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Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Team Website: https://www.robogrinder.com/This year, I am taking on the new challenge of becoming the team's Vice President as well as technical lead for the Hero robot. I plan on getting new recruits as hands on as possible while also dividing the work evenly among my members. I managed a team of 90 students to design 7 unique combat robots for the DJI.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Team Website: https://www.robogrinder.com/Organized a team of 15 mechanical and electrical engineers to design, fabricate, wire, and program a 150-pound robot that launches both 17mm and 42mm projectiles.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

I drove the "Hero" robot for the RoboMaster North American Competition for the 2021 and 2022 competitions. I was responsible for the setup, operation, and repair of one of the team's three robots in the competition.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Team Website: https://www.robogrinder.com/In my semester on the team, I participated in building the "Hero" class robot and drove the "Hero" robot for the RoboMaster North American Competition in 2021. Specifically, I designed new components for the turret and chassis systems in SolidWorks to ensure the robot could reliably and consistently launch golf.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

The Research Engineering Undergraduate is a research position at Virginia Tech's Assistive Robotics Lab that included designing a lower-body exoskeleton for assistive walking and lifting. The exoskeleton was designed using Fusion360. In particular, I designed the waistband of the exoskeleton. The initial structural analysis of this exoskeleton was.

Allentown, NJ

Summer 2019 - Machine Shop Intern: Assisted in the production of products while operating power tools, band saws, and CNC milling machinesSummer 2020 - Spot Welder: Assisted in the production of products while operating spot welding machines and hydraulic presses.Summer 2021 - Engineering Department Intern: Assisted in converting 2D AutoCAD drawings to 3D.

Secaucus, NJ

Summer Clerk responsible for general office duties, data compilation and project assignmentWorked over the summer (June to August) from 2015 to 2019.

Highstown, NJ, United States

Joined the team's Drive Team in 2018, which was responsible for the maintenance and operation of the robot during competition. Was made the team's primary robot driver for the 2019 competition season. Performed repairs on and operated the team’s robot for over 50 competitive matches.

Highstown, NJ

Team website: http://frc5895.peddie.org/Competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition (2017, 2018, and 2019 competition seasons). Utilized Autodesk Inventor to design and develop several complicated robots within the FIRST Robotics Competition. Manufactured the robot using CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC routing, manual turning, and power tools.

Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: VT Clay Target team (2019 - 2022), VT RoboGrinder robotics team (2021 - present), VT Mechanical Engineering.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: FRC Team 5895: Peddie School Robotics Peddie Orchestra: Percussionist (Full Orchestra, Concert Band, "Pulse".