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United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

• Designed an upcoming battery powered equipment tool in NX using components from an earlier model
• Benchmarked and deconstructed competitor products to learn tool functionality and design
• Manufactured, assembled, and tested the prototype while redesigning to maximize specifications
• Delivered a technical presentation to the cross-functional team to hand off the design

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Design and prototype an ingestible robotic capsule capable of wirelessly disassembling on command
• Implement a disassembly mechanism through gold dissolution of a gold-coated water-soluble sugar
• Evaluate results from vivo testing of capsules in pigs to ensure bio-compatibility in humans
• Collaborate with biological and electrical teams in weekly meetings to verify compatibility between separate project components

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Implement a 2 DOF wrist into a cable-driven extra-robotic arm meant to assist individuals with paralysis
• Incorporate a flexor and rotating joint with a motion-decoupling system into the wrist
• Build and prototype joint and wrist designs using 3D printed pieces and mechanical parts
• Present recommendations in weekly team meetings to solve problems detected while prototyping

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Integrate Harmonic Drive Motors into current robot arm design using an Odrive board and ROS
• Implement keyed shaft system into the design for increased power output and control of the robotic arm
• Rebuild CAD model using SolidWorks and fabricate 3D printed pieces to reconstruct the prototype
• Used Linux to create a Python-based 3D simulation of the arm in ROS Melodic

Mexico City, Mexico

• Lead the development of a shoe sole device capable of detecting freezing of gait in Parkinson’s patients
• Built a prototype using a gyroscope, accelerometer, force resistive sensors, and an ESP-32 microcontroller
• Programmed ESP-32 to read data and transmit it wirelessly to web servers for data collection in SQL database

• Developed a portable sewage system that converts waste into energy with a team of researchers
• Redesigned the system's dryer and used CAD to virtually integrate the refined dryer into the final design
• Programmed a PID controller in C++ using Arduino to optimize incomplete combustion of waste for energy production by stabilizing oxygen concentration levels
• Conducted at-home experiments to evaluate each PID controller’s efficiency through charcoal combustion
• Collaborated with other team members to integrate ventilators and oxygen sensors linked through Arduino into the mechanical design

• Designed mechanical aspects of robots for competitions using SolidWorks and Fusion 360
• Operated fundamental manual and digital fabrication tools like band saw, drill press, 3D printers, and mill
• Collaborated with software and electrical engineering teams to manufacture a refined robot design

• Ensured premier customer service by greeting customers, answering questions, and addressing complaints in a timely manner
• Collaborated effectively with managers as a part-time employee to ensure correct schedules
• Managed over 2,500 sales transactions weekly

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering (Learning Machines And Physical Systems)

Activities and Societies: • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Member • Latinos in Science and Engineering (MAES) Member •.

Gordon Engineering Leader

• Participating in selective leader development program focused on being an effective member or leader of an industry engineering team •.

Associate Of Arts With Highest Honors

Education record

Activities and Societies: Class President, Mu Alpha Theta President