Mechanical Engineer

• Nov 2020 - Present

Hardware design for 3D printers and 3D printing accessories. Experienced designing injection molded parts and communicating with foreign suppliers and manufacturers for production. Work on the designs of motion and heated systems. Leading air filtration and packaging design decisions. Create and run test plans and analyze data and report findings. Generate testing scripts in python and communicate with bots through ssh and repl commands. Manage part lifecycle from design to production. Hardware design for 3D printers and 3D printing accessories. Experienced designing injection molded parts and communicating with foreign suppliers and manufacturers for production. Work on the designs of motion and heated systems. Leading air filtration and packaging design decisions. Create and run test plans and analyze data and report findings. Generate testing scripts in python and communicate with bots through ssh and repl commands. Manage part lifecycle from design to production.

Design Engineer

• Sep 2019 - Nov 2020

Valuable experience and leadership in the design and development of diverse products from concept generation through manufacturing in multiple business units: Infrastructure Protection, Lighter than Air (Aerospace), Manufacturing Engineering and Defense.On the LTA team - helped with the manufacture of airships and blimps. Performed field inspections and repairs. Used CAD to design softgoods patterns and work instructions for their assembly.On the Infrastructure Protection Team was the lead for one of the 3 product subassemblies for a new product for LaGuardia Airport. Performed structural analysis and flood testing to validate designs. Presented at design reviews. Designed a point of use storage system for Hudson Yards project. Led the project revival of Navy torpedo bags. Team received Outstanding Achievement Award for completing the project ahead of schedule and under-budget. Assisted manufacturing engineer in creating assembly fixtures. 1. Fixture to control repeatable tension in kevlar webbings before sewing 2. Fixture to control tolerances of a bladder membrane that was eventually launched to the International Space Station Show less

Associate Design Engineer

• Feb 2018 - Sep 2019

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

-Working in maintenance department to digitalize pump inventory on chemical plant production sites and old pump catalogs -Creating a project proposal for a new pump and piping redesign -Working on a design analysis to justify removing a belt on industrial fan to alleviate bearing stress while still meeting metrics -Working in maintenance department to digitalize pump inventory on chemical plant production sites and old pump catalogs -Creating a project proposal for a new pump and piping redesign -Working on a design analysis to justify removing a belt on industrial fan to alleviate bearing stress while still meeting metrics

Project Management Intern

• Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

Collaborated with engineering and marketing teams on new product development/launch Technical writing for manuals and website Performed tests on electric tankless water heaters and competitor products Communicated with vendors on updating product specs and created master guide Saw lean manufacturing process on factory floor Collaborated with engineering and marketing teams on new product development/launch Technical writing for manuals and website Performed tests on electric tankless water heaters and competitor products Communicated with vendors on updating product specs and created master guide Saw lean manufacturing process on factory floor

Undergraduate Research Intern

• Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

Created a work-station to measure permeability of a 3D composite fabric pre-form Designed and ran experiments to help build a flow model that can predict voids in the composite manufacturing (VARTM) process. Ran tests for the dynamic analysis of a NASA film adhesive Used Machine Shop for building experimental designs Performed image analysis using ImageJ and MatLab Used MicroCT scanner Awarded 1st place at the undergraduate poster symposium Outstanding Senior Award Recipient of University of Delaware Summer Scholars Grant Co-author of "Stochastic Modeling of through the Thickness Permeability Variation in a Fabric and its Effect on Void Formation during Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding" - Published in the Journal of Composites Science and Technology (link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353817304335) Continued my composites research with an independent study looking at the post filling effects due to capillary pressure. Show less