Lead Engineer, New Product Development

• Mar 2021 - Present

Project Engineer

• Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

Staff Engineer

• Jul 2015 - Oct 2020

Engineering Consultant

• Dec 2014 - Jul 2015

SolidWorks design of test fixtures for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensors SolidWorks design of test fixtures for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensors

Senior Electromechanical Engineer

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

• Principal investigator for $2.3M in R&D projects covering the addition of novel sensing, wireless communication, and energy harvesting capabilities to lower-limb prosthetic devices, as well as the creation and implementation of electroactive polymer actuator technology for hand orthotics • Secured $1M in Phase II SBIR funding following highly successful Phase I effort to develop sensors for prosthetic socket liners • Developed LabVIEW applications for PCB operational validation and FCC RF compliance testing • Designed and implemented analog circuits for sensor output signal conditioning • Devised and produced SolidWorks models for rapid prototyping and machining of sensor test frames and electronics enclosures • Wrote Army, DHP, and Navy SBIR grant proposals and supporting white papers for prosthetic technology and tactical vehicle real-time weight and CG measurements • Composed R&D progress reports for funding agencies and partners Show less

Graduate Research Assistant

• May 2009 - Sep 2013

• Fabricated four-resistance-state trilayer multiferroic tunnel junctions using pulsed laser deposition, photolithography, ion milling, magnetron sputtering, and wire bonding• Analyzed electron transport, ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and piezoelectric properties of samples at low temperatures obtained with physical property measurement system, closed-cycle helium cryostat, and continuous-flow nitrogren cryostat• Developed LabVIEW programs to interface with measurement electronics including source-meters, multimeters, and temperature controllers to enable measurement automation• Designed and machined numerous metal parts to enhance measurement apparatus, including a completely custom sample holding system for closed-cycle helium cryostat Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

• Developed LabVIEW programs to control several experiments, supervised and guided students, and maintained experimental and computer equipment for advanced undergraduate physics laboratory course offering 22 experimental setups• Taught recitation classes and supervised laboratory exercises for introductory Newtonian mechanics physics course• Guided students in generalized collaborative homework sessions covering knowledge from six introductory physics courses

Head Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2009 - May 2009

• Coordinated, guided, and graded laboratory exercises for engineering course on the physics and differential equations of mechanical, electrical, heat transfer, and biological systems • Aided in further development and improvement of recently introduced laboratory exercises • Coordinated and taught group homework help sessions • Coordinated, guided, and graded laboratory exercises for engineering course on the physics and differential equations of mechanical, electrical, heat transfer, and biological systems • Aided in further development and improvement of recently introduced laboratory exercises • Coordinated and taught group homework help sessions

Laboratory Teaching Assistant

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

• Coordinated, guided, and graded laboratory exercises for engineering course on the physics and differential equations of mechanical, electrical, heat transfer, and biological systems • Aided in further development and improvement of recently introduced laboratory exercises • Coordinated, guided, and graded laboratory exercises for engineering course on the physics and differential equations of mechanical, electrical, heat transfer, and biological systems • Aided in further development and improvement of recently introduced laboratory exercises

Physics Research Assistant

• Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

Analyzed the effect of decreasing aluminum film thickness on continuity and resistivity in micrometer-scale spiral inductors created with NPGS CAD software, electron beam lithography, aluminum film deposition by heat evaporation, and wire bonding. Analyzed the effect of decreasing aluminum film thickness on continuity and resistivity in micrometer-scale spiral inductors created with NPGS CAD software, electron beam lithography, aluminum film deposition by heat evaporation, and wire bonding.

Physics Research Assistant

• Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

Designed and fabricated a preliminary Coulomb Blockade thermometer using NPGS CAD software, electron beam lithography, and aluminum film deposition by heat evaporation. Designed and fabricated a preliminary Coulomb Blockade thermometer using NPGS CAD software, electron beam lithography, and aluminum film deposition by heat evaporation.

Waiter

• May 2005 - Aug 2005

Worked as part of a waitstaff team to provide quality service and a personalized, welcoming atmosphere to club members at lunch and dinner functions. Worked as part of a waitstaff team to provide quality service and a personalized, welcoming atmosphere to club members at lunch and dinner functions.

Waiter

• May 2004 - Aug 2004

Ski Instructor and Trail Maintainer

• Dec 2002 - Mar 2003

Taught cross-country ski lessons (group and individual), performed trail maintenance in the form of snow grooming and overgrowth removal, and aided customers at the main lodge desk for ticket sales and information. Taught cross-country ski lessons (group and individual), performed trail maintenance in the form of snow grooming and overgrowth removal, and aided customers at the main lodge desk for ticket sales and information.