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Stanford, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

• Redesigned several mechanical components in order to integrate force-sensing capabilities for improved system feedback.• Developed test infrastructures to assess subsystem performance and analyze material interaction under optical microscopes and a scanning electron microscope (SEM).• Implemented a python and microcontroller-based data acquisition system to log, visualize, condition, filter, and save test sensor data in real time for stability and noise analysis.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

• Managed a team of seven mechanical engineering students to design and manufacture a $4,000 robotic arm for research in quadrupedal robot loco-manipulation.• Supervised individual and overall team tasks, 3D printing schedules, and the purchasing of motors, sensors, filament, and electrical components to create and monitor the project’s bill of materials.• Performed kinematic, dynamic, and structural analysis on the finalized CAD model while incorporating DFA and DFM principles… Show more • Managed a team of seven mechanical engineering students to design and manufacture a $4,000 robotic arm for research in quadrupedal robot loco-manipulation.• Supervised individual and overall team tasks, 3D printing schedules, and the purchasing of motors, sensors, filament, and electrical components to create and monitor the project’s bill of materials.• Performed kinematic, dynamic, and structural analysis on the finalized CAD model while incorporating DFA and DFM principles to validate the design’s ability to perform to client expectations. Show less

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Managed the preparation, funding, and implementation of a $600,000 over-pressurization safety protection software program that affected a fleet of 36 heat recovery steam generator units across the world.• Investigated and corrected 20 safety task discrepancies between the new unit master schedule and internal product safety records.• Updated 300+ items within the safety team’s equipment breakdown structure and accident scenario reports, making newly created safety cases more… Show more • Managed the preparation, funding, and implementation of a $600,000 over-pressurization safety protection software program that affected a fleet of 36 heat recovery steam generator units across the world.• Investigated and corrected 20 safety task discrepancies between the new unit master schedule and internal product safety records.• Updated 300+ items within the safety team’s equipment breakdown structure and accident scenario reports, making newly created safety cases more accurately reflect their reported unsafe events.• Conducted 20+ reactive hazard assessments on gas turbine components throughout both their design lifecycles and in response to unsafe events, accidents, and near misses. Show less

• Developed MATLAB scripts based on blade element momentum theory to validate blade chord length and twist angle distributions.• Designed and manipulated blade models in QBlade and SolidWorks to create root molds, cross-sectional drawings, and blade-to-hub attachment conditions.• Manufactured several sets of blades using 3D printing, laser cutting, epoxy coating, and expanding foam molds once the blade designs were finalized.

• Constructed an external sparger column cell to conduct paper de-inking flotation tests on newspaper samples using oil and water-based inks.• Collaborated with a team of PhD students to analyze fiber brightness changes, yields, and financial differences between several de-inking flotation methods.

Mclean, Virginia

• Prepared up to 100 online and in-person orders per shift, helped open and close the business, and reorganized the space for better accessibility.

Mclean, Virginia

Coached a 7th/8th grade basketball team and helped develop their basketball skills, cooperation, and work ethic. Held one practice and one game a week during a 5-month season.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Summa Cum Laude Business Minor

Advanced Diploma