Founder | August 2024 – Present
Bottle Grab | San Francisco, CA
- Invented an apparatus that hands-off bottles to cyclists while riding
- Built an MVP from 3D printed parts, aluminum framing, and commercial materials
- Designed plastic parts for injection molding
- Partnered with local race organizers and used MVP in USA Cycling sanctioned road races in Northern California
Mechanical Engineer, Part Time | January – April 2025
Arris Composites | Berkeley, CA
- Built control boxes and power cables for bicycle spoke production machines
Associate Mechanical Engineer | August 2022 – March 2023
Mainspring Energy | Menlo Park, CA
- Collaborated on a small team to tackle a novel engineering problem: designing sealing rings made of graphite for the piston – cylinder interface in Mainspring’s linear generator
- Designed ring installation equipment
- Created drawings and worked with a machinist to fabricate parts from steel, aluminum, and graphite
Mechanical Engineer, Composite Development | July 2019 – August 2020
Arris Composites | Berkeley, CA
- Pursued projects for the process research and development team at a growing start-up with the mission to cultivate a new method of manufacturing high performance composite parts
- Investigated manufacturing processes to yield desirable part qualities ranging from mechanical performance to aesthetics, specifically through PFMEA, vibration testing, and thermal analysis
- Presented sample parts and studies for C suite colleagues to share with investors
Mechanical Engineering Intern | Summer 2016 & Summer 2017
Arevo | Santa Clara, CA
- Advanced my engineering skills at a 3D printing start-up specializing in carbon fiber composite FDM
- My first summer, I designed and 3D printed a drone body from carbon fiber printing material, assembled the body with flight components, and flew it to create a video for investors to see. I also developed a tool to detect filament jams and breaks in the printers using a light sensor and an Arduino, and I worked with a machinist to make parts for a project aimed to increase print layer to layer strength.
- My second summer, another intern and I designed and prototyped a road bike frame from 3D printed carbon fiber tubes and steel lugs. We carried out CAD, FEA, material testing, and weekly design reviews.
Expert Quality Reviewer | November 2024 – January 2025
SnorkelAI | Remote
- Reviewed questions written by PHD’s and other domain experts to create a data set that evaluates the quality of an LLM