Education
4+1 Joint Bachelor and Master of Mechanical Engineer, University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Experience
Design and Release Engineer, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles
Auburn Hills, MI (2013-Present)
- Responsible for component level designs and system integration
- Creation and maintenance of Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis and Design Validation Plan and Report to support new product launches
- Reactive problem solving to meet functional and build objective requirements using six sigma methods for determining root cause and robustness of solution
- Technical cost reduction solutions which maintain customer value
- Interface between suppliers, assembly plants, engineering, and program management
- Independently manage simultaneous projects and report status to management
President, Society of Automotive Engineers
University of Delaware (2012-13)
- Managed a team of 20 members, including 4 senior design teams, who design and build a racecar to compete in the Formula SAE design competition
- Managed a budget of about $20,000 and responsible for coordinating orders across 4 design teams
- Responsible for organizing team projects and meeting hard deadlines
Captain, Driver Controls and Ergonomics
University of Delaware (2012-13)
- Designed, manufactured, and tested parts and subassemblies
- Utilized Solidworks to ensure proper design integration with subassemblies from other design teams
- Employed Finite Element Analysis to validate stress analysis and motion studies to ensure proper range of motion
- Manufactured parts on CNC mills and lathes and created molds for composite parts which were made using VARTM and wet layup methods
Undergraduate Research, University of Delaware
Newark, DE (2011-13)
- Developed a 3D heat conduction model of a pultrusion line to be used in determining temperature and cure profiles for a variety of manufacturing variables
- Constructed a 2D temperature model of a Lithium Titanate battery to determine heat generation characteristics based on experimental data which simulated charging and discharging during normal driving conditions of a fuel cell powered bus
