Intro
I'm passionate about solving technical problems and user needs through robust and thoughtful design.
General Motors
I worked at GM for 6 years, in 8 different roles. I worked the entire vehicle development process, from advanced studio design through to vehicle launch at the assembly plant.
Accessories Innovation Lead
I was the "idea guy" for an entire hardware product organization. I conducted customer and industry research, developed the product roadmap, led design workshops, managed advanced technology projects, and consulted with other engineers to help solve customer needs and bring their ideas to life.
Rapid mockup for an in-vehicle projector and screen concept.
Prototyping storage concepts on a large 3d printed part.
Leading a design workshop to address needs for interior storage.
Cadillac VISTIQ
I was the owning engineer for all exterior trim and emblems. I developed these parts from studio sketch through first virtual validation and sourcing. This vehicle will launch in model year 2026.
Carbon fiber "dive plane"
The Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing was in need of last minute additions in order to meet desired performace requirements. I led the engineering design of the new aero canards from a blank slate, on a timeline 10x faster than normal
Carhartt special edition emblems
Chevy Silverado HD Carhartt edition. As a Studio Design Engineer I developed the layout of the badging with the studio team, and released the CAD assembly for production.
The truck and door badging as seen "in the wild" at the GM campus parking lot.
Launching Cadillac XT4 and Chevy Malibu
In 2018 I traveled between Detroit and Kansas City to support two vehicle launches at the GM Fairfax Assembly & Stamping plant. I put out a lot of (metaphorical) fires, and continued to drive both vehicles in turn as my personal vehicle for field testing / warranty purposes.
Cadillac XT4 at the end of the assembly line.
I drove this specific vehicle home from the assembly plant in Kansas City to Detroit.
Large gap between headlamp and fascia, on a new Chevy Malibu. You can even see an exposed rough parting line. This is exemplary of the sort of quality issues I worked to address at the plant. Frustratingly, I found this vehicle in public shortly after launch.
Dandelion Chocolate
I expressed my inner Willy Wonka working at a craft chocolate company in San Francisco as their only mechanical engineer.
I helped an existing project to automate the manual folding of the foil wrapping paper.
I rigged up quick solutions to improve operations around the production facility.
I developed a machine to automate the time consuming manual process of sieving liquid chocolate.
MIT additive manufacturing
At GM I was chosen to be the Additive Manufacturing "Ambassador" for the Accessories organization. In addition to months of proprietary GM training, I was sponsored to do an MIT course / certification. I used Autodesk Fusion 360, including generative design.
Custom end table
Final project for the core manufacturing course of the mechanical engineering curriculum. My primary manufacturing process was TIG welding. I also carried out some advanced milling operations and extensive woodworking.
CNC milled bottle opener
Part of a graduate level course on CNC milling. I designed for and operated a Haas VF-1.
Microsatellite development
This was my summer research project working in the Stanford Space Environment and Satellite Systems lab. This is where I taught myself CNC milling from scratch.
Intel instrumented pen
Capstone design project. Our team won the Henry O. Fuchs memorial award for excellence in design. Extensive use of additive manufacturing.
Autonomous robot
I owned all mechanical design. Entire assembly modeled in Solidworks. Extensive use of additive manufactured parts.
CAD practicum
