projects
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Intern, 2023
I led the full-scale impact testing of NASA’s next major Mars mission, Mars Sample Return. Simultaneously , I developed a brand-new teststand to measure lateral footpad-soil resistance, going from brainstorming to functioning hardware in ten weeks.
B.O.O.S.T.
Project Lead, 2022-23
I led the development of a multi-agent robot system to continuously power. a fleet of robot systems. My primary focus was creating robust docking on uneven terrain, as well as the creation of a scalable battery-swapping mechanism. Our project won the Gorlov Innovation Award as the top senior capstone project.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Co-op, 2022
I worked at NASA’s premier robotics center on NASA’s next major Mars mission, Mars Sample Return. I ensured that the mission stuck its landing – despite the fact that it will be the heaviest object we’ve ever landed on another planet.
NU Team PARIS
Design Lead, 2021-22
NASA Mars Ice Challenge - PARSEC
Mechanical Lead, 2020-22
I led hardware development of PARSEC (2020-21), my second robot designed to harvest & purify drinking water from buried ice deposits on Mars. After developing and integrating hundreds of parts, we were awarded Best Technical Paper and Second Overall in NASA’s 2021 Challenge.
Fulfil Solutions
R&D Mechanical Engineering Co-op, 2020
I designed and prototyped first iteration of 350+ component 5-axis universal manipulation robot for picking & transferring highly varied inventory. I drafted 25 drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards for manufacturing.
NASA Mars Ice Challenge - PRISMM
Mechanical Lead, 2019-20
My first entry into NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge, PRISMM was tasked to harvest drinkable water form subsurface ice. Despite the majority of the build season and the competition being cancelled due to Covid, we successfully integrated the system and submitted a final technical paper.
Robobrawl
Designer & Machinist, 2019-20
I worked on the Robobrawl and Wallcart projects prior to serving as the President of the Northeastern Robotics (NURobotics) club. For Robobrawl, I designed the weapon blade and was a component machinist. One week away from the competition, it was cancelled due to the onset of the Covid1-9 pandemic.
Suffern Robotics, FTC Team #7486
Captain, Lead Designer 2015-19
I modeled & constructed 5 distinct robots containing up to 1,000 parts each in Autodesk Inventor & Fusion 360 for the 2015-19 First Tech Challenge (FTC) Seasons. Our team advanced to FIRST World Championships 3 times, ranking within top 2% of teams globally. I also volunteered 416 hours with the team across 73 outreach events to educate over 5,000 community members about STEAM.