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-Formulate and present yearly strategic plans to the Duke Alumni Engineering Council, securing $28,000 for materials and equipment and driving 300% membership growth over 2 years-Lead weekly workshops, instructing 25+ members in UAV design for durability/performance and piloting -Solder and program flight avionics and assemble drone hardware to produce 5+ race-ready drones per semester-Spearheaded Duke’s debut in the 2024 Collegiate Drone-Racing Championship, securing 5th / 65 place

-Designed, rapidly prototyped, and manufactured 15+ tool fixtures to enhance the production efficiency of Sikorsky helicopter parts-Overhauled a 1960s tensile load tester by redesigning and integrating custom mechanical and electrical subsystems to facilitate testing of Black Hawk spring capsules up to 500 lbs-Create 3D CAD models and subcomponent drawings from legacy blueprints of Black Hawk and V22 Osprey to optimize manufacturing-Wrote, delivered, and secured internal and government approval for formal documentation of Black Hawk (UH-60A) stabilator panel control box testing procedures.

-Established and currently run business that sells custom and commissionable 3D printed designs-Design multirotor UAV camera mounts optimized with finite element analysis (FEA) for impact resistance-Provide 3D printer consulting (purchases, assembly, troubleshooting) for schools and private customers -Volunteered and aligned with CT 3D Print Army Consortium to print, donate and distribute 200+ PPE face shield frames and materials to PPE workers during COVID-19.

-Reported directly to CEO of private brokerage firm specializing in life and disability insurance.-Managed agent sales pipeline via HubSpot; played a key role in Q3 commission oversight and reconciliation of employee commissions.-Efficiently updated insurance policies and managed correspondence between carriers and agents.

-Led daily strategy & design meetings for 25 team members.-Engineered and managed integration of 4+ major electromechanical subsystems within a 12-week build period-Wrote grant proposals and headed fundraising efforts to secure team attendance at key competitions-Led team to win 2nd place in 2019, 1st place in 2020, Creativity in Design Award 2022 in FRC

-Designed summer robotics and 3D printing curriculum for stem-driven enrichment camp for kids aged 4-12.-Led and facilitated daily classes; quickly troubleshot all technology issues; actively engaged with parents.