I built a custom inspection tote around a Raspberry Pi 5 and a 3D printed universal chassis. It gave production visibility into data they had never been able to see before: gravity drop actuator performance, belt wear, end effector defects.

I developed a repair and return material authorization (RMA) process, so technicians and operators had full traceability on every repair, internal or external.

I also spotted a capability gap and built a 3D printing station around a Formlabs Form 4 SLA and a Bambu Lab H2D Pro. It saved production thousands of dollars on niche jigs and tote inserts. And I redesigned a pneumatic suction end effector in Siemens NX to pick and place aluminum sheets on the line.

• Raspberry Pi
• Siemens NX
• 3D Printing
• Production Data
• RMA Process

I advise the other peer mentors on how to be successful leaders. I also run the annual freshman mechanical engineering design competition, all of the planning and all of the execution.

Before this I spent two years as a MELTs peer mentor, independently leading a biweekly class of 20 to 25 first year students in ME 1900.

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Event Planning

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I designed custom parts in SolidWorks for an equipment retrofit on an edge trimming actuator system. The goal was to open up engineering access to the data and improve actuating precision.

I built a Python dashboard using Claude Code that aggregated and analyzed reliability data. It let managers and engineers pull out key performance indicators and make decisions on real numbers instead of instinct.

I also helped troubleshoot a live unplanned downtime event on an automated guided vehicle. Root cause analysis traced it to a hydraulic poppet valve failure.

• SolidWorks
• Python
• Root Cause Analysis
• Battery Cells

I led the design, manufacturing, integration, and testing of the electric powertrain for Iowa State's first Formula SAE EV race car. I held a weekly meeting and managed a team of engineers building high voltage systems, motor integration, the tractive battery, the BMS, and drivetrain components.

I ran testing and validation across the whole system: performance, efficiency, DCIR cell characterisation, reliability.

• High Voltage
• Tractive Battery
• BMS
• DCIR

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I supported design and manufacturing by creating and integrating components with advanced 3D printing and SolidWorks, every day. I built specialized tools like a nozzle remover and antenna mounting fixtures to take strain off operators and simplify complex tasks.

A lot of it was rapid prototyping under work stoppage pressure. That included designing and fabricating alignment pins to get chassis assembly precise.

• SolidWorks
• 3D Printing
• Tooling
• Rapid Prototyping

I collected and organized field data for road maintenance and infrastructure improvement projects.

• Field Data
• Infrastructure