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Santa Clara, California, United States

- Designed, assembled, and deployed Gen One single axis drain automation for clearing 40 gallons of liquid plant media and debris from hydroponic modules in under 2 mins- Collaborated with controls engineer to incorporate flow, capacitive, and proximity sensors into design- To date Gen One system successfully completed 20K cycles in production environment over 9 months- Took initiative to incorporate learnings and test data from Gen One to miniaturize mechanism by 50% while incorporating feedback from industrial designers on aesthetics- Finalized Gen Two design for initial purchase of 4 units when tenure at Iron Ox ended by mass layoffs

Remote

San Francisco Bay Area

- Identified market need for automating reptile feeding through experience of owning geckos- Prototyped and tested rotary mechanism that held live insects and dispensed them on a timer- Used 3D printing and vacuum forming to build 30 devices for user testing with reptile owners- After Gen One deployment, incorporated user feedback to refine design for production- Joined iVenture Accelerator, filed for LLC and patents while pursuing marketing and funding strategies- Launched, sold, and shipped first production round to reptile owners in 3 countries

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

- Joined a project team developing a high fidelity bariatric manikin to train nursing students- Designed and built welded articulating “bones” for the manikin’s limbs that achieved realistic motion- Used tubing, a programmable air regulator, and CO2 cartridges to replicate the pulse from a heartbeat in the manikin’s wrist, neck, and ankle- Solved tube kinking problems by using firm core tubing with a soft outer rubber shell- Tested silicone rubbers at varying thicknesses to develop 3 layered formula that simulated human skin- Supported team in implementing three sub-projects into final manikin design

- Participated in accelerator for top student startups in U of I system - iventure.illinois.edu- Lead a team to complete product development, develop marketing, and pitch to investors

St. Louis, Mo

Vendor for the St. Louis Cardinals

Columbia, Il

Flag Staff Maintenance Company

Columbia Il

Columbia, Il

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Hoeft Technology & Management

Education record