Experience

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• Biotechnology Research
• Senior Research Associate

  • May 2023 - Present


University of Central Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - May 2023

  Non-Destructive Testing Research • Researched several Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods in collaboration with Siemens engineers, and recently published a paper on a new and innovative method known as laser acoustic thermography • Designed and implemented several lab experiments for laser acoustic thermography and traditional acoustic thermography • Constructed and ran a FEA on the experiments to determine the accuracy of this analysis with the results of the… Show more Non-Destructive Testing Research • Researched several Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods in collaboration with Siemens engineers, and recently published a paper on a new and innovative method known as laser acoustic thermography • Designed and implemented several lab experiments for laser acoustic thermography and traditional acoustic thermography • Constructed and ran a FEA on the experiments to determine the accuracy of this analysis with the results of the experiment HTS (High Temperature Superconductor) Research • Designed a cryogenic mechanical testing rig, which utilized liquid nitrogen, to create an experimentation procedure capable of the determination of material properties (elasticity) at 77K • Researched the requirements to utilize HTS on power generators in order to increase efficiency TBC (Thermal Barrier Coatings) Research • Completed experiments at Argonne National Lab which used X-Ray diffraction to determine internal stresses on TBC samples and calculate the coefficient of thermal expansion • Conducted experiments where temperature measurement techniques were compared including phosphor thermometry, IR, and pyrometry • Implementing the fractal dimension to study the effect of the roughness of the interface between the coatings on the overall lifetime of the TBC Inspection Robotics Research • Developed prototypes of nose-following snake inspection robots capable of 360 degree of rotation for the purpose of turbomachinery inspection, while the cover is on; robot would enter through a port or the exhaust of the turbine • Currently leading two teams of senior design students at UCF for the purposes of creating a nose following snake robot capable of completing a maze • Responsible for setting course milestones, checking progress with teams, conducting weekly meetings, and setting up meetings with Siemens and UCF faculty • Wrote a Matlab code to determine the effect of the robots turning capabilities with maze navigation potential

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  EML 3022C – Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering • Course Instructor: Dr. San-Eun Song • Graded the labs, quizzes, and exams of students; also proctored makeup quizzes/tests • Conducted several weekly labs of 30-40 students at a time, and gave tutorials in Solidworks

• Supplemental Instruction Leader

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Lead tutoring sessions for groups ranging between 1-30 students in subjects: Physics, Calculus, Dynamics • Attended meeting with peers and mentors to help gain better insight on how to properly tutor students and maximize the benefits for students to attend tutoring • Kept records of all who attended the tutoring sessions and filed various paper works • Lead tutoring sessions for groups ranging between 1-30 students in subjects: Physics, Calculus, Dynamics • Attended meeting with peers and mentors to help gain better insight on how to properly tutor students and maximize the benefits for students to attend tutoring • Kept records of all who attended the tutoring sessions and filed various paper works



Kearns International

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial/Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  • Servicing, installation, troubleshooting, reconfiguration and removal of multimillion dollar beverage and food can-making, and can-filling machinery • Helped design and complete an 8 million dollar beverage can manufacturing facility for Crown Packaging in Nong Khea Thailand, which produced over a million cans a day • Participated in a high-speed aluminum can making equipment installation with factory start-up and commissioning in Putian, China, both phases totaling 74 million RMB or… Show more • Servicing, installation, troubleshooting, reconfiguration and removal of multimillion dollar beverage and food can-making, and can-filling machinery • Helped design and complete an 8 million dollar beverage can manufacturing facility for Crown Packaging in Nong Khea Thailand, which produced over a million cans a day • Participated in a high-speed aluminum can making equipment installation with factory start-up and commissioning in Putian, China, both phases totaling 74 million RMB or 11.5 million US • Three turnkey design build contracts with the top two can producing companies in the world (Ball & Crown) • Assigned to projects in Vietnam, Thailand, and China • Developed and analyzed tasks on complex mechanical hardware including precision can manufacturing, electro-mechanical hardware, and complex electronic packaging in a program team environment • Worked with contractors/co-workers to help design, implement, and install a unique HVAC system • Coordinated with other teams to help increase the overall efficiency of the production line and regulate the operation hours of machinary • Assisted to budget for company expenditures, sent invoices to contractors, collected payments • Worked with a team of engineers to negotiate contracts and find agreements between companies • Created Bills of Materials, developed new assemblies, validated functionality and released the order to construction during several projects • Provided support and feedback to several different companies to communicate scope and completion of projects • Used Solidworks and AutoCAD for both civil and mechanical drawings of a variety of items Show less • Servicing, installation, troubleshooting, reconfiguration and removal of multimillion dollar beverage and food can-making, and can-filling machinery • Helped design and complete an 8 million dollar beverage can manufacturing facility for Crown Packaging in Nong Khea Thailand, which produced over a million cans a day • Participated in a high-speed aluminum can making equipment installation with factory start-up and commissioning in Putian, China, both phases totaling 74 million RMB or… Show more • Servicing, installation, troubleshooting, reconfiguration and removal of multimillion dollar beverage and food can-making, and can-filling machinery • Helped design and complete an 8 million dollar beverage can manufacturing facility for Crown Packaging in Nong Khea Thailand, which produced over a million cans a day • Participated in a high-speed aluminum can making equipment installation with factory start-up and commissioning in Putian, China, both phases totaling 74 million RMB or 11.5 million US • Three turnkey design build contracts with the top two can producing companies in the world (Ball & Crown) • Assigned to projects in Vietnam, Thailand, and China • Developed and analyzed tasks on complex mechanical hardware including precision can manufacturing, electro-mechanical hardware, and complex electronic packaging in a program team environment • Worked with contractors/co-workers to help design, implement, and install a unique HVAC system • Coordinated with other teams to help increase the overall efficiency of the production line and regulate the operation hours of machinary • Assisted to budget for company expenditures, sent invoices to contractors, collected payments • Worked with a team of engineers to negotiate contracts and find agreements between companies • Created Bills of Materials, developed new assemblies, validated functionality and released the order to construction during several projects • Provided support and feedback to several different companies to communicate scope and completion of projects • Used Solidworks and AutoCAD for both civil and mechanical drawings of a variety of items Show less