Professional Experience
Apollo Microwaves
Mechanical Lead, Engineering (Jun 2025 to Present)
Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing (Jun 2023 to May 2025)
Mechanical Engineering Intern / Co-op (Jan 2021 to May 2023)
Jan 2021 to Present
- Coordinated engineering design, manufacturing, and product development efforts for aerospace RF products across 5+ years, progressing from intern to mechanical lead
- Modelled RF subcomponents, waveguide assemblies, diplexer cavities, and antenna feed structures in SolidWorks and Creo, applying GD&T and DFM principles throughout
- Developed induction brazing, welding, and heat treatment processes through thermal simulation and metallurgical testing, improving production cycle times by over 60% compared to legacy methods
- Standardized manufacturing processes and authored SOPs and training materials, which contributed to a measurable reduction in customer field returns
- Troubleshot and maintained KUKA/EROWA robotic machining cells, diagnosing faults, optimizing scheduling, and helping increase throughput by approximately 48%
- Designed and built an anechoic chamber and a thermal test chamber in-house for RF and environmental testing, eliminating reliance on external facilities
- Contributed as a mechanical consultant to a planetary gear CVT project for an electric bicycle; the company filed a patent application based on the work
- Designed a roll-to-roll winding machine to produce flexible twistable waveguides with tolerances under 0.001 inch, reverse-engineering the process from patent literature
- Ran CFD in ANSYS to optimize a high-pressure multi-outlet nozzle, then 3D-printed and deployed the design in production
- Created fixtures, jigs, and safety guards for CNC, brazing, and press operations, consistently applying DFM to keep costs down
- Built a data integration system pulling real-time metrics from 30+ CNC machines into a SQL/Python dashboard for production monitoring
SolidWorksCreoANSYSKUKA KRLC++PLCPythonCNC3D PrintingInduction BrazingGD&TSQL
Velan Inc.
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Business Development
May 2022 to Dec 2022
- Worked within the Severe Service Business Unit alongside 20+ engineers, contributing to product development and customer quotation packages
- Analyzed over 500 P&IDs to identify Metal Seated Ball Valve opportunities for oil refinery clients, helping develop quotations totaling over $50M
- Assisted with product lifecycle management, created line drawings for patent submissions, and prepared cost estimates for $20M+ valve programs
- Managed 6+ control valve skid projects, coordinating across quotation, design, and business development teams
- Automated customer datasheet generation and built data analytics scripts using Python, VB, and SQL to improve turnaround times
PythonVBSQLPLMP&ID AnalysisQuotation Dev.
Laurus Summer Camp
Robotics Instructor
Summer 2022
- Taught introductory robotics and coding to classes of 10 to 15 middle school students
- Designed a hands-on curriculum with activities and experiments that received positive feedback from parents
IO Solutions
Sales Representative (Part-Time)
Dec 2019 to Dec 2020
- Consistently met sales targets (90%+ of months) while providing customer support and onboarding new products
- Recognized as top salesperson of the month on four occasions
Skills and Applications
SolidWorksCATIACreoAutoCADNXPythonANSYSMATLABSimulinkC++C#SQLKUKA KRLPLCMS Office
Methodologies: Manufacturing Process Development, Mechanical Design, FEA, CFD, Automation Integration, Product Development, GD&T, DFM