Proficiencies

Inkscape vector graphics editor, Fusion 360, Solidworks, and CATIA 3D modeling software, MATLAB programming, Machine Shop Use (such as CNC Lathe and Mill), SimScale and Ansys Simulation software, 3D printing

Interests

Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, EV and aerospace engineering, Environmental Engineering (with academic experience), Prototyping/Manufacturing, Business Aspects of Engineering, Collaboration, Leadership

About Me and My Career

I grew up in a small town outside of Boston, Massachusetts which is where my love for building began. I found this love for building and design in the engineering class I took in High School. My teacher Nick Grout devised many interesting projects and helped my classmates and me learn the intricacies of building and design. I owe Mr. Grout a lot of credit for becoming the builder and engineer I am today and will always appreciate him being so welcoming and helpful to me throughout my high school career. After this first class, I spent most of my free time during school in the woodshop working on projects.

This led me to want to pursue a degree in engineering, which ended up being biomedical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. While at Tulane, I found my way into another creative space: The Tulane MakerSpace. The Tulane MakerSpace has an array of different tools from a woodshop, a machine shop with CNC tools such as a lathe and mill, 3D printers, and laser cutters among other things. I started just building projects for class and personal projects but eventually loved being there so much that I applied for and got a job as an attendant at the MakerSpace. As an attendant, I helped many MakerSpace users build personal and academic projects as well as helping them in designing projects and training them on the use of our machines. I also had responsibilities of fixing the machines, such as the 3D printers. I also was given unlimited access to the MakerSpace as an employee there which allowed me to design and build wherever and whenever I wanted which was a dream come true. My boss and mentor at the space, Dr. Timothy Schuler, helped me a lot both learning design and building skills as well as helping me with specific projects. I would also like to thank the teachers and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University for teaching me many of the design and engineering skills that I will use for the rest of my life.

After a quick four years, I graduated from Tulane with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and moved on to Columbia University in New York City to get my Master’s Degree in biomedical engineering. While at Columbia I took classes in many fields from nano-bio-engineering to studies about space. I also took many classes geared toward design and entrepreneurship that served me very well at the company I would join after my graduation. Columbia University and its Department of Biomedical Engineering also deserve thanks for exposing me to a new level of research and teaching me many engineering, business, and life skills that will serve me for years to come.

After graduating from Columbia in December of 2022 after a year and a half that flew by, I joined Blue Innovations Group in February of 2023 as a mechanical design engineer. Having spent my academic career in biomedical engineering I was extremely grateful that BIG gave me the opportunity with the mechanical design team and I began learning so much about design immediately. Blue Innovations Group was trying to revolutionize the transition of humans on earth from land to water starting with a 30-foot electric boat that runs on solar called the R30 and this was the project we worked on when I joined. I was able to learn to use all sorts of software such as CATIA V6, Simscale, Ansys, and others while also relearning many concepts in mechanics and learning from many of my brilliant colleagues, each whom brought something unique to the team. After 9 months of learning, designing, and sourcing we began the point I had been overly excited about since the moment I joined: the build. All of the pieces I had designed and sourced over the past months began getting delivered and I was able to work with the other engineering teams (manufacturing, electric, battery, and software) to begin to assemble all of the components I had designed and install them onto our prototype beta boat. This involved many long hours/days/weeks but I learned so much and appreciated every minute of the hands-on work and multi-disciplinary collaboration. I had an amazing time working with the team at BIG and wish the company nothing but success for the future.