• Worked on a team of 25 to help ~1000 PRL members per year bring their product concepts to life

• Instructed students in safe usage of the manual lathe, mill, CNC mill, woodworking equipment, sand casting facility, MIG/TIG/oxyacetylene welding equipment, sheet metal tools, 3D printers, laser cutters, etc.

• Welding specialist (1 year). Designed & taught workshops for MIG/TIG/oxyacetylene welding, tube bending, and water jet cutting

• One of two course assistants for ME 318 (CNC machining & design) (1 year). Taught advanced CNC machining techniques, workholding, CAM, design for CNC, lateral thinking, and design for injection molding

• Mechanical design lead for a charging product (full assembly)

• Applied mechanical design skills including PCBA packaging, design for assembly/injection molding/metal stamping, CATIA V6, Ansys FEA, GD&T, design reviews, DFMEA, DFM & negotiation with vendors

• Conducted and summarized thermal characterization of a prototype

• Designed 2 unique connectors: USB-A for Mac Studio and AC Inlet for HomePod. Worked with cross-functional teams to take products from concept to ship

• Owned CAD of 13 unique parts; design for injection molding, metal stamping, insert molding, assembly

• Worked closely with vendors to incorporate DFM into 3D designs and troubleshoot manufacturing challenges

• Performed ~80 successful FEA analyses on ~5 different connectors in ANSYS and Abaqus

• Presented design reviews, both impromptu in team meetings & prepared for scheduled presentations

• Brainstormed with team members to create dynamic solutions that are elegant and functional; ME fundamentals

• Worked in New Product Development on design & implementation of additively manufactured PDC drill bits

• Performed material characterization of the printer feedstock using SEM, optical microscopy, Hall flowmeter, bulk density machine, HRC hardness testing, ASTM standards, lab outsourcing

• Implemented DOE to conduct theme optimization of the printing parameters

• Performed data analysis of the matrix powder feedstock & printed components to find powder reclamation viability and determine the degradation & property changes over time

• Communicated & worked with materials & mechanical engineers, outside lab representatives, and technicians