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Entrepreneurial and creative Mechatronics Engineer passionate about turning innovative ideas into tangible results, with a diverse background across startups, large corporations, and personal ventures. Experienced in formulating and executing strategic plans, designing & manufacturing new products, and pairing PD with commercial strategy. Post-collegiate track record of servicing & leading teams of professionals to deliver success.
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Entrepreneurial and creative Mechatronics Engineer passionate about turning innovative ideas into tangible results, with a diverse background across startups, large corporations,
Enclosures & Vessels (MIL Spec, ASTM, FAR)
Enclosures & vessels adhere to MIL Spec, ASTM, and FAR standards, ensuring quality and safety in various industrial applications.
RFQs/RFPs/RFIs
RFQs (Requests for Quotes), RFPs (Requests for Proposals), and RFIs (Requests for Information) are formal procurement documents.
ORCAD
ORCAD is a software suite for electronic design automation, offering tools for schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout design.
Sheet Metal Design
Sheet metal design involves creating parts from thin metal sheets, employing techniques like bending, cutting, and forming for various applications.
Sheet Metal Bending
Sheet metal bending is a metalworking process where a sheet is bent to form angles or shapes for various applications.
Sheet Metal Inspection
Sheet metal inspection involves assessing quality, dimensions, and defects in metal sheets, ensuring compliance with specifications and standards.
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Sheet metal fabrication involves cutting, bending, and assembling thin metal sheets to create various products or components for construction and manufacturing.
CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) integrates software and hardware for designing and producing prototypes or finished products efficiently.
Research & Development (R&D)
Research & Development (R&D) involves systematic investigation to discover new knowledge or create new products, processes, or services.
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid prototyping is a method to quickly create a preliminary version of a product or system for testing and evaluation.
DFM/DFA
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) optimize product designs for efficient production and assembly processes.
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal, providing sustainable power generation with minimal environmental impact.
Manufacturing (Conventional)
Manufacturing involves traditional methods of production, using machinery, manual labor, and established processes for creating goods.
Manufacturing (Additive)
Additive manufacturing uses layering techniques to create objects, enabling complex designs, rapid prototyping, and customization in various industries.
Product Development
Product development involves creating, refining, and optimizing products to meet market needs and improve customer satisfaction and business outcomes.
Sales Engineering
Sales Engineering involves applying technical knowledge to sell complex products or services, bridging gaps between technical and sales teams.
SolidWorks
SolidWorks is a popular 3D CAD software used for designing, simulating, and analyzing mechanical components and assemblies in engineering.
OnShape
Onshape is a cloud-based 3D CAD software used for product design, collaboration, and version control by engineering teams globally.
AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software used for drafting and creating 2D and 3D designs in architecture, engineering, and manufacturing.
FEA (ANSYS, SolidWorks)
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a computerized method for simulating physical behavior of structures and systems under various conditions.
Dynamic Systems
Dynamic systems study objects or processes that change over time, involving variables and relationships, crucial in various scientific fields.
Robotics
Field involving design, construction, operation, and use of robots, including their control systems, sensory feedback, and information processing.
Portfolio
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Education
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics
May 2023
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
May 2022
Projects
Capstone Project
Automated Sample-on-Silicon Preparation
Master's Project
Optimizing Quenching Pipe Thermal Runaway Mitigation for EV Batteries
Honors & Awards
2022 – 2023 GEM University Fellowship, 2022 Huntington 100, Northeastern University Dean’s List
2022 Huntington 100, 2020 – 2021 National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Scholarship, 2020 – 2021 Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholarship, 2020 ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Scholarship, SHPE Eaton Scholarship, 2019 – 2020
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholarship, Thomas I. Atkins Social Justice Award, Husky Startup Challenge 2019 Winner, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholar, Northeastern University Dean’s List
Organizations
Organizations
Paradigm Hyperloop (President), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) (Chapter Vice President), Entrepreneurs Club (Venture Founder), Engineers Without Borders (Uganda Pump & Electric Team Member), ASME (Chapter Member)
Work History
Cadversity LLC - Founder, Boston, MA
- Largest Project: 62 sheet metal components in 3D CAD with 2D prints, GD&T compliant, and unconventional features, designed from scratch for an Inc 5000 firm based in Boston.
