Designed, built and characterized a scanning microscope to integrate within a custom Unet cell segmentation model.
Mechanical Design Engineer
I design, analyze, and build mechanisms — from research prototypes to weekend machines.
This is a working record of that: published and in-progress research, personal builds, and the miscellaneous fixtures, tools, and experiments in between.
Skills
| CAD | Fusion 360InventorSolidWorksPB-002, PB-003, PB-004AltiumnTop |
|---|---|
| Coding | PythonR-001, R-002, R-003, R-004MATLABC++PB-001 |
| Analysis & testing | Ansys FEATopology optimizationInstron testing |
| Fabrication | 3D printing (FDM)R-001, R-002, R-003, R-004, PB-001, PB-002, PB-003, PB-004MillingR-004LatheR-003, R-004TIG welding |
| Machine learning | TensorFlowPyTorch |
| Design methods | Flexure designPB-002, PB-003, PB-004Fixture designMotion system designParametric modelingR-004GD&TDFM / DFA |
| Other | 3D printing (SLA)R-002Altium DesignerR-002ArduinoPB-001Autodesk InventorR-001, R-002, R-003, R-004, PB-001, M-001DC Motor ControlR-003GcodeR-001, R-004Laser CuttingM-001Machine VisionR-001Mechanism DesignR-002PCB DesignR-002Robotic designR-004Sensor IntegrationR-003 |
Master's Research
Survied research to unify multiple frameworks creating a suite of swapable end effectors including a gripper and a set of pipettes.
Created a modular swinging bucket centrifuge capable of sustaining accelerations up to 1000g.
5 DOF gantry robot with a work envelope of 400 mm x 600 mm x 300 mm to act as the body of an SDL.
Personal Builds
Catan counterPB-001
Have friends that take long terms in the hit board game Catan? Show them how long they are taking and get cool stats including dice rolls and player wins.
Coin Organizer (CAD$)PB-002
Too many coins laying around? Put them in a coin organizer to make grabbing change easy.
Medical CRMPB-003
Customer relationship management platform for hearing aid clinics to generate leads and schedule appointments.
Text analyzerPB-004
Too many coins laying around? Put them in a coin organizer to make grabbing change easy.
Miscellaneous
Dice poker boardM-001
A 4 player board game that turns poker into a board game with dice.
Affiliations
- ASME — Member
- PEO — EIT
- FSAE Team — Suspension subteam, 2021–2023
— approvals to date