About Me
I am a Masters Student in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. I graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Business Economics and Organizational Leadership in December 2024.
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).
I'm also interested in Manufacturing Engineering roles focused on increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness through the design of assembly lines and line components
Come check out my professional experience, skills, and take a look at some of the projects I've worked on as well.
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
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
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
Analyzed raw data using MATLAB to characterize relationship between insulation thickness and thermal conductivity
Designed experimental setup and analysis method with 4 thermocouples at varying points within insulation.
Analysis was repeated across different heat flux input to determine best insulation for most extreme weather conditions
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.
Used an LVDT to get output voltages which can be translated to force values which are used to calculate Coefficient of Drag.
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)
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
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