Experience

Polytec, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Application Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Present



UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Engineer - Throttle and Brake Co-Lead

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Created mechanisms to activate throttle and emergency brake to facilitate autonomous driving of Tony Kart go-kart • Collaborated with fellow students to ensure cohesive design across multiple subsystems for proper automation • Utilized engineering design knowledge in design for manufacturing/assembly, rapid prototyping, mechanics of materials, and material science • Created mechanisms to activate throttle and emergency brake to facilitate autonomous driving of Tony Kart go-kart • Collaborated with fellow students to ensure cohesive design across multiple subsystems for proper automation • Utilized engineering design knowledge in design for manufacturing/assembly, rapid prototyping, mechanics of materials, and material science



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant - Finite Element Analysis

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Synthesized and communicated key finite element topics in office hours to aid in course material understanding• Advanced student’s use of finite element analysis software through the program Abaqus

• Peer Mentor, Engineering Fundamentals: Statics

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Facilitated a flipped classroom environment of over 30 students by answering questions and explaining concepts to students• Led weekly office hours to help ensure student understanding of course content• Collaborated with the professor and a team of my peers to foster a positive learning environment



Valerann

• Israel
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanics Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Designed an autonomous product quality assurance tester in SolidWorks to meet company expectation and standards • Utilized Arduino, controllers, and mechanical components to assemble a fully functional prototype • Maintained and operated 3D printers for company-wide use in prototypes and assemblies • Executed a presentation detailing product design, specifications, and function to company executives • Collaborated and presented in an international engineering environment to foster cross-cultural communication and idea exchange Show less



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant - Matlab

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Analyzed student needs to help them better understand course content and assignments • Led biweekly office hours of 20-30 students to help solve any questions with course content • Responsible for grading of homework, exams, and other assignments

• Research Assistant - Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  • Collaborated in research to find an immunotherapy treatment for aggressive forms of brain cancer • Contributing to the development of a review paper that analyzes the effects of irradiation • Designing and executing a project determining the effects of concentrating radiation on certain regions of a living organism



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant - Micro Air Vehicles Laboratory

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Experimented with additive manufacturing to explore how 3D printed fiber orientations influenced mechanical properties • Designed, printed, and tested specimen using SolidWorks, 3D printers, and tensile testers • Developed and presented a research paper and technical poster about mechanical characterization of 3D printed ABS plastic • Featured as a co-author of Dr. Peter Ifju’s publication that conveyed my experimental findings • Experimented with additive manufacturing to explore how 3D printed fiber orientations influenced mechanical properties • Designed, printed, and tested specimen using SolidWorks, 3D printers, and tensile testers • Developed and presented a research paper and technical poster about mechanical characterization of 3D printed ABS plastic • Featured as a co-author of Dr. Peter Ifju’s publication that conveyed my experimental findings