Experience

Stoke Space

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Avionics Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2023 - Present



UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team, CalSol

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Director

  • Aug 2018 - May 2023

  - Engineering Director and solar car driver for the UC Berkeley Solar Car Build and Race Team. - Raced over 3,000 km across the Australian outback in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2019. - Design of caliper mount and parking brake, manufacture of the composite monocoque shell, and testing and racing of Tachyon, CalSol's 9th generation and first multi-occupant vehicle. - Lead engineer for brakes on Calsol's 10th generation solar car. - Placed second at the Formula Sun Grand Prix, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. Show less



Stoke Space

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Avionics Engineering Intern

  • May 2022 - Dec 2022



Combat Robotics at Berkeley

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

• Mechanical Member

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Mechanical member of the Combat Robotics at Berkeley team. - Helped design and manufacture our first robot, Glitch. - Competed in the 2021 BattleBots World Championship on Discovery Channel (airing Winter 2021) - Mechanical member of the Combat Robotics at Berkeley team. - Helped design and manufacture our first robot, Glitch. - Competed in the 2021 BattleBots World Championship on Discovery Channel (airing Winter 2021)



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reliability Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Worked with the Reliability team on the Foldables product line, the next generations of Surface Duo. - Designed, prototyped, and collected data on a bend test fixture for comparing localized stiffness. - Performed adhesion tests on LDS antenna to improve repairability of devices. - Conceptualized, fabricated, and pitched a shrink wrap replacement design for sustainable packaging. - Worked with the Reliability team on the Foldables product line, the next generations of Surface Duo. - Designed, prototyped, and collected data on a bend test fixture for comparing localized stiffness. - Performed adhesion tests on LDS antenna to improve repairability of devices. - Conceptualized, fabricated, and pitched a shrink wrap replacement design for sustainable packaging.



Argonne National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Worked with Dr. Kamlesh Suthar in the Mechanical Engineering and Design Group within the Engineering Support Division of the Advanced Photon Source. Extended Lattice Boltzmann CFD simulations to a two-axis acoustic levitator using MATLAB. Worked with Dr. Kamlesh Suthar in the Mechanical Engineering and Design Group within the Engineering Support Division of the Advanced Photon Source. Extended Lattice Boltzmann CFD simulations to a two-axis acoustic levitator using MATLAB.



Naval Postgraduate School

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Researching novel fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing methods under the supervision of Professor Emre Gunduz in the NPS Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Focus placed on creating fully encapsulated 3D printed piezoelectret pressure sensors that are poled in-situ. Also working to demonstrate improvement in Silicon Carbide ceramic composition through vibrational assisted printing. Researching novel fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing methods under the supervision of Professor Emre Gunduz in the NPS Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Focus placed on creating fully encapsulated 3D printed piezoelectret pressure sensors that are poled in-situ. Also working to demonstrate improvement in Silicon Carbide ceramic composition through vibrational assisted printing.



Naval Postgraduate School

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Returned for a second summer as a research intern for Dr. Raymond Gamache. Worked on further development of the gun facility, characterization of a textile armor backing system, and further development of the PDV system to measure the Hugoniot for various materials. Returned for a second summer as a research intern for Dr. Raymond Gamache. Worked on further development of the gun facility, characterization of a textile armor backing system, and further development of the PDV system to measure the Hugoniot for various materials.



Naval Postgraduate School

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Physics Department intern for Dr. Raymond Gamache, worked to perform materials testing and systems fabrication to improve ceramic body armor. The project involved integration of high precision guns to determine material properties during shock events. This included instrumentation development, assembly and fabrication of facility, ceramics and encapsulating polymer research. Physics Department intern for Dr. Raymond Gamache, worked to perform materials testing and systems fabrication to improve ceramic body armor. The project involved integration of high precision guns to determine material properties during shock events. This included instrumentation development, assembly and fabrication of facility, ceramics and encapsulating polymer research.



Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy

• Research Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Worked directly with MIRA Director Dr. Bruce Weaver to design a network system for the motors that control their 36 inch telescope. Conducted research, software analysis, milling and fabrication. Worked directly with MIRA Director Dr. Bruce Weaver to design a network system for the motors that control their 36 inch telescope. Conducted research, software analysis, milling and fabrication.