Leading new product integration and crash architecture

Developed a new function for the crash architecture from feasibility, requirements engineering, integration, and testingPatent pending

-Root cause analysis on customer and factory escalations and delivering timely containments and solutions-Servo analysis of VAJS profile design (velocity, acceleration, jerk, snap)-Tuning PID, feedforward controllers and notch filters to contain statistical process control (SPC) issues in factory and field-Data analysis and visualization in MATLAB and Spotfire-Patent: WO2022184375

-Led a team of 5 to improve the steering system ratio, tolerance stackup, and driver visibility-Drove the engineering design from CAD and simulations to prototype assembly in 5 months-Mentored underclassmen in Finite Element Analysis, CAD work flow, and 3 phase design review

-Generatively designed a front brake pedal that was Selective Laser Sintered and submitted for the Technical Innovation Award-Topologically optimized a chassis support rib that was manufactured via water jetting-Contributed 40+ hours to the manufacturing (3-axis CNC) and assembly of the steering system-Won 3rd in the 2019 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas

-Designed the mechanical components of the strain gauge motor dynamometer-Machined various parts on our electric car-Won 5th in the 2018 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas on our first year of competing

-Developed a finite state machine (in CIF) for the Reticle Handler, a multi-robot system, that quantifies throughput to assess the impact from subsystem improvements (based on a model for a previous product)-Ran shaker table tests to aid accelerometer selection-Advised modal testing including test setup, data acquisition, and verification

-Performed modal analysis testing, including test fixtures design, to better understand reticle modes-Operated the white light interferometer to check for contamination and stitched together 1000+ images-Ran exploratory testing on epoxy dispensing methods with 10+ iterations

-Modelled the thermally minimum wait time from landing to takeoff in MATLAB for future design information-Developed fault isolation trees for production troubleshooting use-Wrote a vibration test procedure to qualify a part for aircraft-use according to DO-160 requirements-Modified GD&T drawings in CATIA for engineering change control-Observed hands-on testing at the Hydraulics Laboratory

-Designed (Solidworks) a safety mechanical stop, targeting a deflection constraint, for a humanoid robot-Manufactured it by 3D-printing negative molds to use with a 2-part expanding polyurethane foam-Learned from providing hands-on support for 3+ iterations of the wet carbon-fiber layup of the robot foot

-Performed tension testing on reinforced carbon-fiber tubes to test the impact of new manufacturing process-Created observable mounts of these samples by hydraulic press-mounting and grit-polishing for microscopic behavior analysis in ImageJ