Feb 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Redmond, Washington, United States

• I was a Technical Lead running IPX (water and dust proofing) for Meta's AR products. Meta had no IPX program prior to me joining. I grew the team from 1 to 4, covered two product lines, and owned water/dust proofing from design to customer delivery.
• I also owned and delivered the WiFi solution for Meta's AR glasses.

Apr 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Redmond, Washington, United States

Aug 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• I founded a company as my side project!
• I sell a candle I invented that lights at the push of a button. The candle has real wax, a real flame, and a cotton wick. Yet it lights at the push of a button.
• I invented the product, paired up with a contract manufacturer in China to mass produce it, and now sell it directly to consumers on my Shopify store.
• Check it out: diyacandleco.com

Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Seattle Area

• Amazon Prime Air!
• I design composite, machined, and metal 3D printed parts for aircraft in Catia. Perform detailed analysis of all my parts using ANSYS and produce Python packages for preliminary sizing of aircraft components.
• Recently I have been using topology optimization to improve the efficiency of our structures and reduce weight.

Jun 2018 – Mar 2019 · 9 mos · Greater Seattle Area

May 2017 – Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Conducted finite element analysis (FEA) using ANSYS on 3D printed and composite propellers using the ANSYS Composite Prep Module. Designed physical tests for propellers to validate simulation results and non-destructively assess propellers. Automated analysis of all physical testing and simulation results using Python scripts. Conducted tensile and 3 point bend testing of 3D printed materials to quantify directional material properties.

Jan 2017 – May 2017 · 4 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Region

• Held weekly office hours and recitations, created lectures on using Python to control hardware through an Arduino.

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Wrote Python scripts to automatically and intelligently create manufacturable parametric propeller models with unique aerodynamic acoustic features. Designed and built propeller test fixtures, to assess acoustics and aerodynamic performance of propellers.
• Offered return offer at end of internship

Feb 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Seattle, WA

• I Independently launched a Kickstarter campaign receiving 116% funding over the 30 day campaign. Fulfilling 118 orders in 5 weeks, 8 days ahead of delivery estimates.
• Designed, patented (provisional), mass manufactured, and distributed The Modulus, a 16 function multi-tool, all contained inside of a minimalist wallet. Ran ad campaigns on Facebook, Twitter and had numerous articles published by various outlets including GeekWire.

Jun 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Seattle, WA

• I was the first mechanical engineering hire at the company. Owned the CAD model for the flag ship product at the time, the "PicoBrew Zymatic" as well as created all part and assembly drawings. Sent off over 30 unique stainless steel parts for sheet metal manufacturing.
• Machined parts using a CNC mill, manual lathe, drill press, and other machine shop equipment.
• Hired as a part time mechanical engineer upon conclusion of the internship.

Jun 2012 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr · Woodinville, WA

• Modeled dozens of aluminum parts including custom heat sinks, extrusion, and hydro turbines. I outsourced 20+ parts for milling, sheet metal manufacturing, and laser cutting.
• Offered part-time mechanical engineering position after internship.

Sep 2009 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Seattle, WA

• Captained a 50 person, nationally ranked, robotics team. Designed and built 15 unique robots, all of which were modeled in CAD. Sent out 100+ unique parts for sheet metal manufacturing, and machined hundreds of parts using the Microsoft Hardware Research machine shop. Personally recruited 4 sponsors to provide over $30,000 worth of sponsorship.