Mechanical Engineering

Robotics, fixtures, EOAT, and manufacturing automation before the models

I began with FIRST Robotics, then designed tools and fixtures for medical-device manufacturing at Applied Medical.

Applied Medical engineering drawing for a stainless steel suction pen component.
Stainless suction-pen tip drawing from the Applied Medical manufacturing-tooling arc.
Pneumatic fixtures, drawings, calipers, and notes on a manufacturing workbench.
Fixtures, prototype hardware, drawings, notes, and calipers on the bench.
CAD view of a transparent suction pen assembly with tube, springs, and clamp hardware.
CAD assembly view from the suction-pen / fixture design work.
Manufacturing automation equipment wrapped on a flatbed truck.
Production automation equipment in transit.

Applied Medical: tooling, fixtures, automation

From 2013 to 2018 I worked in mechanical design and process engineering at Applied Medical, moving from intern to technician to engineer while studying physics. The work sat close to production: robotic tooling, pneumatic manipulators, fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, CAD, prototypes, test and qualification, and shop-floor troubleshooting.

ArtifactsCAD, rapid prototypes, robotic EOAT, pneumatic manipulators, fixtures, qualification, operator-facing tooling.
ProcessesPolymer injection molding, extrusion, metal injection molding, subassembly, troubleshooting, and manufacturability tradeoffs.
Current bridgePhysical AI, CAD/DFM automation, inspection workflows, robotics, and geometry-native ML.

MIM variance project

A metal-injection insert-molding process fix used a 3D-printed orientation grid, fishing-line sorting geometry, and stainless suction-pen tips to reduce operating variance by roughly $100k/month.

FIRST Robotics and LEGO roots

Before Applied Medical, FIRST Robotics taught design under time pressure. On FRC Teams 1425 and 3476, I co-led mechanical design work including intake, drive, and superstructure. The team won a Newton Division World Championship, IRI Championship, and Industrial Design Award; that work led directly to the Applied Medical internship.