Education

University of Southern Maine
BS in Mechanical Engineering
2023

Southern Maine Community College
AAS in Composite Science and Manufacturing
2019

Experience

Composite Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)

Intern/Student Lab Technician/Lab TA 2018-2023

Starting after my first year at Southern Maine Community College, CERL allowed me to expand my knowledge and skill in composite manufacturing and polymer characterization. Manufacturing defect-free testing samples via vacuum infusion and CNC cutting, mechanical testing per ASTM standards, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), 3D microscopy, and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) fell within my role at CERL. I also assisted in running lab sessions at CERL for composite engineering classes, and trained others in CERL's processes and equipment.

Maker Innovation Studio (MIST)

Student Lab Technician 2020-2022

My time at MIST incorporated too many individual skills to list here. As with CERL, I trained others on MIST equipment including 3D printers, CNC, and 3D CAD. One of the most prominent responsibilities was maintaining/repairing/assembling 3D printers (see the section below for an example). This includes exotic material printers such as a clay 3D printer, high-temperature printers, resin printers, and continuous-fiber composite 3d printers.
I also designed the V1 and V2 CubeSat frames for the University of Southern Maine Cubesat Design Competition (UCDC) in 2021 and 2022, incorporating feedback from the V1 frames to design the V2 frames. UCDC is a competition for middle and high schoolers to build cubesat (a 10cm X 10cm X 10cm satellite) simulator to be sent up on a weather balloon to simulate the conditions of space. I also helped build MISTs cubesat simulators, assisted schools that needed advice or CAD work done to their satellites, and aided in the recovery of the fallen weather balloon by relaying it's live position.

Mountain LTD

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Drafter 2023-Present

My work at Mountain has me making decisions on where to place telecommunications fiber optic cable, methods of placement, and placement of equipment. This includes making decisions on aerial (telephone pole) fiber placement, necessary underground conduit sizes and count. I also decide sizes of telecommunication equipment such as hand holes, pedestals, and cabinets based on splicing requirements, conduit requirements, and the number of facilities served if applicable. Through all of this national and local codes and ordinances must be followed, spanning several states and localities. This includes special permitting for crossing oil pipelines, railroads, highways, or any other controlled right-of-way areas. I unfortunately cannot share an example of my work for this section as it is critical infrastructure.

Personal Projects

Wireframe icosahedron pendant

More commonly known as a D20

Popular in Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) the D20 is an icon of tabletop gaming, where it determines success and failure, life and death, and luck.

So why shouldn't it be jewelry?

There are a lot of D20 inspired jewelry peices around the internet. But I couldn't find any that scratched the industrial design itch.

The first batch of prototypes

Produced in .925 sterling silver, these prototypes are popular (n=3). In the future this design may become available if cost reduction is feasible.

High Resolution Photogrammetry

An alternative to 3D scanning

Some of us only have a camera. And in this case a few tensor/AI cores. But the most important part is the camera and the 169 images it will take.

Back calculating camera positional data

One of the benefits of a 3D scanner is the availability of positonal data of the scanner. Normal cameras usually don't capture that data, so it takes time to derive that information

Cleanup

With artifacts from the background, the model still needs some manual cleanup. But the result is a very nice model to turn into whatever the heart desires. Next in queue is a trilobite and megalodon tooth.

Miscellaneous Projects

Portable Multiband Radio Setup

This is a portable radio setup
designed to run for 8 hours at 50% duty cycle on battery, recharge via solar, and pack into a daypack. Current record for voice with this setup is 1300 miles!

Carbon Fiber Electric Longboard

Two 40V 5Ah power tool batteries in parallel for 10Ah capacity on a carbon fiber longboard and a belt drive. The range is too far and the speed is too fast. 3D printed electronics enclosure and 3D printed truck adapters with continuous carbon fiber via a MarkForged printer.

Solar Meshtastic Node

This solar powered Meshtastic node presents ample oppertunities I'm excited to experiment with. Operating on 915 MHz, any other devices running Meshtastic firmware can create a network with each other for broad area coverage. Low-power, low-cost, and low-maintenance. These nodes can act as platforms for any number of sensors and support text messaging via dedicated Meshtastic devices or via bluetooth integration with phones.