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Chicago, IL, US

Evanston, Illinois, United States

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Organized professional networking events for students and faculty in the School of Mechanical EngineeringRestructured organization hierarchy in order to efficiently increase organizational outreachIncreased organization size by 50%

Designed a ‘Rube Goldberg’ style machine by merging various scientific conceptsReorganized Team structure to allow development of practical design and manufacturing skillsProvided mentorship and professional development opportunities to underclassmen

West Lafayette, Indiana

Orchestrated multiple social events including: “Holidays at the Union” (2017) and “Rollback” (2018)Coordinated and executed events by managing teams to handle logistics, budgets and marketing

Developed, manufactured, and tested a unique pressure relief valve to avoid catastrophic failure.Utilized CAD design, fluid dynamics and static mechanics concepts during model design.Manufactured prototypes using machining and 3D printing.

Houston, Texas Area

Invented a novel Oil Field tool that reduces operational fluid cost by up to 50%.Managed the development of the cased-hole tool from concept generation to a prototype release.Built a rapid prototype and filed an Invention Disclosure currently being reviewed for a patent filing.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Coordinated manufacturing for Aeromechanical team.Fabricated multiple flight-successful planes for the AUVSI SUAS competition.Designed plane parts using CAD skills in SolidWorks to optimize flight efficiency.Manufactured parts with carbon fiber/fiberglass composites, foam cutting, 3D printing, and machining.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Explored implementations of 3D printing in field crop monitoring.Utilized 3D printers, learnt to print and open printers to maintain/repair them

West Lafayette, IN

Designed a stability system for a bio-gas digester installed in Nakiyeni, Uganda.Applied force calculations to design and build a stability cage.Updated current designs to increase efficiency of digester.Includes one semester of EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) experience.