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Denver, Colorado, United States

• Researched, built, and tested one of the first working FMCW LiDAR proof-of-concept system • Designed, fabricated, and validated iterations of the optomechanical systems and mechanical structure of FMCW LiDAR prototypes• Interfaced with team members and engineers from partner companies to troubleshoot in-house and third-party components• Led a multidisciplinary team, utilized same workflow to develop a Time-of-Flight (ToF) LiDAR system in a very short period

Tokyo, Japan

• Researched and developed a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) prototype for AeroSense (a Sony subsidiary company)• Diagnosed and solved control-loss issues of previous full-size prototype by analyzing flight data and videos• Utilized Creo to design new generation small-scale prototypes, performed FEA and CFD analysis with Creo Simulate and XFLR • Reduced cost by 90% of the original budget via simplified test bench for new prototype

Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China

• Analyzed wind turbine blade performance with industrial software – Bladed • Modeled wind turbine blade root section with mounting studs in SolidWorks and iterated the design driven by FEA• Acquired hands-on experience of the manufacturing processes of 6MW class 75-meter GFRP wind turbine blades• Performed static stress testing and dynamic fatigue testing of large-scale wind turbine blades using IEC 61400-23 standard

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 3.6

Activities and Societies: • AIAA student membership

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, First Class Honors (Top 10%)

Activities and Societies: • Liverpool Engineers Student Society • University of Liverpool Archery Club