Experience

JTEC Energy, Inc.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  AT JTEC Energy I am responsible for the design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of mechanical components and assemblies for the Johnson Thermoelectrochemical Converter, a novel heat-to-electricity power generation technology. AT JTEC Energy I am responsible for the design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of mechanical components and assemblies for the Johnson Thermoelectrochemical Converter, a novel heat-to-electricity power generation technology.



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

  At the University of Chicago I engineered, designed, and built scientific instrumentation for research in the fields of high energy physics and cosmology. At the University of Chicago I engineered, designed, and built scientific instrumentation for research in the fields of high energy physics and cosmology.



LifeFuels

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  At LifeFuels I provided mechanical engineering support towards the development of a pre-revenue electromechanical consumer product. This included CAD design, fabrication of functional prototypes (machining, 3D printing, and resin casting), creation of test environments for concept validation, and DFMA. I also led the development of an automated fixture for high-cycle functionality testing, including mechanical design of the test fixture and Ruby-based control system. At LifeFuels I provided mechanical engineering support towards the development of a pre-revenue electromechanical consumer product. This included CAD design, fabrication of functional prototypes (machining, 3D printing, and resin casting), creation of test environments for concept validation, and DFMA. I also led the development of an automated fixture for high-cycle functionality testing, including mechanical design of the test fixture and Ruby-based control system.



Public Policy "Gap Year"

• Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Interned at a bipartisan policy consulting firm as well as for members of Congress on Capitol Hill. Responsibilities included covering Congressional hearings and drafting memos for clients, writing grants proposals, and leading constituent relations. Interned at a bipartisan policy consulting firm as well as for members of Congress on Capitol Hill. Responsibilities included covering Congressional hearings and drafting memos for clients, writing grants proposals, and leading constituent relations.



InnovoTone

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Co-founder

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  Co-founded medical robotics startup based on idea for cochlear implant insertion device; conducted R&D, collaborated with healthcare industry professionals, and managed $20k budget Co-founded medical robotics startup based on idea for cochlear implant insertion device; conducted R&D, collaborated with healthcare industry professionals, and managed $20k budget



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  INTELLIGENT MACHINE DYNAMICS LABORATORY (IMDL) Assisted with a variety of tasks including SolidWorks part modeling, rewiring and soldering of electric cables, and part machining and fabrication INTELLIGENT MACHINE DYNAMICS LABORATORY (IMDL) Assisted with a variety of tasks including SolidWorks part modeling, rewiring and soldering of electric cables, and part machining and fabrication



Pond & Company

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Mechanical Intern

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Assisted with the creation and revision of AutoCAD drawings for HVAC and plumbing systems. Assisted with the creation and revision of AutoCAD drawings for HVAC and plumbing systems.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2012 - Dec 2012

  AEROSPACE SYSTEMS DESIGN LABORATORY (ASDL) - SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION Collected historical data for a launch vehicle database to be used for future analysis (i.e. mass-estimating relationships) Converted data sets to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to be added to Microsoft Access database via MATLAB AEROSPACE SYSTEMS DESIGN LABORATORY (ASDL) - SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION Collected historical data for a launch vehicle database to be used for future analysis (i.e. mass-estimating relationships) Converted data sets to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to be added to Microsoft Access database via MATLAB