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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Designed and modeled custom mechanical hardware, including heatsinks, conduction cooled frames and RF cable guides, for high performance circuit boards• Primary mechanical designer of a new 14 slot SOSA aligned chassis product. Performed thermal simulations to optimize fin design and fully designed all structural components• Drafted part and assembly drawings for internal production of circuitboard assemblies and external manufacturing of components• Developed and built custom test fixtures for printed circuit boards to perform operational, thermal, and vibrational testing• Coded multiple SolidWorks VBA macros to increase efficiency by automizing CAD views, rendering settings, and component naming

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Designed and implemented an all new LabVIEW program to control a high power DC test station for resistive products• Rewired the DC test station to automatically measure resistance of a part before and after a test, increasing efficiency of the lab• Enhanced existing LabVIEW programs for RF test stations to keep the temperature of a test part within 3°C during power tests by adding automatic control of thermal plates• Added the option for cyclic power output to RF test stations• Created drag and drop power test schedule in Microsoft Excel to track ongoing and future tests

Liverpool, New York

• Organized, planned, and led two-week long sailing school three years in a row• Instructed 30 students each year in basic sailing skills

East Lansing, Mi

• Designed and machined fixture to perform indentation testing• Developed MATLAB code to obtain material velocity fields from experimental images• Used velocity fields to map deformation of material and track incremental strain

East Lansing, Mi

• Graded Mechanics of Deformable Solids exams for 115 students on a bi-weekly basis• Provided constructive feedback to students in order to enhance their understanding of the material

Auburn Hills, Mi

• Supported product development and testing by creating database of 260 fuel joints in active use• Assisted engineer in creation of new DFMEA system by coding an Excel file to generate DFMEAs• Validated fuel piping for use on vehicles by writing test requests• Performed validation tests on multiple parts in the lab, including burst, leak and tensile tests.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Optimized client database• Led field trips for blind high school students• Managed student profiles and data for the programs use

Fayetteville, Ny