Engineering Design
Developing CAD models, assemblies, and physical prototypes through mechanical engineering coursework and team projects.
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About Me
Mechanical engineering shaped by design and hands-on experience.
I am a mechanical engineering student at Virginia Tech with experience in CAD, product development, surveying, construction, and rapid prototyping. My interest in engineering started less in a classroom and more standing next to a total station on a job site, seeing how a design on paper actually meets dirt, weather, and people's schedules, that's the gap I like working in.
My Background
Building experience in the classroom, office, and field
My engineering interests developed through a combination of coursework, design projects, field experience, and exposure to the construction and land-development process. I'm also a general member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers , Virginia Tech chapter, staying connected to the broader engineering community outside my coursework.
At Virginia Tech, I have worked on projects involving mechanical design, CAD assemblies, sensor integration, product development, and 3D-printed prototypes. These experiences have strengthened my ability to turn an early idea into a model that can be evaluated, manufactured, and improved.
Outside the classroom, my work in surveying and construction has given me a better understanding of how drawings, measurements, grading decisions, utilities, and field conditions affect real projects. That experience has made me more attentive to practicality, accuracy, and the people responsible for building a design.
Experience
A broad foundation across design and field work
Each experience has helped me understand a different part of the engineering process, from collecting accurate field information to developing digital models and building prototypes.
Surveying and Drafting
Creating linework, surfaces, plats, and grading plans using field data collected with GPS and total station equipment.
Field Experience
Working around active construction operations, underground utilities, paving, site development, and residential infrastructure.
Division 1 Soccer Student-Manager
Coordinating equipment, logistics, and game-day operations for a Division One men's soccer program.
Career Direction
Seeking a Summer 2027 mechanical engineering internship
I am looking for an internship where I can contribute to mechanical design, product development, manufacturing, testing, or systems-oriented engineering work.
I am particularly interested in defense, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing environments where engineers work across disciplines and where attention to detail, reliability, and practical problem solving are essential.
I want to end up somewhere the tolerances actually matter, defense and aerospace appeal to me because the margin for error is small and the stakes are real, and that's the kind of pressure that got me hooked on surveying and CAD in the first place.
How I Work
The mindset I bring to engineering projects
Practical design
On TouCan, I learned that a good mechanism means nothing if it doesn't fit the wiring, the motor, and the user's hand all at once, that's the kind of constraint-juggling I actually enjoy.
Continuous improvement
After watching our first TouCan prototype turn into a packaging puzzle, I started sketching for manufacturability from day one instead of fixing it later.
Team contribution
Surveying taught me that a small measurement error costs someone else time and money down the line, so I've gotten particular about catching mistakes before they leave my hands.
Attention to detail
In both design and field work, I've learned that small details can have a big impact on the success of a project.
Reliability Under Pressure
Coordinating game-day logistics for a Division One program taught me that reliability isn't optional — when forty people are counting on the same schedule, showing up prepared beats showing up talented.
Technical Toolbox
Tools and capabilities
Siemens NXFusion 360AutoCAD Civil 3DCarlson SurveyGPS SurveyingTotal StationGD&TProduct DesignPythonMATLABGitNext.jsLaser Cutting3D PrintingCNC MachiningElectronicsIR SensorsArduinoWeldingCarpentryASMEExcel
Let's Connect
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