I am a mechanical design engineer with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. I have experience in additive manufacturing, biomechatronics, robotics and consumer products and am always interested in new learning opportunities. I believe in the ability to create social change through engineering.
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Outside of work, I am an avid rock climber, home cook and chronic DIY-er. Ask me about bouldering, and about interesting recipes!
This website is devoted to some of my favorite projects!
Experience
CAD Designer - McMaster Carr
August 2020 - Present
At McMaster Carr, I use parametric solid modeling to design hundreds of models and drawings for customer use. By interfacing with suppliers, we verify geometric tolerances and product information to create models via SolidWorks. Models are created in a way where a design table easily produces 200+ configurations of the same product line. In addition to 3D modeling, I facilitated an internal software integration from the Systems team. I worked with engineers along with management to debug reoccurring issues.
President - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
August 2019 -
May 2020
As the president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at Carnegie Mellon, I led an executive board along with over 100 student members in the organization. With the executive board, we organized networking events that enabled all mechanical engineering students at CMU to network with Fortune 500 company recruiters.
During my time as president, we piloted initiatives to increase community engagement, launched a new undergraduate conference funding opportunity and began a competitive drone building team.
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Mechanical Intern - LATCH
January 2019 -
August 2019
At LATCH, one of my primary responsibilities was to manage the 110 robots used during product validation testing. When I first joined LATCH, there were only 50 robots that were not well maintained. I created the build and purchasing schedule and was responsible for the design of 2 robot series. When these robots detected mechanical and firmware issues in the product, I was involved in the conversations to determine proper next steps.
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Outside of managing the robotics systems, I prototyped early stage product ideas by collaborating with product, electrical and firmware teams to understand any mechanical constraints. These prototyping phases included rapid iteration and proof of concepts using 3D printing and micro-controllers.
Robotics Intern - Human Motion Technologies LLC
October 2018 -
December 2018
At Humotech, I worked with the lead firmware engineer to develop graphical user interfaces for exoskeletons and prosthesis controllers. The existing controllers used a complex user interface that was both more expensive and confusing to customers. The new GUIs utilized Simulink Real-Time Explorer to create simple and cost-effective alternatives to the existing interface.