Mechanical design, analysis and drafting work as a contractor for various companies in the Hartford, CT area.Current contracting company: US Hybrid, South Windsor CT (October 2013 - Present)-Critical in rebirth of UTC's Next Gen fuel cell powerplant under US Hybrid ownership-Responsible for design and basic analysis of subsystems (fuel and air processing, thermal management, electrical and control) and integration around hydrogen fuel cell stack-Drafting of individual… Show more Mechanical design, analysis and drafting work as a contractor for various companies in the Hartford, CT area.Current contracting company: US Hybrid, South Windsor CT (October 2013 - Present)-Critical in rebirth of UTC's Next Gen fuel cell powerplant under US Hybrid ownership-Responsible for design and basic analysis of subsystems (fuel and air processing, thermal management, electrical and control) and integration around hydrogen fuel cell stack-Drafting of individual components and assemblies, and maintenance of drawing releases and revisions-Frequent contact with suppliers and customers to answer technical questions mostly regarding integration, configuration changes and machining detailsPrevious contract opportunites:Proton Energy, Wallingford, CT (August - October, 2013)-Involved in design of a hydrogen generating device for military applications-Project included conceptual design, component research, structural analysis and validation, and delivery of a final design package with part and assembly drawings Show less

Mechanical engineer responsible for the design and analysis of prototype UAV drones and flight equipment.

Worked with ANSYS Fluent to model fluid flow around objects, focusing heavily on parachutes. Presented findings and research progress at an international conference in San Diego in November 2012.

Tutored students in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Science, and Physics courses. Assisted students with learning difficult concepts through study guides and tutorials. Tutored for a 10-day crash course for incoming freshman looking to review concepts for Math and Chemistry.

Helped to put accounting files into an online database organized by date to make it easier to find important payments and reduce file cabinet use.

Assisted customers in finding books for their courses. Stocked shelves. Handled shipping to and from the bookstore as well as company buybacks.