# Will Kadison

> MSe, Columbia University, Biomedical Engineering, emphasis on entrepreneurship and design. Natural leader and people person.

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/willkadison

With over 2 years of combined experience in mechanical, biomedical, and photonics engineering, I am a versatile and creative professional who can design, test, and build solutions for various challenges. I have an MSe in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, where I focused on entrepreneurship and design, and a BS in the same field from Tulane University, where I gained hands-on experience in labs and workshops.

Most recently, I was a Mechanical Design Engineer at Blue Innovations Group, where I contributed to the development of an electric boat prototype. I designed key components and systems, researched and sourced materials, manufactured and assembled parts, collaborated with cross-functional teams, and ran simulations to ensure structural soundness and safety. Previously, I also worked as a Photonics Engineer at Atlantic Photonic Solutions Limited, where I designed and tested a system of high-power UV lights to eradicate pests in salmon farming. I also have an extensive background in commercial construction, spanning from project management to survey work to laboring, giving me a unique understanding of the inner workings of all aspects of construction projects. I have skills in CATIA V6, Fusion 360, Inkscape, MATLAB, Excel, Bluebeam, and various machining tools, as well as a conversational knowledge of Spanish. I am passionate about finding sustainable and innovative solutions for real-world problems, and I am looking for work opportunities in biomedical and mechanical engineering, especially in the design or business aspects.

## Work Experience
### Product Development Engineer @ Hexmodal
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States
-Planning, developing, and testing new products & features
-Collaborating with clients and/or internal teams to understand user needs
-Drafting proposals and designs of software & products to meet these needs
-Managing 3rd party vendors and other engineers
-Modifying existing products to correct errors, improve performance, or add features

### Woodworking Teacher @ CraftsmanAve
Jan 2025 – Present | Brooklyn, New York, United States
-Instructed classes of up to 16 students with zero woodworking experience on how to build a wooden table from start to finish.
-Developed and delivered technical lessons emphasizing safety, clarity, and tool proficiency.
-Refined ability to adapt training to diverse learning styles.

### Start-up Engineering Consultant @ Self Employed
Jan 2024 – Present | Brooklyn, New York, United States
-Designed and tested (production intent) internal structural, electrical, and external aesthetic key components for an electric boat prototype.
-Produced and managed project schedules to ensure product development followed company timeline and budget guidelines.
-Researched and sourced components and tooling from manufacturers (sheet metal, thermoforming, etc.) domestically and internationally.
-Manufactured and assembled key components and systems in the manufacturing facility using a range of power and hand tools. 
-Collaborated with teams (electrical, software, battery) to ensure all systems and structures could be properly integrated for mass production.

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ Blue Innovations Group
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States
-Designed (with production intent) internal structural, electrical, and external aesthetic (A-surface) key components for an electric boat prototype 
-Researched and sourced components from manufacturers (sheet-metal, thermoforming, etc.) domestically and internationally
-Manufactured and assembled key components and systems in the manufacturing facility using a range of power and hand tools and installed them into our prototype
-Collaborated with teams (electrical, software, battery) to ensure all systems and structures could be properly integrated for mass production
-Ran simulations on internal structures to ensure they were structurally sound and had the proper safety factor
-Generated and completed engineering drawings on the single-part and assembly levels to provide to manufacturers using GD&T principles

### Sustainability Intern @ The Bee Conservancy
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area
-Served as a sustainability intern for the fall of 2022
-Assisted with project management and handling of in-person events as well as various research and outreach tasks

### Photonics Engineer @ Atlantic Photonic Solutions Limited
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
-Designed and tested a system of 10 high-power UV lights to eradicate pests in salmon farming with a team of photonics engineers
-Developed and built 3 measuring systems and techniques to assess function of various light 
arrangements
-Analyzed and processed data from various testing methods to create light and heat maps using MATLAB and Microsoft Excel
-Performed research involving fish both in the lab and on-site
-Designed experiments and experimental apparatuses with the research team and executives
-Used over 50 thermal imaging videos and data processing to determine relevant temperature thresholds

### Sustainable Farm Hand @ Wright Family Farm
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Participated in a work exchange program for two months before starting graduate school in the fall. In this program I was required to do 30 hours of farm work a week in exchange for housing and food. 
-Handled farm maintenance such as refinishing two fences and inputting a door into the bathroom where the work exchange helper live
-Picked a variety of fruits and vegetables daily and brought them down to the farm stand for sale
-Assisted with picking of fruits higher up in trees
-Weeded 8 garden beds containing pineapples and other fruits and vegetables
-Watched over and interacted with the 2 children while the other family members were busy
-Helped make sure the farm had a positive environmental impact while living sustainably 
-Moved items around the farm that needed moving
-Picked coffee beans off of upwards of 100 coffee plants
-Trimmed and watered other plants that needed maintenance
-Completed any other odd jobs that needed doing around the farm

