Professional Experience

Title: Senior Hardware Engineer

Group: Hugo - Robot Assisted Surgery Platform hardware development team at the Research and Technology Development Center

Role: On Hugo's surgeon console, I am the 'mechanical technical expert'. I contributed to manufacturing processes on the pilot build and supported subsystem designs focused on improving product reliability and stability after launch. I am a subsystem owner for unreleased robots as both a lead and individual technical contributor within the areas of mechanical design, system architecture, manufacturing and testing. My subsystems include static compute systems and dynamic mechanical transmissions with user interfaces.

Hugo robot arm — Hugo Robot Arm - Click image for more information

Hugo surgeon console — Hugo Surgeon Console - Click for more information

June 2020 - September 2026

Applied Software Skills: Creo, Solidworks, MatLab, Windchill PLM, Ansys Workbench, Agile, Jira

Project details have been excluded from this section because of Intellectual Property Protections.

Title: Structures Engineering Co-op

Group: Dragon Vehicle secondary structures engineering team

Role: I was a responsible engineer that designed and analyzed hardware for the new Dragon 2 Crew and Cargo Vehicles. My responsibilities included hardware design, structural analysis, and developing integration procedures and tests for flight hardware and systems. I designed the primary sheet metal enclosure to secure all aft wire harnesses leading to the avionics computers and contributed to a testing campaign for new vehicle battery integration. I also designed multiple simple sheet metal brackets for cable connectors and cameras both inside and outside the capsule. My bracket is holding the camera with this view of the trunk separation: LINK

Demo 2 Dragon capsule — Demo 2 Capsule - Click image for more information

July-December 2019

Applied Software Skills: NX 11, TeamCenter 10, Jira, FeMAP

Project details have been excluded from this section because of Intellectual Property Protections.

Title: Mechanical Engineering Intern

Group: Thales Visionix "Scorpion" Head Mounted Display Engineering Group

Role: Mechanical engineer and lab technician intern learning about the design of augmented reality systems for jet fighter and helicopter pilot helmets. I designed component hardware on the Scorpion Flight system and assembled flight ready systems for our clients.

Scorpion helmet-mounted display diagram — Scorpion 3 - Click image for more information

May-August, December 2017

Applied Software Skills: SolidWorks, Windchill PLM/PDM

Project details have been excluded from this section because Intellectual Property Protections

Title: Mechanical Engineering co-op

Group: Hardware Engineering Contractor Team

Role: Lead operator for design verification testing and co-author of reports for FDA 510(k) submissions. I learned injection molding best practices, assembly processes, and designed assembly instructions for a lipoaspirate cleaning device.

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June-December 2018

Applied Software Skills: SolidWorks

Project details have been excluded from this section because of Intellectual Property protections.