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California, United States

Cupertino, California, Us

Helping hardware engineers get where they want to go.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

- Augmented reality eye tracking early phase architecture development- Responsible for development of next generation photonics integrated circuit (PIC) design and integration- Developed alternate paths/designs for mid and low cost architectures while analyzing tradeoffs across performance, power consumption, industrial design, etc.

Austin, Texas, Us

- Reported to camera and antenna teams within Electronic Systems (AEPD)Responsibilities- Cross platform car computer associated hardware, production at 1,000,000+ annually- Semi truck camera systems and mechanical hardware- Upstream heating technology development for cross platform rollout- Extensive cantilevered vibration reduction and testing- Semi and Cybertruck FM tuners/amplifiers- Helped design, draw and test GNSS mechanical hardware- Designed various fixtures for several applications- FM tuner mass down evaluations for M3, MS/X P2, Semi and CybertruckSkills:- Snap design and calculations- Injection molding and die cast DFM- GD&T drawings- Product requirement definition- Gasketing and sealing (IP)- Material selection and testing- Optical simulations- Testing- Working with integration, thermal, reliability, CAE, GA, service and electrical teams- Surface modeling- Tolerance Stacks- Bolt calculations- Thermal chamber testing- IR data collection- Options analysis- Stiffness improvement- Ansys FEA- Catia V5 and 3DX

Long Beach, Ca, Us

- Responsible engineer for design, analysis, drawings and manufacturing of exhaust ducting, and TVC hardware- Directed material procurement and manufacturing of engine gimbal- Designed and oversaw manufacturing of machining fixtures, proofing rigs, and other ancillary components

Richmond, California, Us

- In charge of 9 member suspension subsystem working to design, manufacture, build and tune/test the Berkeley Formula Racing 2021 competition car's suspension system- Projects managed: one piece rockers, carbon fiber suspension testing, direct actuated support, steering effort metric/definition, steering weight reduction, tab tear-out calculator & control arm part reduction.- Prior projects: A-Arm manufacturing, tabs jig design and manufacturing, pillow block manufacturing, steering modifications, ARB manufacturing, fixing upright noncompliances, bearing cup quality control and fixing noncompliances, direct actuation lateral stiffness, etc.

- Designing test fixtures for new and less invasive method of ultrasound imaging- Optimizing optical fiber entry angle- Utilizing 3D printing and CAD to make custom external hardware for testing

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

- Led $100K parts tracking project in effort to prevent product defect formation. Designed system and worked with contractors to put together a functional program for data collection analysis and with suppliers to source appropriate hardware. Reduced estimated project cost by 15% through technology and design analysis.- Validated thermal imaging process for unique application through development of various empirical and scientific mappings.- Performed calculations and related analysis of scaled-up process air systems, identifying points of concern and making suggestions with extremely high impact to systems and building design.- Analysed different humidity sensor technologies available on the market, performed a best value options analysis (BVOA) of sensors capable of reading near the saturation line at high accuracy, and constructed a failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) table of the highest scoring sensor. Additionally performed related thermodynamic back-calculations for humidity and temperature bounding box given set of conditions post pressure drop, visualizing for report via programming in Python.

- Goal: Use gyroscopic precession as a means of redistributing traction force to extend the useable lifetime of extraterrestrial vehicles- In charge of team designing the inner gimbal of gyroscopic traction force optimization test rig- Performing related calculations and constructing specifications and FMEA tables- Coordinates interface between inner gimbal and flywheel/outer gimbal teams- Aiding in CAD, design and manufacturing of system

- Developing new method to allow significantly higher energy capture in hybrid vehicles- Previous battery subteam member: focused on improving the longevity, safety, and energy capture of batteries in hybrid vehicles- Current solid parts development subteam member: working on replacing the drivetrain, decreasing motor strain, eliminating interference, debris protection, and generating a CAD model of the vehicle

- Enabletech is a biomedical device club devoted to building devices to improve the lives of surrounding community members- Currently: Technical lead and project manager for [8 person] Umbrellectric team- Working to design and fabricate a compact electronically actuated umbrella for a motor impaired member of the Berkeley community- Previously: Technical lead and project manager of [8 person] Edge sensing team - Project was to help grant Daniel Stickney a greater degree of autonomy by making a system that alerts him when his wheelchair approaches a drop in the horizontal plane, or imminent collision is detected- Utilizes 3D printed parts, Arduinos, and an array of infrared sensors among other things- Other goals are to prevent false positives, keep cost low, parts replaceable in case of breakage, and integrate the system within the wheelchair to be as inconspicuous as possible

Newark, Ca, Us

- Created generalized microfluidic platform for low cost rapid prototyping and optimization- Increased efficiency of reaction detection module preparation by 70% through automation- Trained and aided in operation of prototype handheld THC breathalyzer- Managed project to produce external handheld charging station for Hound Labs

Moffett Field, California, Us

- Participated in Fog Aerobiology research onsite at NASA Ames Research Center- Designed and aided in the manufacturing of passive fog collectors to be attached to a UAV and flown to collect fog in the lower atmosphere- First author poster and abstract publication titled "Coastal California's Fog Aerobiology and Ecology: A Local-Scale Survey of Potential Geochemical Impact" at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans on December 13th, 2017. Abstract and poster shown below