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Avionics packaging design for electrical power systems.- Drove risk reduction of lunar lander avionics by authoring test plans for vibration, shock, and thermal testing, resulting in 2 month schedule improvement.- Managed hardware and test equipment from design ideation through fabrication; including procurement of raw materials, fabrication through shop floor and assembly.- Oversaw execution of fixtures for assembling distribution control boxes by creating design drawings, reviewing GD&T tolerances and shepherding them through release process resulting in 1 month schedule recovery.- Initiated development of product trees for next generation designs and prepared for design review in under 1 week.- Standardized modularity packaging for 5 different design box configurations by collaborating with the design team, drafting initial CAD design concepts, prepared presentations, predicted footprint impact and created Visio diagrams to align parameters and streamlined team discussion resulting in reduction of redesign efforts by 30% and saved an average of 40 hours of design resources.

Freelance technology instructor with experience teaching adults essential digital skills, including computer usage, email, and teleconferencing software. - Design and deliver custom lessons based on learners' needs, ensuring effective understanding of key concepts.- Collaborated with an LGBTQ nonprofit to develop and deliver a tailored technology curriculum to their coordinators, improving their organizational and digital literacy skills.- Provided ongoing support to ensure the successful adoption of technology in their day-to-day work.

Creative design, illustration, and graphic design- Create and design visual concepts for various projects, such as logos, fliers, posters, merchandise, and social media graphics- Collaborate with clients to understand their design needs and preferences- Develop and present design concepts and mockups to clients for approval- Revise and refine designs based on client feedback- Prepare final designs for production and delivery to clients- Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and design software- Network to attract new clients and projects- Manage finances and invoicing for freelance work

- Created CAD models for 3 product lines in Solidworks composed of complex assemblies. Manage version control through Solidworks PDM and Agile PLM. - Identified thermal and structural solutions for ruggedized electronic assemblies utilizing simulations (FloTherm and Solidworks) to reduce warpage during manufacturing; Presented fixture design solution, risk reduction plan and technical findings to secure new commercial business contracts.- Created statements of work (SOW) to contract external stakeholders to analyze shock, vibration & fatigue data in NASTRAN and Altair which saved a total of 7 weeks in project schedule. - Leveraged 3D printing in-house for prototyping of fixtures, tooling, parts, etc. Used prototypes for scale in design review made an impact; manufacturing fixtures and tools for new product implementation dress fit for final manufacturing processes. Set up test prototypes to finalize the process before high volume manufacturing of components (risk reduction). - Spearheaded cross-functional collaborative design database in (new software) Atlassian Confluence by creating business unit confluence, to prevent people working from local drives; this helped share information for process flows, data sheets, block diagrams for electrical engineering and version history to track changes, process layout, dimensions (for things in development). Resulting in a scheduled recovery of 6 months per product line and reduced unnecessary design meetings by 80%.

- Process improvement in conformal coating. Started with a capacity of 10 units/week with a single shift, and led development into >30 units/day with 2 shifts; found right settings for air pressure, materials, mix that applied to all PCB boards (manual to automated process); increased capacity by 1400% through process optimization and lean manufacturing.- Created new processes and procedures and training operators, technicians, and engineers.- Developed processes for high-quality conformal coating application and fluid dispensing (adhesive, underfill, epoxies) on printed circuit boards; automated underfill application ($6000 each to send out for processing; lead time 2 weeks - in house 3 days lead time and $200 cost of labor). Cost reduction by 96% and lead time reduction by 70%.- Cost benefit analysis for automated equipment and return on investment (ROI) reports for commission of new equipment. ROI to pay for itself in less than 6 months.- Ensure supplier and vendor capabilities for materials and equipment commission; manage international suppliers- Maintained process quality through Statistical Process Control; Temperature and humidity to fine tune air and pressure settings; reviewing trends and aligning settings. - Design of experiments for qualification of coatings, adhesives, underfill, etc; process validation for product line. - Drove masking initiative (masking boards for conformal coating manually and cutting squares out of tape); created designs in AutoCAD and created templates for laser cut sheets for peel and stick method. 8 hours to mask board reduced to 30 minutes. Trained operators to use laser cutter to cut sheets themselves (94% reduction process time).- Managed product non-conformances, drove root cause investigation and corrective actions alongside Quality Engineering

- Led development and implementation of new extraction processes for startup. Cross-functional collaboration with chemists, biologists, and supply chain- Created technical documentation from scratch to capture processes, changes, and trends- Conduct investigations on raw materials to track trends from start to end product; created tracking framework and documentation

- Joint Media Engagement, Play, Literacy, and Learning among Mexican-AmericanFamilies (2013-2015), Educational Technology, Center for Games and Impact at Mary Lou Fulton. Led bilingual interviews with families and individual family members on gaming practices. Recruited 12 families and met with them 3 times throughout the course of 18 months in their homes. Setup audio/video, collected, transcribed and translated interviews from Spanish to English. Literature review on educational technology and family gaming.- Design thinking in the classroom (2015), Education, Mary Lou Fulton Colleges, collected video footage of class during design thinking lessons. Transcription and coding.- Evaluation of park safety for women (2016), Urban Planning, School of Transborder Studies, surveyed and interviewed women in parks located in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Literature review on urban planning and femicide press coverage.

REU internship focused on virtual humans and educational technology. Created script and virtual human program using Python for a lesson on the cardiovascular system. This was used to assess the impact of "charisma" in virtual humans imparting learning.