Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Independent Study in Industrial Design, 8/2014 - Present Summary - •Study how user’s needs influence technology, form, and experience of vending machines over the past decade •Redesign the vending machine to reflect a unique design language that both fits current user’s needs and provides a unique user experience
GE Aviation, Summer Intern, 6/2013 - 8/2013 Summary - •Calculated manufacturing costs of tube-hose assemblies and worked with global suppliers, Engineering, and Manufacturing in ensuring the quality of products supplied to GE and later delivered to customers •Oversaw quality alerts and escapes, then identified root cause and planned corrective action •Assisted in a supplier plant move by creating a timeline and quality plan that ensured parts were delivered on time and quality was not compromised
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Institutional, Research, Planning & Assessment, Student Assistant, 8/2011 - 8/2012 Summary - •Assists in educational research studies, uses PHP and MySQL to help in IRPA’s web development
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Intro to Design Group Project, 3/2012 - 5/2012 Summary - •Redesigned the whiteboard to better accommodate users’ needs and maximize writing space, used EduPack software and Solid Edge to create a prototype
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digital photography, building, designing, space exploration