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Rockledge, Florida, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Supervised undergraduate students in operation of machinery such as mills, lathes, water jets, and laser cutters, operate these machines to solve unique problems of students.
• Developed modules to train other shop instructors in LiDAR scanning, assist in general shop safety.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Operated state-of-the-art powder-bed fusion machine in metal additive manufacturing
• Produced parts with previously unobtainable geometries for applications in both prototyping and end-use
• Directly assisted nationally renowned researchers in their testing encompassing a variety of disciplines

New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

• Implemented Lean Six Sigma principles into assembly line by conducting time studies to identify hang up spots, drafting plan to improve line efficiency by 5%.
• Consolidated data from stations in 5 different product lines for future manufacturing plant utilizing Six Sigma prediction models.
• Bridged ideas between operators and upper management to produce effective and reasonable line adjustments.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Oversaw formation of two ~10-person project teams and led successful project outcomes, achieved 1st and 3rd Big Ten placements.
• Secured over $2,000 in university grants for projects, events, and a club 3D printer.
• Directed 5 in-person industry events to serve over 250 undergraduate engineering students.
• Doubled number of active/weekly members from 15 to 30, including non-MechE majors

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

• Designed 10 components for varying biomedical product lines and assemblies using Solidworks, created and tested 3 of these as physical prototypes, all 3 currently remain in use.
• Drafted 6 technical drawings, 4 equipment qualifications, and 3 software validations for internal team use.
• Initiated and conducted 2 novel testing procedures for R&D, addressing preexisting problems.
• Advanced automation of injection molding defect detection using Python vision systems.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.7/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Segal Design Certificate | Delta Tau Delta | ASME, PresidentMcCormick Dean Search Committee Member (sole.

High School Diploma, 4.5/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, President | Class of 2020 Board, Vice President | Momence Honor Guard, Member | Student.

Education record

Semester-long study abroad in Madrid, taking courses in engineering and Spanish language.