Research Fellow in Manufacturing and Materials Characterisation

• Apr 2022 - Present

- Lead engineer in the development of a robot for throat cancer curgery- Innovative tool design for improved bone cutting technologies for orthopaedics- Experience with cadaveric testing, working with trained and licensed surgeons- Surface integrity analysis- Material analysis with advanced techniques (SEM, EBSD, EDX, XRD, FIB, Raman spectroscopy)- Conventional and non-conventional (waterjet, abrasive, laser) machining processes- Wide range of materials (TBCs, MMCs, Ni/Ti superalloys, bone)- Micromechanical testing and analysis- Materials tests planning and execution- Process monitoring and sensing- Mechanical design- Material processing impact on functional performance- Data analysis- Functional rapid prototyping- Cutting mechanics, Fracture mechanics- Design and management of material test programmes- Definition of material specifications- Elaboration and presentation of technical reports- Technical support to junior researchers- Tutoring for students’ Design and Manufacture projects (MMME2044)- Technical project management involving worldwide partners- R&D proposal preparation (Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, EPSRC)- Co-supervision of PhD/MSc students Show less

Research Assistant

• May 2021 - Apr 2022

PhD Research Student

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2022

- Surface integrity- Metallurgical analysis- Materials characterisation- Data analysis- MATLAB©- Sample preparation- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)- Image analysis (ImageJ)- Cutting mechanics- Mechanical design and rapid prototyping- Fracture mechanics- Algorithms development

Adjunct Professor

• Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

- Teaching about: types of materials, manufacturing methods, materials selection, and stress, strain and strength analysis - Definition of design/technical requirements - Definition and supervision of design, analysis, and manufacture projects - Materials selection employing morphological matrixes, ponderation of key mechanical properties, and GRANTA Edupack - Teaching about: types of materials, manufacturing methods, materials selection, and stress, strain and strength analysis - Definition of design/technical requirements - Definition and supervision of design, analysis, and manufacture projects - Materials selection employing morphological matrixes, ponderation of key mechanical properties, and GRANTA Edupack

Stress Engineer I

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

- Structural analysis of metals composites (CFRP) - Work closely with the MRB and Quality teams for assessing defective parts and repairs - CFRP fabrication and repair - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with Patran/Nastran - Failure theories of composites and metals - Technical support to production - Advanced Composite Structures: Fabrication and Damage Repair – Phase I training course by ABARIS in Reno, Nevada, USA - Stress substantiation reports - Elaboration of best practices Show less

Stress Engineer - Internship

• Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

- Structural analysis of metals composites (CFRP) - Work closely with the MRB and Quality teams for assessing defective parts and repairs - CFRP fabrication and repair - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with Patran/Nastran - Failure theories of composites and metals - Technical support to production - Stress substantiation reports - Elaboration of best practices - Structural analysis of metals composites (CFRP) - Work closely with the MRB and Quality teams for assessing defective parts and repairs - CFRP fabrication and repair - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with Patran/Nastran - Failure theories of composites and metals - Technical support to production - Stress substantiation reports - Elaboration of best practices

Design Engineer - Internship

• Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

Mechanical Design Intern in the Engineering Test Services (ETS) group in Honeywell Mexicali Research and Technology Center (MRTC). - Engineering drawings (GD&T) - Design for manufacturing - Mechanical design and component selection - Design of test cells for turbines - Teamcenter Mechanical Design Intern in the Engineering Test Services (ETS) group in Honeywell Mexicali Research and Technology Center (MRTC). - Engineering drawings (GD&T) - Design for manufacturing - Mechanical design and component selection - Design of test cells for turbines - Teamcenter