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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Design and manufacture of electric guitars and basses, specializing in figured woods, acoustic design, and custom inlay using a combination of traditional woodworking hand/power tools and CNC machining.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Experimental and simulation analysis of thermal materials and systems for electric vehicle thermal management.Lead company-wide broadcasted lectures as subject matter expert on topics including thermal management strategies and thermal material measurement techniques.Active member of several multi-national research partnerships.Presentation experience at the VP and C-suite levels.

Wilmington, Ma, Us

• Lead researcher for the development of advanced electronics cooling technologies.• Support for design, fabrication, and applications engineering of thin film thermoelectric generators for waste heat harvesting.• Manage academic engagements, including evaluation of funding proposals, for R&D collaborations.• Regional finalist in company-wide Global Early Employee Challenge• Member of patent review committee.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Research:• Numerical design of microscale thermoelectric energy harvesters using finite element analysis simulation and development of robust models for rapid design space optimization.• Experimental methods for thermal and electrical materials and device characterization, including use of optical pump/probe thermal measurement, infrared microscopy, Hall/van der Pauw measurement, XRD, experimental design, test apparatus prototyping and implementation, and Labview automation.Teaching Assistant:ME352B - Heat Conduction (graduate course, Jan-Mar 2015)• Prepared and graded homework and exam material• Held regular office hours, hosted directed help and discussion sections, filled in for regular lecture instruction as needed

Wilmington, Ma, Us

• Finite element analysis modeling of microscale thermoelectric generators.• Thermal and electrical characterization of thin film materials.

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

• Numerical simulation of high-efficiency thermodynamic power cycles for concentrated solar thermal power systems.• Analysis and review paper published in "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews."

Pasadena, Ca, Us

• Thermodynamic phase modeling for methane clathrate hydrates under conditions simulating Saturn's moon Titan.• Use of cryogenic calorimetry for low temperature thermodynamic data collection.• Handling of high pressure fluid systems.• Experimental automation in Labview.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Design, numerical simulation, and optimization of a novel distributed-scale concentrated solar thermal power system using Monte Carlo ray-tracing and thermodynamics analysis.• Development of custom 3D ray-tracing application in Fortran90 and VPython to simulate and optimize a heliostat field with unique tracking mechanism.• Modeling and analysis of single and combined thermodynamic power cycles for concentrated solar thermal systems using Engineering Equation Solver.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

ME5241 - Computer Aided Engineering (graduate/undergraduate, January 2012-May 2012)• Graded assignments for class of 120 students and held weekly office hours for topics on Matlab, ANSYS, Pro/E (Creo), and mechanics.ME8343 - Radiation Heat Transfer (graduate, September 2011-December 2011)• Prepared documents in LaTeX, graded homework assignments, and led class discussions.ME3333 - Heat Transfer (undergraduate, January 2011-May 2011)• Conducted bi-weekly recitation sections for 50+ students. Held two office hours per week. Assisted with course preparation and grading of homework assignments and exams.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Development of dynamic web applications for visualization of satellite-acquired environment and climate change data.• Worked in partnership with NASA and Cisco for the Planetary Skin initiative, named #17 best invention of 2009 by Time Magazine.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Experimental study of electrically-induced plasma processes in the reforming of ethanol to hydrogen gas for energy applications.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

M.S., Mechanical Engineering - Heat Transfer

B.S., B.M.E., Physics, Mechanical Engineering