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Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Find practical mechanical solutions at the lowest cost, often improvising solutions with used shifters, brakes, and pads to save money on parts while maintaining the safety and functionality of the bicycle
• Train new mechanics on repairs such as brake adjustments, hub overhauls, and wheel true-ing to build safety intuition and pass on knowledge to next generation of student mechanics
• Serve on hiring committees for both career and student staff to ensure diverse and collaborate shop environment

Golden, Colorado, United States

• Collaborated with a graduate student to design a thermo-magnetic energy generation device capable of harvesting temperature differentials ~10-20 C to examine low grade energy generation
• Designed and assembled a custom axial flux generator to convert rotational energy of thermo-magnetic device to AC electricity to power multiple LEDs and small sensors and explore feasibility of deployment for OTEC
• Explored heat exchange phenomena between the device and heat sink in COMSOL to optimize device parameters and performance to cut costs and improve energy density
• Visualized COMSOL parametric sweep data in easy-to-read graphs and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences to show progress and secure funding

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Conducted independent fundamental research on hydrogels to characterize their mechanical properties and aid in hydrogel classification
• Built an ultrasonic NDT apparatus to measure the speed of sound through hydrogels of various compositions to map their response over a wide range of frequencies
• Designed experiments, sourced material, and processed data to report to graduate student mentor weekly

Marin County, California, United States

Gathered data to record, identify and monitor plant communities in the Marin Headlands and Point Reyes National Park using quadrats and geolocators. Data used to establish baselines for long term resource allocation. Learned monitoring techniques and basic plant species recognition. Worked carefully in teams in sensitive habitats with rare plants.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

High School, University Preparatory High School

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