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Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for Alphabot dynameter design, assembly, and testing; PTC Creo used for assembly design and planning.- Dynameter intended to test all Alphabot sensor inputs and functions; primary focus on drive motor characterization, with support for tote and robot position sensors. - Position sensor inputs designed for integration with drive motor dynameters for small scale structure emulation. − Designed, simulated, and prototyped portions of a revised legacy Alphabot lift. Intended for unpacking robots on site without damage.− Designed & 3D printed miscellaneous sensor fixtures for coworkers (e.g., torque sensor bracket, ABB robot end effector mounting plate).

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for managing lab 3D printing jobs; basic maintenance, managing ticket work, cleaning/postprocessing of support material.Was primary operator of 5’ x 10’ OMAX waterjet; cut materials varied from 1.25” AR500 steel plates to thin plastics < 0.050”.Operated Prototrak CNC vertical mill and lathe; raw stock, waterjet parts, and off-the-shelf parts machined.Bent sheet metal parts on CNC finger press brake; flat patterns cut from aluminum and steel stock on waterjet.Developed and characterized method for embossing thin metal parts with indented features using an arbor press and 3D printed dies.Provided DFM advice to interns and full-time engineers when necessary for more effective in-house manufacturing and prototyping.

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Designed folding injection molded housings to align and protect deep-sea battery cathodes and anodesDesigned, tested, and documented pressure-balanced pump housing assemblies for deep-sea operation in conditions up to 300 psiImproved waste ejection system by implementing spring return and modifying Arduino control firmwareGenerated FEA studies and simulations of housings, snap fits, shipping assemblies, and miscellaneous parts to minimize failureAnalyzed control and sensor systems and developed logic flow to maintain neutral submarine battery buoyancyModified machined potting molds and seals for control board productionReworked, manufactured, and assembled laser cut testing stands for dynamic cell testingUpdated battery cell chemistry research equipment with modular, space efficient lab setup

Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Operated and programmed a 4' x 8' CNC table router to autonomously machine polypropylene sheetsOperated and programmed a CNC vertical millWelded support structures

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Multidisciplinary Robotics Club (MDRC)

Education record

Activities and Societies: First Robotics Competition (Team 3205, The Patriots)