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Experience

Work Experience

Design Engineer - Chassis Lead

Northeastern Electric Racing

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

Boston,MA

  • Collaborated to design a rules-compliant chassis with a 20% weight reduction

  • Ran FEA with various load cases to verify chassis performance and safety

  • Designed jigging and manufacturing methods that enabled fast and accurate assembly

  • Managed and coordinated a team of 5 to successfully manufacture the chassis

Process Engineering Co-op

Fortify3D

Jan 2023 - July 2023

Boston, MA

  • Delivered a mission critical project 2 weeks ahead of schedule

  • Designed, executed and measured a set of tests to understand the limits of printer performance

  • Assisted in the successful initial development of a new, high viscosity resin for DLP printing

  • Coded a Python script to quantify the error in a 3rd party design software extensive used for lattice design

  • Developed a knowledge-base and workflow to mitigate the error chain in lattice design

  • Designed and built jigs to improve the accuracy of QA measurements, reducing measurement time by 70%

Process Engineering Co-op

Inkbit LLC

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

Boston, MA

  • Coded a Python Script to quickly measure misalignment in the printer

  • Conceived and ran a set of A/B experiments to improve the print quality of parts and resolve a major defect

  • Measured the surface roughness of parts using a Keyence Optical Profiler

  • Optimized the printing parameters by using the JetXpert Dropwatcher to track drop velocity and drop profile

  • Created and manufactured a device to catch drops and reduce spray while using the JetXpert

  • Designed a multi-part jig in Fusion 360 to increase the speed of tests

3D Printing Business

July 2020 - July 2022

Cape Town, South Africa

  • Consulted with clients to understand the product requirements and formalize a budget

  • Designed parts to the desired specification using Fusion 360 and setup the 3D printing parameters

  • Analyzed and optimized the design for 3D printing to reduce print time by 15% and material usage by 7%

Education

Northeastern University

2020-2024

Boston, Massachussets

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - 3.8 GPA

Key Activities:

  • Captain of the Club Field Hockey Team

  • Chassis Lead for the Northeastern Electric Racing Team

  • Club Rugby Team Member

Bishops Diocesan College

2014-2019

Cape Town, South Africa

National Senior Certificate - 3.9 GPA

Key Activities:

  • Founder of the Touch Rugby Club

  • Co-founder of the Entrepreneurship Society

  • Deputy Head Prefect

  • Vice-Captain of Hockey

  • South African Fly-Fishing Team

Professional Skills

Additive Manufacturing

Fusion 360

Solidworks

Matlab & Simulink

Python

Swift Programming Language

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