Led the Vehicle Design AQUAs team in designing and manufacturing an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) with algal monitoring and control capabilities under our PI, Dr. Joaquim Goes. Personally designed and manufactured: the waterproofing system, the propulsion system, and electrical mounting hardware. Ensured design was stable enough to mount the external algicide mixing & dispersal systems. Worked on a proposal for NASA's 2023 Micro-g NExT competition. Project was to design an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) that would carry supplies to astronauts landed in the ocean in case of an aborted launch. A full proposal detailing all design decisions was written (attached below). Personally worked on hull design and personally developed a manufacturing process that minimized weight while still fitting and requiring all required equipment. Authored proposal sections pertaining to the work done including sections on: materials, manufacturing, waterproofing, etc.. Edited the proposal in its entirety. Currently the device has been repurposed to autonomously take water quality samples and has received funding from the New York Parks Conservancy for multiple prototypes to monitor algae bloom management in parks across New York City.Did a variety of work on a rocket that was entered into the Spaceport America cup including manufactured carbon fiber fins and other composites work.

Designed and modeled breakout boards, cooperatively iterated on board design with electrical engineers to ensure they met mechanical and electrical requirements. Conducted a thorough thermal analysis that integrated multiple levels of hand calculations as well as ANSYS analysis. Designed text fixtures that maximized access to board components while still providing all necessary structural support. Defended thermal analysis and text fixture design to project leads in multiple rounds of design reviews. Created assembly and part drawings of test apparatus for manufacturing using ANSI standards and GD&T best practices. As part of an intern team, designed a micro rover with drive, steering, and suspension systems for a simulated lunar environment. The project was constrained by SWaP, timeline, budget and other miscellaneous constraints defined by the "customer". After justifying all decisions during design reviews with multiple levels of Draper senior technical staff, rapidly developed a functional prototype.

Secret Level US Security Clearance.Mechanical Engineering Intern in the Force Projection Sector of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL), specifically working for the KMT Ocean Systems and Engineering group. Was later brought on as the JHU APL ambassador at Columbia University. Given an open ended design task for a machine that would assist in the construction of a novel piece of proprietary technology. This design work included: determining the specific requirements the device would need to fit, creating Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of a number of designs, running Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations to verify the integrity of the design, and multiple rounds of design reviews where all design decisions were justified. My device design was implemented in the manufacturing process with the intent of including the designs as a larger deliverable for the sponsor. Was the sole person responsible for the design process from start to finish. Gained experience incorporating a design into a much larger body of work. Communicated with other engineers and technicians was vital to ensure that my requirements for the device were correct, and that my designs wouldn’t interfere with any other components.Additionally, was a part of a small team that was required to create mechanical drawings for a prototype Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). Work included modifying the prototype CAD models, and making both assembly and part drawings that were sent as part of a larger total design package to the sponsor. Gained experience creating documentation of subassemblies of larger vehicles as well as experience working under short deadlines.Due to the proprietary and classified nature of the work, I am unable to provide any media of the projects I worked on.

Researcher working under Professor Hod Lipson at the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University. Goal of the project was researching and designing a robot for the company Coral Vita in order to automate the cleaning and modeling of farmed coral samples. Project included high amounts of CADing, prototyping, and using techniques such as photogrammetry to model objects.

Lead of the body subteam and a member of the larger Frame, Body, Aerodynamics subteam. My work currently focuses on design, modification, simulation, and validation of the carbon fiber exterior components of the our entries to the annual EV competition.

Line Cook at the Steak Pit: a luxury on-the-mountain steakhouse. Due to a small kitchen I was autonomous with overseeing all of the logistics for my station and thus worked with a large degree of independence. Worked full time during the 2020-21 winter season and return seasonally depending on availability and conflicts with academic interests.

Research Assistant for Professor Ashwin Renganathan researching using artificial intelligence/machine learning to design aerospace systems. - Writing scripts to automate CFD postprocessing - Resarch of different deep neural networks (primarily GANs) for various Aerospace applications

Worked a variety of positions at the company, as roles were created and then redefined due to the pandemic. Initially was a home delivery driver before transitioning to a vendor role where I was responsible for ensuring quality assurance of the product in grocery stores across Salt Lake County. After that was brought on as a full time cook in the industrial kitchen.

Did graphic design and production work through the Skyline High Graphics Department, as the department did contract work for a variety of companies and people around Utah. Work within the department also led to me contracted by a number of private clients for work. Learned a variety of printing processes including: screen printing, Heat Transfer, Dye Sublimation, and Roland printing. Also did design work using the adobe creative suite (largely Illustrator and Photoshop).

Seasonal worker at Trio: a traditional Italian restaurant

Lead Line Cook at Beaumont Bakery: a french bakery/cafe with services for all three meals along with a variety of traditional french pastries. Had various managerial duties such as: overseeing morning prep, locking up, and overseeing line during rushes.