Experience
Product Design Engineer Intern
Summer 2023 & 2024
DRI for design and development of multiple key subassemblies during product design cycle, including CNC milled, injection molded, sheet metal, and wire-form components. Full stack testing and validation work. Communicated with domestic and international vendors for sourcing and manufacturing
Product Design Engineer Intern
Summer 2022
Designed, manufactured, and assembled prototypes for audio validation of next generation consumer electronic devices. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to balance design specifications, including audio, ID, electrical and manufacturing.
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Summer 2021
Developed and optimized designs for next generation semi-rigid laparoscopic devices. Designed, and manufactured prototypes using 3D printers and machine tools. Supported dry and wet lab testing under rigorous timelines.
Graduate Researcher
Fall 2023 - Winter 2025
Developing sampling-based motion planning algorithms with belief-space extended Kalman filter and cross-entropy method optimization for quadcopter control in Python. Integrating and testing path planning algorithms with NeRFs and ROS2 quadcopter platforms.
Senior Advisor (F22-S23)
Mechanical Coordinator (F21-S22)
Suspension Lead (F20-S21)
Mechanical Coordinator (F21-S22)
Suspension Lead (F20-S21)
Fall 2019 - Spring 2023
Oversaw entire mechanical team processes (30+ students) for CalSol's 10th generation solar vehicle, designed and optimized battery and suspension parts, analyzed and improved various components using Solidworks, Matlab, and Ansys.
Engineering Intern
Spring 2021
Designed mechanical fixtures and components in Creo Parametric for ALS-U. Optimized concrete anchor array sizing and layout with custom Matlab script. Developed QR to Smartsheet data transfer pipeline.
Undergraduate Researcher
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Designed and optimized components for novel collision-resilient aerial vehicle with icosahedron tensegrity structure. Manufactured and assembled drone prototypes for multi-environment testing.
Undergraduate Researcher
Spring 2020 - Fall 2021
Designed and manufactured improved plunging jet nozzle and flow straightener, developed linear stage motor electronics and control code, and assisted in research and experimentation on 2D plunging jets.