My focus is on aerospace design.
I graduated in May 2021 with my B.S. and in December 2021 with my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. As part of the Edison program, I have committed to continuous learning by taking additional classes at GE Aerospace while performing in my full time job.
Supported high pressure turbine and compressor rotor preliminary design reviews for a demonstrator program
Built 3D finite element model to assess HPT forward shaft capability under blade-out loading scenarios, resulting a design change to bring capability from -32% margin to +2%
Collaborated with dynamics and systems stakeholders to address one of the largest risks to the demonstrator’s schedule, performing non-linear analyses to provide rotor and engine stiffness updates
Assisted in updating rotating parts stress best practice to include lessons learned and updates from the governing design practice, and disseminated tools and techniques to stress support team
Created and utilized standard work for shell model stress and vibrations analysis, allowing for rapid design iterations on core rotor layout, and bringing total analysis time for a single iteration down from 20 minutes to under 4 minutes
Using simplified models, iterated with dynamics to create a preliminary redesign of the core structure to meet 50% increased stiffness requirement
Performed trade studies with thermal design using standard work to select flow architecture and cooling requirements to meet forward outer seal and disk stress and life targets
Reduced weight of HPT forward outer seal by 41% from preliminary design model while still meeting disk design practice requirements
Assessed component vibration characteristics of core rotor using standardized scripts, analyzing and post-processing 60 nodal diameters with 50 mode shapes each in 7.5 hours
Collaborated with advanced design tools team to bring shell model scripts into a GUI for use on other engine programs
Mentored new hire within rotating parts on design practices and processes, helping them to execute and deliver on a novel midseal design and architecture
Led low pressure ratio fan through test readiness and red flag reviews in preparation for testing at NASA Glenn Research Center’s 9 by 15 Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Rewrote entire LPR fan test data reduction code in NPSS, leveraging and improving existing legacy Fortran codes
Reduced execution time from 58s to 12s for a single point compared to previous tests, and disseminated adjustments to the broader compression system aerodynamics community at GE
Collaborated with NASA Glenn and Safran Aircraft Engines engineers to converge on consistent data reduction and instrument correction methodologies between entities
Developed new methods to apply static wire and Mach recovery corrections, sharing with the aero community
Assessed entire 240-point LPR fan map in RANS CFD using updated best practices to create pre-test predictions, comparing with LES results where applicable to improve understanding of RANS limitations
Completed detailed aerodynamic design of OGV on a short one week turnaround, reducing hub weakness and pressure losses by 30% compared to baseline design
Created multistage booster CFD setup for faster iterating and data matching on current high-speed booster designs, in preparation for upcoming rig tests
Assisted in development and testing of in-house CFD processing tools, including creating new training materials and best practice for meshing of stator cavities in multistage CFD
Led low pressure turbine rotor through a successful PDR
Reduced LPT rotor PDR slip from 4 months to 2 weeks through crashing schedule and simplified analyses
Collaborated with turbine blade owners to help them achieve their targets through dovetail redesigns, burning down risk for the engine program on a novel blade configuration, increasing stress margin on disk dovetail from -5% to 12%
Created advanced sealing component between low coefficient of thermal expansion blade and high CoTE disk material, which separates gas path airflows that protects the rotor, and decreases leakage by about 10% over legacy methods
Sealing component lowered temperatures in the disk rim by 30°F and eliminated creep / rupture concerns
Worked with product design engineers, materials application engineers, and daily meetings with producibility engineers to ensure product vision was both as intended and easy to manufacture
Created training material for new rotor design engineers on creating models to allow for quick disk dovetail iterations
Updated design practice template for rotor dovetail domino criteria to allow for instantaneous iterations
Created standard work Perl scripts to run engine test vectors on FADEC test systems with minimal user input
Created new user panels on FADEC test system to allow easier switching and monitoring of parameters
Worked in a group of 5 to design, build, and test a semi-autonomous robot that picks up a track and field discus, reducing travel time by about 50% for a typical athlete
Designed and built a combine harvester-like rotating drum that pushes a discus up a ramp and into the storage area, in role as collection subsystem lead
Voted “Best Design” out of all College of Engineering capstones at the Design Expo
Worked in a group of 4 to design and build a gripper to lift a 1.3 lb artifact 36” high, and swing two passes while having the artifact move less than 0.1” in all directions
Weight decreased by 44% between first and second design reviews, demonstrating learned principles of material selection, engineering design, and manufacturing
Worked in a group of 3 to design and build a crane to lift a 1 lb. weight 2 inches high, and deflect under 1 inch when the weight was loaded at the end
Weight decreased by about 50% between first and second design review while still deflecting under 1 inch, demonstrating learned principles of stress analysis
Collaborated with team of mechanics to build and maintain composite-based free-roll racing vehicles, equipped with a steering / braking system, two axles, and three wheels
Fabricated polycarbonate windshields by heat forming and sculpting to match profile
Developed MATLAB functions that import GPX files from practice runs to visualize and analyze multiple driver paths, including self-updating wheel and pusher databases
Integrated plots track consistency of drivers and inform optimization of driver lines, using MATLAB to overlay on top of a Google Maps satellite map
Conceptualized rear wheel fairing profiles and attachment methods to vehicle
Performed fluid flow analyses in ANSYS Fluent to reduce drag by about 30%
Created mold using CNC router and fabricated fairings using layup techniques
Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to build and maintain composites-based free-roll racing vehicles
Coordinated training for new mechanics, and lead work sessions for building new vehicles and maintaining current fleet
Redesigned and manufactured steering, rear wheel fairings, and windshields
Instituted and led mentorship sessions for new team members, focusing on vehicle dynamics and construction
NX (and NX Advanced Simulation)
Solidworks (and SolidWorks Simulation)
ANSYS APDL
ANSYS Workbench
Hypermesh
Python
MATLAB
NPSS
Bash
VBA
Perl
Composite layups
Laser cutting
3D printing
Manual lathe
Manual knee mill
CNC mill
CNC router