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Ocala, Florida, United States

Testing equipment manufacturer for water meter testing as well as diversified products related to water meter implementation.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Assist customers in finding and understanding various products throughout the store • Prepare Geek Squad team for installation by staging appliances, TVs, and accessories • Plan and setup multiple, large tech displays throughout the store for customers • Work overnights to ensure next-day trucks can be properly offloaded and down stocked

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

• Maintained a clean and organized work environment• Replaced and/or fixed parts of equipment as needed• Discussed with team members best practice techniques• Knowledgeable and nursery layout and answered questions for customers• Assisted in the offloading of various materials used in the workplace• Basic communication in foreign language to accomplish task at hand• Built a jigsaw for mass production and assembly of trellises• Operation of an articulating front-end… Show more • Maintained a clean and organized work environment• Replaced and/or fixed parts of equipment as needed• Discussed with team members best practice techniques• Knowledgeable and nursery layout and answered questions for customers• Assisted in the offloading of various materials used in the workplace• Basic communication in foreign language to accomplish task at hand• Built a jigsaw for mass production and assembly of trellises• Operation of an articulating front-end loader for plant/ tree transport Show less

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Prototyped a parabolic solar concentrator base using unique slotted designs and modular fasteners• Utilized light tracing to identify electrical power outputs of a concentrated photovoltaic cell• Repurposed OTS part to reduce cost by 5% and manufacturing time by 8%• Mitigated a high-resolution motor encoder by implementing an “overflow” algorithm• Identified critical thermal failure of a 3D-printed part and resolved it using multi-stage insulation• Analyzed 5 critical… Show more • Prototyped a parabolic solar concentrator base using unique slotted designs and modular fasteners• Utilized light tracing to identify electrical power outputs of a concentrated photovoltaic cell• Repurposed OTS part to reduce cost by 5% and manufacturing time by 8%• Mitigated a high-resolution motor encoder by implementing an “overflow” algorithm• Identified critical thermal failure of a 3D-printed part and resolved it using multi-stage insulation• Analyzed 5 critical locations using 1st principles, simulation, and experimentation• Performed motor torque calculations in worst-case scenarios under continuous loading• Applied material selection criteria to critical locations using an Ashby charts• Designed “black box” wiring schematic for a microcontroller, sensors, and power management Show less

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Mediated communication barriers among international students to obtain highest design ranking• Revised 100-page design report with multiple subsections, figures, and drawings• Invented a system so wheelchair-bound passengers could get to a window seat unassisted

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Designed an arm with 2 motors to assist in multi-purpose grabbing and lifting• Machined sheet metal scoops, aluminum hubs, and brackets for DC motor functionality• Lead a 4-person team in concept selection and sub-system integration

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

• Established the 1st FES student chapter at Palm Beach State College• Increased core membership by 363% and active membership by 213%• Initiated team-building projects to construct trebuchets, garbage sculptures and a hovercraft

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

• Lead group review sessions of over 20 students as a supplemental instructor • Worked 1000+ hours with 1-on-1 tutoring in algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, and statistics• CRLA certified in over 40 hours of training in modern learning techniques

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

• Organized a 5-day leadership conference to Seattle for 32 members with a $23,000 budget• Managed Honor in Action project which boosted the chapter to a top 25 ranked, 5-star rating• Delegated tasks to a 7-member team to execute a VP campaign strategy for international office

Houston, Texas Area

• Manufactured liquid-tight boxes to contain water, oil, and rubbing alcohol for experimentation• Installed bumpers on exterior frame and rubber gaskets for metal edges to protect against injury• Created water-resistant seals around electrical fittings in a “free floating” environment

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Small Satellite Design Club, Toastmasters

Student Exchange, Mechanical Engineering, Junior

Activities and Societies: Airbus design challenge

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Engineering, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa President, Florida Engineering Society, Student Government, Math Olympics 1st Team