About Me
I am a Senior in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with minors in Business Economics and Organizational Leadership. I'll be starting my Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue in Spring 2025.
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I'm primarily interested in Mechanical Design or Product Engineering internship roles and want to leverage my manufacturing experience in a role with emphasis on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA).
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I'm also interested in Manufacturing Engineering roles focused on increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness through the design of assembly lines and line components
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Come check out my professional experience, skills, and take a look at some of the projects I've worked on as well.
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I'm also passionate about photography in my free time so feel free to look at some of the pictures I've taken and edited.
Professional Experience
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Tesla
Process Engineering Intern
May 2024-Aug 2024
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Supercharging and Power Electronics
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Led yield improvement, line redesigns, and trials
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Kohler
New Product Integration Co-Op
May-Aug 2022 + May-Dec 2023
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Drove ramp readiness for 4 large-scale projects from testing to mass-production
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Led cross-functional manufacturing operations teams
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Orient Electric
Research & Development Intern
May 2019
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Decibel & Lifespan testing on 200 fan prototypes​​
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Fixed fans with defects ensuring customer satisfaction
Skills
Fusion 360
CAD, CAM, FEA, Surface Modeling
Ansys
FEA - Static, Cyclic, Composite
MATLAB
SolidWorks
CAD
LabView
Control Systems, Signal Processing
mySQL
Siemens NX
CAD, Surface Modeling
Python
MS Project
Selected Projects
Composite Manufacturing
​Carbon Fiber manufacturing for generatively designed bike frame with highly organic geometry. I played a key role in analysis and manufacturing.
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FEA with Ansys Composite PrepPost (ACP)
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Negative Mold Design
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CAM and Manufacturing
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Carbon Fiber Layups
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To find out more about what I did and how, click here.
Process Engineering at Tesla
Led yield improvement on the NACS Adapter and V4 Supercharger Lines.
​For NACS adapter, I saved $189k in scrap by conducting line-side root-cause analysis to find the exact point of failure on the line.
​​​Designed Rework procedure for defected PCBAs to create an 11% yield increase​​.
Redesigned a V4 Supercharger component line and created a sub-assembly line to balance station cycle times
Determined critical insulation thickness of three insulation types (cellulose, fiberglass, and spray foam) through experimental analysis
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Analyzed raw data using MATLAB to characterize relationship between insulation thickness and thermal conductivity
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Designed experimental setup and analysis method with 4 thermocouples at varying points within insulation.
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Analysis was repeated across different heat flux input to determine best insulation for most extreme weather conditions
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To learn more, click here
Characterizing Drag over Air Brakes for Rockets
Analyzed a small-scale version of a rocket airbrake to determine ideal attack angle to maximize coefficient of drag.
Assumed geometric, kinematic, and dynamic similarity in order to use Dimension Analysis and Similarity & Scaling to extrapolate results to full-scale air brake.
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Used an LVDT to get output voltages which can be translated to force values which are used to calculate Coefficient of Drag.
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Used sandpaper to induce turbulent flow. Analyzed for angles of attack from 0-30 degrees, in 5 degree increments.
One-Size Ice Cleats
Designed a one-size fits all ice cleat to prevent slipping and falling in snow and ice
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Hole-pin adjustment size adjustment mechanism (fits sizes 8-11)
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Designed using Fusion 360
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Rapid prototyping with FDM 3D Printing (PLA Material)
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The left image shows a slotting mechanism to affix the cleat to a shoe. I realized this made no sense and decided to go with velcro at the end. Biggest challenge with this product was Human Experience-centered design
Spring Calculator (Python)
This Spring Calculator has a working GUI which requires the following input from the user:
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End Type
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Material
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Loading Type
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Max Load
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Min Load
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Wire Diameter
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Outer Diameter
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Free Length
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Solid Length
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With this information, the calculator outputs:
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Pitch
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Total number of coils
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​Total number of active coils​
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Spring rate
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Force needed to compress
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Factor of Safety for Static Yielding