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Manhattan Beach, CA, US

- Lead the design, manufacturing, and installation of UC Berkeley’s eleventh solar vehicle’s chassis- Coordinate efforts across mechanical subteams to ensure teamwide alignment and timely project completion- Conduct rigorous testing and analysis of chassis materials and composites, stress points, and safety protocols, ensuring compliance with American.

- Utilized SolidWorks to design seatbelt mounting mechanism for Excalibur, CalSol’s tenth generation vehicle- Tested stress and strain analysis on force impact of seatbelts using calculations to ensure driver safety during crash- Integrated seatbelt mounting inserts into vehicle and use c-channel testing jigs to conduct Instron system testing

- Organize event for 70+ K-3rd graders to learn about STEM and participate in Halloween-themed hands-on activities- Communicate with on-campus organizations and clubs to coordinate demonstrations and activities for students

- Planned and ran 10-week long program for high school female/non-binary students to gain exposure to engineering- Designed student curriculum, run weekly sessions, and schedule and oversee club workshops and professor lectures

- Planned series of events to encourage underrepresented high school students to pursue STEM majors- Facilitated professional development seminars, guest speaker events, workshops led by Berkeley students

- Led planning committee for current Berkeley engineering students and incoming freshman pen pal pairs- Organized welcome week for 100+ pairs of pen pals including overnight/on-campus activities and events

- Planned series of events to encourage underrepresented high school students to pursue STEM majors- Facilitated professional development seminars, guest speaker events, workshops led by Berkeley students

- Manage material inventory for hands-on STEM lessons for elementary students in the Bay Area- Collaborate with curriculum leads to purchase items and ensure proposed materials are within budget- Lead weekly lessons at underserved school each semester while developing leadership of newer mentors

- Teach 20+ students at various elementary schools around the Bay Area every week- Manage classroom and demonstration materials for STEM lessons and hands-on activities

Campbell, California, United States

- Utilized SolidWorks to design and model over 20 custom fixtures to improve production operations and performance- Authored comprehensive Device Master Record (DMR) with 96 components across 8 subassemblies to outline processprocedures and convert indented BOM and manufacturing process instructions to a visual inventory- Documented and revised tooling.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

- Utilized Top Secret Security Clearance to work within an integrated product team in a SCIF- Developed LSI Confluence page including knowledge database for customer, working calendar using custom macros- Managed Launch Base Communication Requirement Document in Visio; responsible for ensuring symmetry between LSI and customer database for Move-Add-Change.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

- Built CAMEO OV-5b, SV-4b models for constraints on the functions and operational concepts of the space vehicle- Integrated CAMEO and MATLAB to advance MBSE capabilities and analyze model metrics for DT architecture

Redondo Beach, California, United States

- Assisted the James Webb Space Telescope Chief Engineer’s Office; built knowledge of the engineering field and gained familiarity with company tools and procedures- Developed a Sharepoint page to house the Technical Issues and Threats Database consisting of meeting packages for over 400 issues over the past four years of the program- Assembled the James.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma