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Mechanical engineer with a background in product design, development, mechatronics, and manufacturing. Inspires all team members to bring their best ideas and work to the organization through active listening, project management, and a growth mindset.
Professional Experience
Mechanical Engineer, Alloy Product Development
San Francisco, CA
April 2018 - Present
Alloy Product Development is an engineering consultancy that crafts engineered products to inspire delight and loyalty in the people who use them. Staff engineers are flexible on all projects, “hopping on and off” as needed based on
client needs and project stage.
Systems Testing and Prototyping ● Alternative Energy Device
o Worked within a small team (~3 members) to design and test product prototypes using CAD and 3D printing (ergonomics)
o Worked alongside shop manager to build large-scale test rigs, utilized Shimadzu force testing machine to test individual components, as well as the completed device
Designing for Sustainability ● Medical Device
o Project Engineer assigned with analyzing and redesigning internal components of medical device to conserve and streamline the usage of one-use materials and components
o Directed internal brainstorms on both actual usage and reworking of internal components with engineering team; concepted new designs
o Interfaced with clients and communicated technical decisions to non-technical decision makers, created reports, decision matrices, and presentations that communicated statistics and design tradeoffs clearly to clients
o Analyzed and presented on new material selections and component testing
User Experience - Physical Products ● Advanced Haptics Development
o Joined the project after initial product design and manufacturing complete, responsible for testing the responsiveness and feedback from product when in use
o Simulated characteristic vibrations for haptics optimization to enhance user experience o Analyzed system with accelerometer data to understand simulated vs. actual system response to different waveforms
o Ensured project timeline and progress was shared both within the company and with the client, while educating on expectations and changes in timeline in accordance with new developments
o Led the planning of process flow and vendor selection for overseas manufacturing
User Interaction - UX Prototype ● Sustainability Device
o Early phase user interaction prototype
o Project lead for 2.5 person (incl. part time member) team
▪ Coordinating mechanical and electrical project aspects
o Designed and built 80-20 frame to integrating into existing system
o Selected and designed around several electromechanical components o Primary contact point & meeting lead for client interactions
Diversity and Inclusion
● Pay Equity Initiative
o Inspired by passion for increased representation of minority groups in engineering (women, people of color, LGBTQ+, etc.), led initiative to analyze pay equity within organization
o Compiled research on how other for-profit organizations have conducted internal pay equity monitoring, specifically within the adjusted pay gap
o Designed a unique tool to analyze issues specific to organization using descriptive statistics, analyzing both the wage gap and opportunity gap
o Collaborate with C-Suite and Human Resources to analyze salary data, and will present findings in Q4 of 2019
● Brown Bag Lunches
o Presented multiple “brown bag” sessions to company on LGBTQ+ history and allyship
● Building Engineering Emotional Intelligence
o Surveyed employees on team pain points, found that employees wanted more formal methods to learn from one another as well as better ways to communicate
o Proposed an “Emotional Intelligence Initiative” to founders, wherein employees with specific skills would teach others in the organization about their chosen topic (team leadership, communication, self-awareness, etc.)
● Provided resource materials & coached 3 other coworkers on their respective presentations
● Developed final presentation for completing initiative
Engineering Intern, Dash Robotics
San Francisco, CA
June 2017 - September 2017
Dash Robotics is a product development studio specializing in smart devices and robotics. The company offerscreative
and innovative solutions at the intersections of hardware, software, and design.Walking Dinosaur Toy - Mattel for Jurassic World
o Given 8 weeks to take product from concept to polished “works like/looks like” product for large
industry trade show
o Worked with a team of 4-6 people through early-stage prototypes inspired by biomimicry, creating
mechanical moving prototypes that mimic the movement of a raptor
o Utilized Creo, SolidWorks, Arduino coding, C programming, linkages, mechanism, and circuit design
Process Engineering Intern
Berlin Heart GmBH
June - August 2015
o Traveled to Berlin, Germany to work at Berlin Heart in the Process Engineering and Research and Development divisions
o Completed maintenance of CAD data sets, monitored long-term reliability tests, and analyzed manufacturing tests
o In the Research and Development department, designed a test for vibrational analysis, analyzed the results, and created a report for the department.
Academic & Research Experience
Teaching Assistant, ME 112: Mechanical Systems Design - Professor Mark Cutkosky
Stanford University
Winter 2018
o Course Description: Characteristics of machine elements including gears, bearings, and shafts. Design for fatigue life. Electric motor fundamentals. Team-based design projects emphasizing the balance of physical and virtual prototyping based on engineering analysis.
● Worked with a team of 20 teaching assistants, responsible for running 2-3 lab sessions per week with partner TAs (lab topics: power transmission, gear analysis, and practical assembly skills)
● Helped students navigate issues within engineering teams, giving actionable feedback during design reviews
● Graded, troubleshooted, and reviewed MATLAB code and Working Model simulations
● Mentored students on graduate school and internship applications
Researcher, Designing for Education Lab
Stanford University
2014 - 2017
Led by Professor Sheri Sheppard, investigated a range of engineering education topics, from the persistence of alumni
and students in engineering fields to the impact of exposure to entrepreneurship on students' career interests.
● 2016 - 2017
o Spent the academic school year designing and deploying a climate survey to the mechanical engineering undergraduate population
o Climate Survey in a Mid-Sized Research University Mechanical Engineering Department: Report ● 2015 - 2016
o Research assistant on a project that examined the effect of student reflection in engineering education, part of Consortium for Practicing Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE) initiative
o Improving Students' Learning in Static Skills: Using Homework and Exam Wrappers to Strengthen Self-Regulated Learning
● 2014 - 2015
o Research assistant on a project that aimed to improve the teaching of technical writing to early engineers (freshman and sophomores)
o Improving Students' Technical Writing Skills: Abstracts in Introductory Solid Mechanics
● 2013 - 2014
o Research assistant on a project that analyzed the technical writing of engineering students, work continued in 2014
o Poster Presentation at SURI: Symposium for Undergraduate Research Initiative
ME101 (Visual Thinking) Course Assistant
Stanford University
Spring 2016, 2016-17 Academic Year
o Undergraduate course introduces topics including sketching, 2D planning, rapid prototyping, and basic construction
o Assisted with course logistics and curriculum/project refinement & execution
o Provided guidance to students with their projects and providing advice and direction not only for in course material, but also questions about their major and career path as a whole
Design the Future
Hosted at Stanford University
June 2016
o Mentor to high school students for a week long camp, teaching students the design process (empathy, define, ideate, prototype, and test) and guiding them as they designed a piece of assistive technology for a user
iDTech Camp Instructor
Hosted on Stanford University campus
June - August 2013
o Instructor in Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) for kids ages 6-11
o Planned lessons based on a curriculum framework, adapted to each new group of 8 students every week
● Teaching such a wide age range of students in one class required flexibility and creativity to present material in a way that all the students would understand and engage with
o Additional responsibilities as an overnight counselor - assisted with evening activity coordination and execution for campers ages 11-13
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Education
Stanford University
● Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering | 2018
o Concentrations: Mechatronics and Manufacturing● Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Product Design | 2016
Skills
● Creo 3.0, Solidworks, Fusion 360
● ANSYS, Finite Element Analysis
● Google Suite
● MATLAB/Python for data processing, RStudio
● Rapid prototyping: 3D print design, laser cutting, low-resolution functional models, high-resolution works
like/looks like models
● Machine Shop: lathe, mill (manual and CNC), general power and hand tools, adhesives, painting