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San Francisco Bay Area

Canoga Park, Ca

• 3D modeled and developed blow mold prototypes and bottles• Machined industrial blow mold tooling for pond floatation protectors

Chatsworth, Ca

CNC machined complex surfaces in plastic and foam for rapid prototyping of inventions. • Machined prototype show models, including those featured in season 2 of the CNBC show ‘Make Me A Millionaire Inventor’• Assembled prototypes • Consulted in ideation for new redesigns

Santa Clara, Ca

Using Mastercam (x7, x8, or x9) I am responsible for programming a variety of parts requested by our customers. Using anything from a solid model in solidworks to just a 2D print, I use Mastercam to create an NC program for a 3 axis, 4 axis, or a horizontal CNC mill to read. I am responsible for:-Thoroughly reading each print-Making clear and concise setup and tooling notes-Understanding the machines-Finding or ordering the tools needed-Understanding and accounting for desired tolerances -Striving for the most efficient operation process to make a good part-Machine setup and adjustments-Reading G code-Machining at least the first part within tolerance, sometimes more (using Fanuc & Mori Seiki controllers) Parts are inspected by our QA department after every step of the operation process. Most of the time, I program the part and hand it over to a machinist. Occasionally, I am tasked to setup and proof the part or complete an order for the parts I program. I've programmed, setup, and made some parts that have tolerances within +/-.0002 inches on 3 or 4 axis mill machines. The parts we make are initially for prototypes and used in assemblies with a variety of applications that include lab testing equipment, cameras, electronic devices, and spacecrafts.

San Jose, California

My responsibilities encompassed a wide range of activities due to AWS being a small completely in-house business. Their calibration test equipment was designed, machined, assembled, and shipped by roughly 15 people. For the last six months I worked there, my work day consisted of making sure machines are running, constantly making parts in their machine shop (3 cnc mills, 1 lathe, all Haas). My responsibilities included 3-axis mill setup and efficient production of a vast selection of aluminum, steel, or plastic CNC parts by mill or lathe for assembly. Often I was involved in assisting the assembly of our products before shipping and using that feedback to alter parts we make.My other responsibilities at AWS include:-Assembly and development of their new designs.-Use Solidworks to model assemblies, document, and ensure fit and function of designs. -Use Mastercam to program parts for production of new designs.-Use AutoCAD to update, alter, and track part dimension revisions and assembly notes.-Use Excel to track shortages and order demands to inform the machine shop and purchasing.-Create Bills of Materials for a multitude of assembled product lines. -Track shortages, orders, and delivery times. From this information I would then-Research sources to procure raw material to be machined or used in assembly with respect to lead time and cost.-Purchase and track said materials.-Organize updated documentation-Communicate information between sales, assembly, production, and management

University Of California, San Diego

• Responsible for setting up, building, improvising solutions, and data collection for fluid dynamic experiments for Oceanography PhD graduate student Benjamin Maurer’s thesis for his research under UCSD Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering Research Professor Paul Linden• Matlab program for experimental set up and analysis• Responsible for recording, analyzing, and understanding principles involved as well as general assistance in cleaning, organizing, moving, maintenance of lab area.

• Directing lost visitors to their destination from the UCSD information booths.• Cataloging, producing, and posting directional parking and pedestrian signs for campus events• Trained coworkers, handled cash, worked parking at over 200 events.General assistance: answering phones, cleaning, tidying, moving, and driving.

• Responsible for completing two projects: 1. Site airborne particulate reduction: I improved the site’s airborne particulate count by collecting and analyzing dust to identify the source. 2. Lead contamination in soldering station analysis: I conducted study on the site’s soldering stations to examine if the amount of lead exposure was safe for workers• Responsible for re-writing site’s Chemical Handling Procedures from observational study of on-site procedures and various online sources.• My experience there allowed me to observe the manufacturing, testing, and engineering it takes to create reliable missile guidance technology.

• Ensure safety of members in pool and organization of pool area as a lifeguard.• Hold one on one swimming lessons for children and adults with or without special needs like autism, blindness, down syndrome, and paraplegia. I have had over 30 students and held up to 6 lessons a day.

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

Elective Coursework: Environmental Sustainability, Nanomaterials, Energy Technology, Spacecraft Guidance UCSD Engineering Projects: 1..

Manufacturing

Activities and Societies: Machining ClubCoursework: Solidworks (Intro & Surface Modeling), CNC Mills (G code), CNC Lathe, CNC Mills.