Design
Passion for design and using creativity to solve challenging technical problems is what first drew me to engineering. I delight in the process of seeking an elegant, even optimal, design solution. Here I summarize many of the design projects I have worked on. In addition to my design experience in the automotive industry and the usual (and not so usual) student design projects, I have also developed custom mechanical designs as an in-house designer and as a design contractor.
Industry Design Experience
- Engine design optimization, Ford Motor Co. (2008)
- Two-mode hybrid powertrain design optimization, General Motors. (2005-2006)
Custom Design Work
- 2-axis precision laser positioning system. (August 2003)
- Urban building mounting system for ultrasonic anemometers. (June 2003)
- Control system enclosures. (Fall 2002)
- Distillation column ventillation apparatus. (Fall 2002)
- Security brackets for Iomega external Zip™ drives. (July 2001)
Student and Research Design Projects
- Electric vehicle simulation and design optimization. (2007)
- Automotive electric water pump design optimization. (2007)
- Passenger aircraft design: product family analysis. (2005-2006)
- Passenger aircraft design: flight regime partitioning. (2005)
- PHEV solar panel integration. (Fall 2005)
- Design of U.S. Army FMTV truck with fuel cell APU. (2005)
- Power-split hybrid powertrain design optimization. (Winter 2004)
- Compliant mountain bike suspension design optimization. (Fall 2003)
- Solar car front suspension system. (Fall 2002)
- Solar car wheel. (November 2002)
- Monopod jumping robot. (Spring 2002)
- Design of Carabiner Manufacturing Process (Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.) (Winter 2001)