I lead research and development efforts at Sun Buckets. We are developing thermal energy storage technologies and strategies to solve the global cooking problem. Sun Buckets has developed the first portable stored solar thermal energy source with temperatures similar to fire without the fuel, the fire, or the emissions. Over 700 million households pay on average $150/year, 25% of their income, to cook using wood, charcoal, and animal dung. The emissions from these fires result in an estimated 4 million premature deaths a year and account for around 20% of global climate forcing. We recognize this is a significant financial burden with tragic health impacts. At Sun Buckets, we are dedicated to solving this problem.

There is a significant amount of postharvest loss in Haiti due to a lack of peanut drying capacity. I have created an active and mobile dryer that utilizes stored solar thermal energy to reduce postharvest loss.

I taught Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics at Morton College.

I have developed a sealed, high temperature, thermal storage system for cooking. My PhD work focuses on the development of this device and determining the performance characteristics of the system with a variety of thermal storage materials.

Instructor for NAE Grand Challenges trackAssisted the College of Engineering with their educational mission and develop new programs and initiativesCentral mission - change how we produce engineers!

• Recruited and coordinated the NanoCEMMS Research Experience for Undergraduates program• Presented and coordinated engineering outreach activities and discussions on nanotechnology and applications• Advised teachers, high school and college students on NanoCEMMS related research, education, and outreach projects

• Preliminary development of an inverted projection micro stereolithography system for biological applications• Awarded NSF IGERT CMMB Fellowship (declined)

• Fabrication of Engineered Material Microstructures using Projection Microstereolithography (Coauthor) – MFG2011.com· Co-developed a stop-flow micro projection stereolithography ( PSTL) manufacturing system· Investigated biocompatible, biodegradable, and photopolymerizable polymers for use as tissue scaffolds and drug delivery systems

• Optimized the LLNL PμSL system and created components for the laboratory’s strategic missions and team objectives• Patent: High-Resolution Projection Micro-Stereolithography System and Method (Provision ’10, Filed ’11)• Review of Scientific Instruments 83, no. 12 (December 7, 2012): 125001–125001–6. doi:doi:10.1063/1.4769050.

Proposed $500,000 (equipment) SOC elimination project, approved by plant manager – $14MM cost avoidance Created and managed vender/technician relations for five projects Built Reliability Engineering capability in technicians and managers Designed and proposed a Print & Apply implementation, $320,000 annual cost savings

· Experimental setup of two-phase flow loop for modeling of heat transfer coefficients in microchannels· Investigated the effect of oil holdup on heat transfer in two-phase flow refrigerant systems with smooth, axial, andhelical tubes during ACRC Project #184 (Experimental measuring and modeling of oil holdup)· Experiments to develop flow regime maps and characterize heat transfer· Responsible for the training and management of three laboratory assistants· Assisted in laboratory construction, maintenance, and facilitated experiments

· Freeform fabricated an electromagnetic device using a multi-material fabricator· Created a functional telegraph receiver using all printed components· Research published in SFF Conference 2009

· Rapidly developed auditing tools for control system databases using Excel VBA · Created search tools used to justify management decisions, tools immediately implemented and facilitated change

Designed fixtures for life cycle testing in ProEWrote macros in Excel VBA to analyze test data