- Launched small business helping brick & mortar product stores go to market online within a curated 8-month accelerator, achieving $182,000+ in annual gross revenue Year 1.
- Added product design, manufacturing, and assembly services to new invention consulting wing of business.
- Navigated complexities of agency and brand marketing to acquire new customers and retain loyal clientele.
- Oversaw product design, engineering, manufacturing, partnerships, hiring, HR, fulfillment automation, brand presence, traffic generation, marketing, and sales.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - GEMS Intern, Houston, TX
- Developed novel piezoelectric magnetic energy harvester (PMEH) prototype to functionally generate 57 uA of current @ 3.70VDC for charging Panasonic 18650 lithium ion cell at scale.
- Designed an AC-DC conversion circuit for piezoelectric transducer energy harvesting, including tunable operational amplification, bridge rectification, voltage threshold adjustment, & reverse voltage protection.
- Conducted comprehensive renewable energy literature reviews & presented prototyping concepts for solar MGES.
Kratos Consulting LLC - Founder, Boston, MA
- Specialized in sheet metal and injection molding design projects, with some focus on additive.
- My first dive into entrepreneurial engineering and leading a startup.
- Under single-manager PE licensure from a mentor, started a 6-person engineering consulting firm focused on delivering efficient, high-quality product designs, analysis reports, & testing reports for a diverse range of industry clients in the consumer goods niche.
- Facilitated the development of an internal QMS with paramount legal policy, MNDAs, custom contracts, estimates, quotes, invoices, & engineering consulting templates.
- Developed new client relationships while focusing on KPI improvement and outreach. Attended public networking events to spread service awareness.
Apple, Inc. - Softgoods IPhone Product Development Intern, Cupertino, CA
- Developed iPhone case button testing fixtures – sheet metal and water jet.
- Developed 15+ concept designs for iPhone case buttons for new case programs, elevating to CAD assemblies for prototype-level manufacturing.
- Designed two plaque level button compliance and user hand feel tools to assist in geometry and material downselection for formative case button designs
- Formed new FEA procedures & corresponding ANSYS models for evaluating case button peak forces, click ratios (CRs), & case extraction forces with parameterization support, conducting Design of Experiments & statistical analysis to evaluate favorable design changes.
Activ Surgical - Mechanical Engineering Co-op, Boston, MA
- Designed, fabricated, and assembled a custom sheet metal enclosure to MIL Spec standards for laser light collimation with background EMF protection, shielded cabling, and humid-proofing.
- Advanced a comprehensive quality management system consisting of a web PLM application, SolidWorks PDM library, and LOTO cabinet, tracing over 500 items in between contractors and demonstrating $2.7M in potential product savings from an exemplary supply chain analysis.
- Developed a laparoscopic stereoscope prototype for depth imaging in minimally invasive tissue surgeries alongside numerous time-of-flight depth imaging fixtures, working primarily within the sub-900nm laser spectral range.
- Designed and tested 20+ custom electrical cables for a laser-powering imaging device, conducted an advanced RSS tolerance analysis of a diode collimation stackup, and wrote an approved labeling requirements specification document per FDA 21 CFR regulations.
Infinite Cooling - Mechanical Design Intern, Boston, MA
- Developed high-level BOMs quoted as “the best ever seen in the industry” (Kalow Technologies, 06/2019), SolidWorks parts, and detailed SolidWorks drawings for mechanical design packages for $100k+ high-voltage electric precipitator retrofits on power plant cooling towers.
- Designed, manufactured, and tested a high-pressure pneumatic actuator system with sequential, timed actuations and a load support of several thousand pound-force after procuring several revisions of a comprehensive P&ID.
- Conducted static load analysis, wind deflection analysis, complex CoD analysis, and pneumatic pressure drop calculations in SolidWorks FEA, ANSYS, and Excel.
- Designed and assembled multiple in-house testing fixtures for cooling tower plume simulation purposes.
- Worked to integrate a GrabCAD repository with a reformatted company CAD nomenclature.