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Los Angeles, CA, US

• Lead subteam in redesigning and optimizing powertrain transmission system for increased torque, and competition performance
• Spearheading the design of UCI’s first AWD gearbox, following ANSI/AGMA 2001-D04 standards
• Responsible for the design of the primary reduction system, as well as the testing and tuning of the CVT to ensure sufficient torque transfer through the engine curve.

Irvine, California, United States

• Lead subteam of 6-7 people to design and manufacture UCI's second all-wheel-drive powertrain system for the 2024 Baja SAE Competition
• Develop the first driveshaft-driven, selectable RWD/AWD power transmission system, incorporating front and rear differentials
• Designed sprocket and chain assembly and custom differential coupler. Verified using FEA, torque and ratio calculations
• Achieved goals of scoring top 50% in competition, improving power delivery to the front wheels, and improving maneuverability/handling of the vehicle.

Irvine, California, United States

• Lead subteam of 5-6 people to design and manufacture the steel chassis for the 2023 Baja SAE Oregon competition
• Communicate with other subteam leads to ensure full compatifibility between each subteam, modifying the chassis to accommodate for design changes; Simultaneously, verifying that chassis is compliant with 138 page SAE.
• Present progress and goals through weekly engineering status reports to team members, advisors, and professors
• Manufacture chassis using solidworks generated member profiles, angle grinding, tube bending, and MIG welding
• Chassis successfully passed tech inspection without fault, and vehicle was able to compete in every dynamic event at the 2023 Baja SAE Oregon competition; Protected driver in a high-speed front impact collision

Irvine, California, United States

• Worked with subteam to design the chassis for the 2023 Baja SAE competition
• Used Solidworks to conduct FEA on different roll cage iterations and comparing yield strength, weight, center of gravity, and maximum stress for different impact scenarios

Irvine, California, United States

• Continued Responsibilities
• Designed skid frame to support Captura's final and largest pilot system installment, set to remove 1000 tons/year of excess CO2 from the ocean; created frame model and manufacturing drawings to be sent for outsourcing
• Redesigned sidewall fusion machine support towers to withstand calculated loads. Performed finite element analysis to verify structural integrity and mounting bolt safety factors, reducing peak stress by 142%
• Designed pipe drilling fixture using t-slot framing to secure 12” pipe during drilling on industrial press.

Irvine, California, United States

• Utilize Siemens NX to create/update custom 3D product models, assemblies, and technical drawings to be sent to and approved by customers and internal or external production teams for manufacturing
• Work alongside design engineer to design, model, and draft an ultrafiltration pipe skid. Independently responsible for skid frame, the design of custom support brackets, and pipe support locations/assembly.
• Worked with co-intern to fully design a hydrostatic testing system. System has an adjustable output flow ranging from 0-70 gallons per minute, and a raised drainage floor to allow used testing water to be reclaimed.
• Assist design engineers to create product update proposals based on worldwide customer requests, ranging from data center spool design, to converting a steel pipe manifold to insulated polyethylene pipe and valves.

Irvine, California, United States

• Collaborated with a group of 5 others to autonomize our rover utilizing an Arduino and photoresistor, while simultaneously designing a claw mechanism to pick up objects identified using a PixyCam
• Rover placed 1st fastest out of 31 teams in the final competition
• Responsible for designing the chassis, steering, and claw mechanism of the rover
• Responsible for modeling and assembling the 80+ components of our rover on SolidWorks

Irvine, California, United States

• Led a team of 6 other engineering students to fabricate and race a remote-controlled rover, which placed 3rd fastest out of the 40+ engineering teams competing

Mcbride High School

• Part of the Solar Cup competition, hosted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Teams from throughout Southern California compete to build and race a solar-powered boat.
• Assisted the team in winning 3rd place out of 40+ schools in the 2018 and 2019 Solar Cup competition
• Promoted to drivetrain lead in 2019 to manage a team of 4-5 people to design, develop, and test the drivetrain system of the boat
• Calculated and optimized different gear ratios, propeller diameters, propeller pitches, and shaft angles to achieve maximum speed and/or efficiency based on the type of race
• Independently utilized metal shop machinery such as the lathe, CNC and Manual mill to machine components of the boat
• Wrote and edited complex technical reports regarding each component of the drivetrain system

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta IX, BAJA SAE, Engineering Student Council

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Solar Cup, Machining (lathe, manual mill, CNC router), Welding• Graduated valedictorian of the class of 2021 •.