Technical Experience

MathWorks Engineer

Mechanical Engineer in MathWorks Engineering Development Group

Skills:

Simulink, StateFlow, Control Systems, System Engineering, Technical Communication, and Debugging


Master’s Thesis:

Developed test beds, simulations, and control laws for a pneumatically actuated drone

Skills:

Rapid Prototyping, Control Theory, System Theory, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, CAD, Raspberry Pi, Arduino


Ben and Jerry’s Capstone Project:

Designed lifting system for Ben and Jerry’s 650lb Graco pump

Skills:

CAD, Machining, FEA, Scrum, System Design, System Verification


Complex System Model:

Developed a model of Charlie Parker’s solos using networks of nodes over each chord to replicate his improvisation ability

Skills:

Python, Music Theory, Modeling Complex Systems, Networks

GitHub


SailGP Internship:

Developed a method to process raw data into meaningful information using calibration measurements

Skills:

Python, Python Pandas, C, Data Cleansing, Sensor Calibration, Large Data Processing


CFD Class Project:

Using CFD, find the ideal speed and angle of attack to fly F50 hydrofoil catamarans from SailGP’s races

Skills:

CFD, Ansys, Fluid Dynamics


FPV Drone:

Built and flew first-person view drones

Skills:

Component Selection, Drone Flight, Soldering


Heat Transfer FEA Model:

Developed a 2D triangular finite element model of heat flow throughout a geometry with various boundary types

Skills:

MATLAB, Numerical Methods, Meshing, Heat Transfer

GitHub


Nanoparticle Lab:

Tested new materials to characterize their mechanical properties using common lab procedures

Skills:

Optical Microscopy, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Python, Computer Vision, Data Visualization