Experience

Velo3D

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2018 - Aug 2022

  GPA: 4.00/4.00Development of a Large scale and Affordable Metal Additive Manufacturing Process • Designed and constructed a modified powder bed system for the fabrication of metal objects using metal stereolithography. • Identify appropriate manufacturing conditions for metal-resin slurry with different compositions and powder sizes; optimized processing parameters for green part fabrication, including cure time, cure depth, and layer thickness.• Developed appropriate burnout and sintering processes for SS316L, SS420, and Haynes 214, achieving final metal parts with relative density of above 99.5% with homogeneous final microstructure.• Research was published and presented in CIRP Annals 2020 STC-E-56.Process Optimization of High Temperature Superalloys by Selective Laser Melting • Carried out design of experiments (DOEs) to determine the optimal processing parameters (laser power, laser scan speed, layer thickness) for Amdry 386, Haynes 214, and their oxide dispersion strengthening versions.• Evaluated density and micro-structural of fabricated parts; performed cross sectional analysis with SEM, elemental mapping with EDS, and phase study with XRD.• Analyzed porosity formation and agglomeration behavior of oxide nanoparticles during the sintering process.• Performed mechanical testing at room temperature and high temperature on fabricated tensile coupons.• Designed and evaluated CAD models and fabrication strategy for laser additively manufactured parts.• Material library: LaserForm Ti Gr5 (A), Ni625 (A), 316L (A), Haynes 214, Amdry 386, Nitinol. Show less

• • Aug 2015 - Aug 2022

• • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Provided grading assistance to the instructors and assisted mechanical engineering undergraduate students in ME222 (Mechanics of Deformable Solids and ME201 (Thermodynamics).



Composite Vehicle Research Center

• Lansing

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2022

  • Designed and analyzed tri-axle quasi-three-dimensional fiber-reinforced (TQ3D) composite with low mass and high energy absorption capability. • Completed and optimized the construction process of the reinforcement in fiber-reinforced TQ3D composite. • Performed dynamic tensile and compressive tests on carbon fiber reinforced composites using piezoelectric method to characterize their mechanical properties. • Explored the variance in properties of composite materials under low strain rate using split-Hopkinson pressure bar and drop weight impact tester system. • Analyzed crack propagation during three-point-bending test of polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) beams using digital image correlation (DIC) method. • Developed the calibration method for piezoelectric sensors and analyzed their use in dynamic testing. Show less



Michigan State University

• Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences

• Conference Presentations

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  • “The Calibration Process of Piezoelectric Sensors and Their Application in Dynamic Testing.” Poster presented July 27th, 2016. • “The Design and Manufacturing Process of Fiber-Reinforced Tri-axial Quasi-Three-Dimensional (TQ3D) Composite Materials.” Poster presented July 26th, 2017. • “The Calibration Process of Piezoelectric Sensors and Their Application in Dynamic Testing.” Poster presented July 27th, 2016. • “The Design and Manufacturing Process of Fiber-Reinforced Tri-axial Quasi-Three-Dimensional (TQ3D) Composite Materials.” Poster presented July 26th, 2017.