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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Research Assistant working alongside professors in the University of Wisconsin-Madison CryoLab. Dr. Franklin Miller: Sub-Kelvin AMRR- NASA sponsored research into Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration for Sub-Kelvin cooling of space instrumentation with an expectation to publish findings.- Conducting super fluid helium leak testing.- Running experimental cycles and collecting high precision lab data at sub-kelvin temperatures.Dr. Jennifer Detlor: Mixed Gas Joule Thomson Cryocooler- Developing research in modeling mixed gasses in a Joule Thomson cryocooler cycle.- Wrote LabVIEW program to monitor MGJT operation.- Operated gas chromatograph to analyze mixed gas components. Dr. Gregory Nellis: Cryogenic Salvage- Disassembling and salvaging cryogenic equipment used for low temperature quantum computing.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Undergraduate Student Assistant for ME 201: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering. Working with students to help design, build, troubleshoot, and prototype a project. - This role involves instructing students engineering programs: SolidWorks, Engineering Equation Solver, and Arduino Programming. - Teaching hands on skills: soldering, machining, laser cutting, and prototyping designs.

Litchfield, Minnesota, United States

Engineering Internship at Custom Products of Litchfield. This role involved communicating with senior engineers and company faculty to design and develop equipment for large machinery cabs. Projects included:- Designing sheet metal and tubing parts for cabs and ROPS, weld placement fixtures, paint racks, shipping pallets, and mechanical structures using Creo Parametric.- Creating, updating, and organizing engineering standardized models and drawings.- Developing and standardizing weld processes including weld drawings, process sheets, and manufacturing sequences.- Conducted manufacturing time studies to optimize floor layouts and weld processes for manufacturing efficiency.- Created and analyzed manufacturing data into quoting sheets and BOM lists in Microsoft Excel

Litchfield, Minnesota, United States

This role involved answering and assisting with consumer questions relating to plumbing, electrical, and agricultural equipment.