Experience

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  Berkeley Formula Racing

  • Berkeley, California, United States

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Berkeley, California, United States

    - Optimized suspension rockers to reduce weight and maintain stiffness using SolidWorks FEA (9.4% weight reduction)- Assembled rockers with necessary ANSI hardware and pushrods in full car SolidWorks assembly- Performed full service and rebuild of Öhlins TTX25 shocks (quality of work inspected and approved by authorized Öhlins rebuilder using shock dynamometer)- Created spreadsheet to automate structural and material analysis of tabs connecting suspension components to car chassis- Conducted cost analysis of all suspension components to create a comprehensive cost report

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  Apple

  • Cupertino, California, United States

  • iPhone Product Design Engineer

    • Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
    • Cupertino, California, United States

    - Designed and integrated novel thermal management technology into device, optimizing for manufacturability, reliability, and thermal performance.- Developed experimental test plans to evaluate thermal design performance and MFG process capability.- Performed failure analysis to root cause product reliability failures, driving design and MFG spec changes.- Owned 50+ components through prototype builds & worked with cross functional partners and vendors through DFM process.

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  Design for Emerging and Nanoscale Manufacturing Lab

  • Berkeley, California, United States

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    • May 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Berkeley, California, United States

    - Designed novel Computed Axial Lithography (CAL) 3D printing setup to enable simultaneous printing and imaging of lightweight camera lenses

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  Mainspring Energy

  • Menlo Park, California, United States

  • Mechanical Engineer (Core Team)

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Menlo Park, California, United States

    - Designed tooling to lift and align cast component to within 1mm on structural frame - Conducted tolerance analysis to ensure worst case stackup met alignment spec - Produced engineering drawings to company standards - Communicated with suppliers to understand tooling cost drivers and modified design accordingly - Designed assembly process for cast component using PFMEA to evaluate and mitigate risks - Wrote work instructions for use by production associates- Reduced unit BOM cost by >$2,800 by qualifying alternative tube fitting supplier hardware- Created guidance for standardizing product-wide tube fittings by evaluating options based on performance, cost, reliability, and assembly line and supply chain impact

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  First Robotics Team 7759 (Irvington High School)

  • Irvington, New York, United States

  • Co-Founder, Captain, Design Lead, Finance & Business Lead

    • Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
    • Irvington, New York, United States

    - Cofounded and led a student-run, independent FIRST Robotics team and grew the team from a 10 person "community" based team into a 40+ person, school-affiliated team- Led mechanical design and fabrication of multiple robots to complete specific competition challenges, working closely with electrical and programming sub-teams to draft design considerations, evaluate the effectiveness of various solutions, and achieve competition objectives within a tightly constrained budget- Instructed and trained students in basic fabrication principles, including use of hand and power tools, as well as in CAD modeling using Autodesk Inventor- Created and presented engaging business presentations which quantified and conveyed the value our program had to the student body and community in order to garner support for a school-affiliated robotics program- Wrote grant applications that included budget analysis, tiered sponsorship levels, and analysis of community impact to raise $20,500 from FIRST Robotics, the local education foundation, and NASA

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  Envision by WorldStrides

  • Berkeley, California, United States

  • National Youth Leadership Forum for Engineering at UC Berkeley

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
    • Berkeley, California, United States

    - Attended classes covering a broad range of engineering topics- Capstone Project: designed a water distribution system for a developing community in Honduras

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  HOFF BARTHELSON MUSIC SCHOOL

  • Scarsdale, New York, United States

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Scarsdale, New York, United States

    Instructed students in grades 1-10 in violin, French horn, and performance skills, including students with learning disabilities.