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Quincy, MA, US

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Woods Hole, MA

• IPT and Mechanical Lead on the design and development of a line docking nose for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) on long-endurance, under-ice missions.
• IPT and Mechanical Lead on the design and development of an anchoring subsystem for an ultra-long endurance undersea glider.
• Project Engineer and Mechanical Engineer working on the design, development, and test of an open-loop, seawater buoyancy engine for a large displacement underwater vehicle.
• Mechanical Lead for the design, development, and analysis of a Very Low Frequency (VLF) Acoustic Mooring Unit with a depth-regulated, high-pressure air compensation system.
• Analyzed multiple pressure vessel housings, mooring structures, and other mechanical assemblies for stress, buckling, and vibration using ANSYS Workbench.
• Worked with internal stakeholders and external vendors to develop and maintain project schedules for the design, manufacture, assembly, and validation of four major mechanical subsystems for an experimental extra-large.

Palm Bay, FL

• Chief Mechanical Engineer and Test Lead on a multi-million-dollar maritime robotics program.
• Led the design, analysis, integration, and testing effort for a coupled undersea perception and manipulation payload for a Falcon ROV.
• Electro-Mechanical System Design Lead for an IRAD effort to develop an ultra-high resolution subsea perception and autonomy payload for an IVER3 UUV system.
• Mechanical Lead on the design of a winched seafloor buoy system with an Iridium relay for remote data capture.
• Packaged multiple undersea and surface electronics payloads.
• Designed a cathodic protection system for a large undersea structure with multiple dissimilar metals using DNVGL-RP-B401.

Richmond, CA

• Revised prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV) designs for production by leveraging DFMA and manufacturing process analysis.
• Collaborated with vendors to minimize cost and increase manufacturability.
• Developed production-level jigs for manufacturing and assembly.
• BOM cost estimations for all prototype and production designs.
• Coordinated the planning, preparation, and analysis of all at-sea testing.
• Authored detailed instruction manuals for both manufacturing technicians and vehicle customers.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Ocean Engineering

Maritime Robotics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering