.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Minor in Technology, Arts and Media CU Engineering Active Learning Award

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

2017 Study Abroad