I have studied at...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2014
SM Mechanical Engineering GPA 4.9/5.0

Research Assistant in CADLab under advisement of David Wallace
Masters Research: Research Maturity Levels
- Created website using Ruby/Rails that input user information to output a visualization of research progress
- Developed site and survey according to Survey Design and Visualization best practices with feedback from users
Course Instructor for 2.00b Toy Product Design, TA for 2.009 Product Design Processes

University of Southern California Class of 2009
BS Mechanical Engineering, minor in International Economics GPA 3.7/4.0

I have also worked at...

2.009 Product Design Processes Fall 2013
Teaching Assistant

Photographed lectures, labs, and workshops
Prepared materials and prototypes for lecture
Produced videos using Final Cut Pro for final presentation
Created online tutorials for laser and vinyl cutters
As needed, supported student teams with laser cutting, 3d printing, part finishing, circuit board design and fabrication
As a team mentor, met weekly with a student team to discuss their concepts and aid with any ideation, prototyping, or fabrication

2.00b Toy Product Design Spring 2013
Course Instructor

Planned, wrote, and presented lectures on product design process, innovation, brainstorming, idea selection, sketching, prototyping, estimation, graphic design, storyboarding with co-instructor
Organized and presented weekend workshops on Illustrator and Vinyl cutting, Analog and Digital electronics (including Arduino), PCB Design and Fabrication
Supervised laboratory section where students used machine shop tools; replaced or repaired broken tools and used supplies; mastered art of telling students it's time to clean up

Institute for Human Centered Design Summer 2012
Intern Extraordinaire

Intern for IHCD's Access to Design Professionals program which introduces Boston-area students to design professions
Taught workshops on sketching and storyboarding as communication tools

Hewlett-Packard February 2010-August 2011
Mechanical Design Engineer Vancouver, WA

OfficeJet Pro 8600 series: owned fourteen parts in the carriage subsystem (sheet metal, plastic, and mylar); managed parts through two prototyping and testing phases to meet performance, assembly, environmental, and cost requirements
DesignJet T520 Series: Designed new parts and assembly procedure for carriage positioning system that saved up to $7 on large format series (24"-36" width) due to lower material cost; patent filed March 2014 for work on a locking mechanism designed to avoid material creep
Created test scripts and flowcharts to identify root cause of carriage defects; deployed scripts and flowcharts to technicians to speed up debugging of errors

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