In May 2024, I completed my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Device Realization Lab (PI: Dr. Brian Anthony). My thesis work focused on acoustic focusing as a method for assembling sub-mm particles in multiphase composites. For more information, please see this page

I completed my MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My thesis centered around strategies for externally actuating origami lattices for precision 2D+ assembly. That work was conducted in the Precision Compliant Systems Lab with Professor Culpepper. For more information about that work, please see this page.

My senior thesis in mechanical engineering describes the design and construction of an arterial phantom for validation testing of blood pressure measurement using ultrasound. The thesis documented the modeling, design, construction and prototype testing results - both static and dynamic fluid flow tests. For more details, please see this page.

From September 2020 to December 2023, I was part of the Measurement and Instrumentation Class team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. In this class, students learn the fundamental concepts and experimental techniques for measuring physical variables. The class centers around each student's individual semester-long research project, supported by a team of professors, lab instructors, lab managers, communication instructors nd teaching assistants.

I alternated between roles as a teaching assistant and lab instructor. As a teaching assistant, one of my key duties was mentoring students in their project pre-proposal meetings to settle on a feasible and robust objective, as well as mentoring them through the instrumentation design. As a lab instructor, my primary role was to act as their project research advisor. For more details, please see this page.

My project and east experience span my undergraduate work up to present day. I have sorted them into three broad categories. The first is my past projects showcasing my work in mechanical design, instrumentation/control, and design for manufacturing. For more information on these projects, please see my Portfolio.

The second category of past work are my leadership/mentorship roles roles in student government, as well as my experience as a teaching assistant and research mentor for undergraduate student projects. For more information on that work, please see this page.

The third category is for my miscellaneous projects - archery, the MIT Solar Car Team, and as a scuba diver. For more information on those experiences, please see this page.

Location: Future Concepts Group (Esslingen, BW, Germany)

• Supported transformation of R&D ideas into concept designs for optical measurement of in-line process quality of fluids.

• Turned concept ideas into CAD models (ProEngineer) and machine drawings (GD&T). Early designs prototyped using Selective Laser Sintering. Final designs milled by external shop using aluminum.

• Successfully demonstrated suitability of prototypes for optical in-line measurement of fluids through experiments.

• Characterized light output of externally sourced LED light sources to assess suitability for concept design requirements and provide constructive feedback to vendors.

Date: October 2012 - June 2013

Location: Houston Completions Product Center (Houston, TX, USA)

Determined the cause of defects in manufactured parts through statistical analysis of measurement data spanning three years, combined with root cause analysis of the manufacturing process of parts from programming to testing

July 2012 - September 2012