Staff Systems Engineer

• Jul 2023 - Present

Systems Lead at medical device company that develops digital microscopes for surgery. Systems Lead at medical device company that develops digital microscopes for surgery.

Senior Systems Engineer

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

Senior Systems Engineer - Laser Ablation

• Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

PhD Candidate - Research Assistant

• May 2013 - May 2019

Chrisey Research Group Interdisciplinary PhD in Physics and Mathematics with research in Biomedical Engineering • Leadership role as technology manager and mentor to undergraduate students in lab • Projects include: bioprinting GUI using QT, framework for data mining laser direct-write, bioprinting protocol development, laser-material interaction simulation, sapphire laser machining for solar cells. • Developed computational method to generate micromachining toolpath automatically, automated bioprinting process, specialized programs to assist with biofabrication tasks • Simulated material removal and phase change by programming explicit solver for Stefan’s method and developed new method for moving boundary simulation Show less

NSF I-Corps Fellowship

• Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

• $50k grant awarded to investigate commercialization potential of bioprinting and microfabrication technology developed during thesis • Conducted 104 interviews with industry experts in pharmaceutical drug discovery, organ-on-a-chip devices and microfabrication • $50k grant awarded to investigate commercialization potential of bioprinting and microfabrication technology developed during thesis • Conducted 104 interviews with industry experts in pharmaceutical drug discovery, organ-on-a-chip devices and microfabrication

Materials Design Engineer Intern

• Sep 2016 - Jan 2017

Applying integrated computational material engineering framework to a variety of material systems and building numerical simulations of laser processing of materials. • Computing methods included: CALPHAD (approximating dynamic properties using equilibrium data), molecular dynamics (simulate randomly falling powder materials), finite element (heat conduction) • Built numerical simulations of laser processing of materials for uncertainty quantification and property prediction of parts produced via additive manufacturing. • Simulation controlled in a Jupyter Python notebook and ran on a remote HPC. As a client node of server, controlled UNIX, python and C++ scripts that executed different simulation steps and then subsequent analysis using Pandas Show less

Engineering Technician

• Sep 2012 - Nov 2013

• Designed parts for heavy lift vertical takeoff and landing UAVs (quadcopters) • Extensive CAD (SolidWorks) design work and high strength resin 3D printing • Long term and weekly project planning • Designed parts for heavy lift vertical takeoff and landing UAVs (quadcopters) • Extensive CAD (SolidWorks) design work and high strength resin 3D printing • Long term and weekly project planning

Engineering Intern

• May 2012 - Sep 2012

• Industrial Engineering in National Center for Advanced Manufacturing • Created new vehicle storage system proposal, simulated process, presented to management, most aspects adopted by management • NASA Six Sigma Green Belt & Lean Manufacturing Program, MTN1 Motion-Time Analysis • 3-D modeling of crib and existing NASA structures Daily responsibilities focused on Civil and Industrial engineering, particularly focusing on special projects for the logistics department. Discussed broad goals with the head of the logistics department and defined the scope of the project and then proceeded to develop several different ways to accomplish the project. This entails 3-D modeling of existing areas, creating a 3-D model of the proposed plan, creating a Lean Six-Sigma layout, working with the site estimators to create a budget proposal and determine the most cost effective plan as well as working with the electrical and structural engineering groups to determine the feasibility of the plans. My experience with Jacobs has taught me that engineering is both an iterative and collaborative process that requires creative brainstorming as well as detailed oriented planning and calculation. The largest project that I was principally responsible for was a plan for repurposing a 25,000 sq. ft area to be repurposed into a mobile equipment hub and maintenance area. Show less

Patent Draftsmen

• Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

• Assisted small engineering firm prepare innovative pump design for patent application • Defined major advantages of new pump design • Created 3D CAD models of new pumps • Assisted small engineering firm prepare innovative pump design for patent application • Defined major advantages of new pump design • Created 3D CAD models of new pumps

Researcher

• Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

Simulated butanol purification processes in ChemCAD. Simulations were used to calculate energy consumption per kilogram of viable butanol bio-fuel. • Used ChemCAD, excel and MatLab to perform analysis, interpret data and create presentations • Worked with Dr. Prindle, Department of Chemical Engineering Simulated butanol purification processes in ChemCAD. Simulations were used to calculate energy consumption per kilogram of viable butanol bio-fuel. • Used ChemCAD, excel and MatLab to perform analysis, interpret data and create presentations • Worked with Dr. Prindle, Department of Chemical Engineering