### Rapid Prototyping Technician at The Tulane MakerSpace- Maker Ninja @ Tulane MakerSpace
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
-Assisted users in the use of machining tools such as lathe and mill with CAM functionality, 3 laser cutters, water jet, 13 3D printers, wood shop machinery, and metal shop machinery 
-Used creative thinking to help users in manufacturing prototypes in a variety of fields for projects that were professional, academic, and personal in nature
-Trained users in the use of various technologies including laser cutters and 3D printers as well as use of Inkscape vector graphics editing software
-Performed and assisted prototype testing in various forms for users who required assistance
-Conducted maintenance on various tools in the shop as well as routine inspection and repair
-Designed parts in Autodesk Fusion 360 and Solidworks as well as manufacturing these parts
-Machined pieces using CNC capabilities of the mill and lathe

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Tulane University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Acted as a research assistant in the lab of Dr. Mark Mondrinos that studies the fabrication of microphysiological systems
-Participated in the design of chips to contain microphysiological systems
-Designed measurement methods for determination of accuracy in geometry of 3D printed chips
-Studied how to shrink organ-on-a-chip systems without losing accuracy
-Improved cleaning and finishing process for resin-based 3D printed chips
-Collaborated with a team of graduate and undergraduate students as well as professors and other researchers
-Collaborated with other lab members to learn proper use of new 3D printing technology and analyze methods of post print processing
-Developed laboratory skills

### Contractor's Assistant @ Private Contractor Eddy Picquet
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Assisted a private contractor with the remodeling of the inside of a shotgun-style house in uptown New Orleans. I worked full time during the summer and then transferred to a part time role when school started again in the fall of 2020. I started as a member of a small team but eventually was the only person asked back to act as assistant to the contractor. 
-Completed demolition work on the inside of the house to prepare for remodeling
-Measured and cut over 100 pieces of wood to use for framing using a miter saw
-Removed thousands of nails
-Cleaned up debris from demolition and construction
-Helped to reframe the inside of the house by putting up boards and using a nail gun to secure them
-Assisted the contractor with small jobs at other job sites such as fixing broken fences
-Helped the contractor to remove and reframe walls and windows
-Supported in removal of old wiring and inputting new wiring for electrical in the house
-Assisted in the removal old piping for gas and water and prepared areas to be re-piped

### Construction Laborer @ Cardi Corporation
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
-Performed manual labor tasks 55 hours a week in Providence, RI
-Commuted one hour each way daily to improve road conditions and ensure sidewalk ADA compliance in Providence, Rhode Island
-Collaborated with a team of laborers to complete tasks quickly and efficiently
-Used practical thinking and team work for issue resolution concerning problems that arose on the fly, to continue the work as efficiently as possible

### Engineering and Project Management Intern @ Cardi Corporation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
For the summers of 2018 and 2019, I interned in the engineering office at Cardi Corporation Construction, helping the civil engineers complete daily tasks. 
-Plotted thousands of data points into a measurement software to calculate values about the jobs the company was undertaking and bidding on
-Created job schedules and input them into the company's scheduling system for others to access using Primavera P6
-Attended meetings with senior engineers and jobsite foreman and took notes in these meetings to later input the information into working documents
-Visited job sites with a senior engineer to view the progress of the job and update the schedules accordingly
-Analyzed job plans and blueprints using Bluebeam software to calculate areas and volumes for current jobs and future bids
-Reached out to foreman and subcontractors to gather information about ongoing and future jobs
-Searched for and compiled old documents when information was needed on old jobs
-Formatted documents and created binders to update personnel on what was going on and what was expected
-Searched for and highlighted specific structures on plans for jobs the company was to bid on to help foresee issues and construct bid estimates

### Sales Representative @ CUTCO Cutlery
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
-Sold over 3000$ of fine cutlery to new clientele
-Called various people to set up showings of products
-Leveraged my network to find more possible customers

### Project Surveyor @ Cardi Corporation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
During the summer of 2016, I worked as a member of the survey team for a job extending a runway at T.F. Green Airport. Work on the runway usually began at 6 a.m. and would continue for 10-12 hours a day. 
-Utilized military-grade GPS survey equipment around the job site
-Calculated volumes of material coming in and out of the job site using the GPS equipment
-Laid out locations and grades of future structures and areas around the job site
-Inspected current work to ensure it was being done correctly
-Collaborated with other members of the team to ensure the job ran smoothly and people were able to be where they were needed
-Installed and removed GPS equipment from bulldozers so that the operator could more accurately complete their work
-Clarified confusion among operators and laborers about future plans using digital plans
-Collaborated with my partner to get twice as much survey work done around the job site
-Inspected the existing runway to search for any possible areas of issue in the future
-Transported important equipment and documents between the yard at headquarters and the job site
-Delivered vehicles and equipment to other job sites that were in need

### Garage Help @ Cardi Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
-Assisted mechanics with truck repairs
-Completed purchase orders for items needed in the construction yard and in the garage
-Coordinated with suppliers to set up parts orders and write corresponding purchase orders
-Cleaned up the garbage around the construction yard
-Delivered documents and carried items between the different offices of the company
-Coordinated with delivery drivers and signed for packages coming into the garage
-Reorganized the file room and other storage areas


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Columbia Engineering
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Bachelor Science Engineering in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Tulane University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
University of Melbourne
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### High School Diploma
Dover-Sherborn High School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/willkadison
- Website: https://wkportfolio.squarespace.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-01