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Thornton, Pa, Us

Pennsylvania, United States

• Designed electro-mechanical components for different consumer applications• Worked directly with customers to determine design requirements and end product specifications• Designed retrofit kits to appeal to larger customer audiences• Worked on new product development to bring new standard products and customer driven modifications to the market• Created new products to customer specifications and metrics, communicating along the way to ensure customer satisfaction• Created technical drawings for the development of new products both in-house and with external manufacturing

Newark, Delaware

• Designed and tested a low cost, novel, vacuum packaging system for chip product testing, reduced cost by 20%-30%• Increased capability of chip testing in order for product development to continue on schedule, unhindered• Improved efficiency of infrared LED testing by ~35%

• Worked to design and test a prototype advanced vacuum chamber system for use in cryogenic based chip testing• Worked throughout the entire design process; design, 3D modeling/simulation using Solidworks, 3D printing/machining prototype(s), final design fabrication, and testing• Mechanism developed is earning a patent

- Teaching students to use Solidworks- Grading assignments based on different criteria- Helping students with assignments related to CAD

Newark, Delaware

• Worked with Southco LLC to increase the efficiency of testing their rubber latch products by 18 – 40 times • Original equipment took ~6 months to complete a full test (one million cycles), new equipment took ~8-12 days• Used Solidworks to create accurate 3D models• Worked with Southco’s production facilities to produce working parts• Responsibilities included: creating accurate 3D models and 2D drawings, checking drawings for accuracy, designing rail/slider/attachment sub-systems, and meshing sub-systems between all project members• Recipient of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Delaware Section Group’s Outstanding Senior Design Final Project Award for the 2014-2015 Academic Year

- General store operations- Maintenance of the store- Being a cashier

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Marching bandEarned a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree. Learned about machine design, thermodynamics.

Master’S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Functioned as part of a research team designing parts, equipment, and testing devices for the team. Used Solidworks as main tool.