Job experience

• June 2026 - June 2026
  Event Representative
  CTSQ
  

  • Served as in-person representative during an academic program event & interacted with other attendees
  • Compiled executive summary, including news coverage, attendee list, etc. & made recommendation for future

• February 2026 - February 2026
  Research Assistant
  Gel Matter
  

  • Learned about organic chemistry, polymers, mucins, and startup product development
  • Identified potential grant funding opportunities to complement VC investments & created working database

• February 2023 - March 2023
  Prototype Developer
  Cosmic Oasis
  

  • Created prototype demo for potential new product involving NFC chips & web-based application

• March 2022 - November 2022
  Maintenance Electrician
  Health Hut
  

  • Rewired light fixtures to remove fluorescent ballasts and directly power LED tubes; Cleaned diffuser lenses

• May 2020 - February 2021
  Product Developer
  Milwaukee Coil
  

  • Programmed a refrigeration system design and selection software full stack web application proof of concept & Presented the demo to compressor manufacturer

• November 2016 - June 2018
  Product Developer
  Milwaukee Coil
  

  • Directed early stage programming for Protection & Monitoring Control Panel for Industrial Refrigeration
  • For IRS (Industrial Refrigeration Services) Carcass Cooler Shrink Control System new meat storage venture:
  • Designed and programmed circuit boards to measure strain & communicate data via radio modules
  • Built potted sensors & programmed single board device w/web backend to collect sensor data
  • Specified Modbus-based communication protocol to communicate with facility central control system

• September 2016 - January 2017
  Involved Citizen
  Village of Hales Corners
  

  • Advocated against road widening: collected petition signatures & spoke to a village meeting

• February 2015 - July 2016
  Graduate Student Research Assistant
  Dr. Gillespie HaptiX Lab, University of Michigan
  

  • Executed the bulk of equipping a full-size Baja Racing vehicle with force-reflecting RC steering:
  • Mechanical and electrical design, embedded development, and testing for performance, safety, etc
  • Coordination with and leadership of HaptiX Lab and Baja Racing team members
  • Presented working car to audience with compiled video and live demo for annual review
  • Research funded by: Department of Defense through Automotive Research Center

• September 2014 - December 2014
  Student Researcher
  Dr. Kuo Human Biomechanics and Control Lab, University of Michigan
  
• October 2012 - August 2014
  Christian Missionary
  (Name Withheld)
  

  • Cold contacted residents door-to-door, persisted through repeated rejection

Education

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering 3.99/4.0
  

  - 2016

  • Focus Areas: Linear, Digital, and Hybrid Controls; Robot Dynamics and Kinematics; Mathematical Methods
  • Projects: Reaction Wheels, Midair Linkage Reorientation, Traffic Light Coordination
• Marquette University
  Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering 3.78/4.0
  

  - 2011

  • Top Scholars in Curriculum: Awarded to the 2 seniors with the highest cumulative GPA
  • Graduated with BS at 19 years old
  • Select Electives: Intermediate Thermodynamics; Optics, Lasers, & Spectroscopy
  • Senior Design Project: created tool for SPI Lighting to estimate assembly time from bill of materials