• Plans manufacturing process by studying work orders, blueprints, and engineering plans.• Creates and mantains production schedules to ensure on time delivery.• Manages machine and personnel resources.• Designs fixturing/work-holding solutions for difficult to machine parts.• Inspects first article and production parts using a variety of metrology equipment (5 axis CMM, FARO Arm, Laser Scanner, Optical Comparator, and hand tools/gages) • Communicates directly with customers to ensure their requirements are met.• Sources material, tooling, gages, and consumables necessary for a given job

• Plan machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T)• Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs.• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample workpieces; adhering tointernational standards.

• Facilitated product realization for student and faculty projects• Assisted student users with shop equipment including mill, lathe, 3D printers, laser cutter• trained students to operate shop equipment and observe best practices when machining• manufactured parts for university research projects and student groups

• designed and fabricated tools to increase shop efficiency• repaired and maintained equipment• inspected parts and prepared first article reports• traveled and served as company representative on site installations• coordinated with local suppliers and manufacturers to order stockand arrange material preparation• consulted with clients to review and improve product designs• programmed and operated Haas CNC mills and lathes

Fosters growth, development and activism in the innovation and entrepreneurship community at the University of Pittsburgh. Inspired by and trained under the design thinking and creative confidence models of VentureWell and the Stanford University Epicenter.

• Modeled mechanical parts and home enclosures using Rhino CAD and Grasshopper.• Generated models to profile heating and cooling loads of American housing stock.• Wrote Python scripts to analyze and present trends in new construction in the United States.• Built framework for map-based data visualizations using Javascript's D3 library.

• Built and implemented common payload for High Altitude Balloon • Designing an enclosure to withstand impact forces and maintain working temperatures to ensure functionality of payload electronics• Develop ultra-lightweight 360 video capture rig capable of functioning at 80,000 ft.

• Investigated evolutionary implications of trichromacy in Habronattus Pyrrithrix jumping spiders• Applied microspectrophotometry, cryosectioning, and photogrammetry techniques to study of visual systems of jumping spiders• Filmed courtship rituals and analyzed video sequences using constructed MATLAB script