This past summer I worked as a R&D Test Engineering Intern at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, based out of their Somerville location.

During the summer, I worked on two major projects, the first being characterizing the resistance between individual strands of a superconducting cable. For this project, the test method had been previously established; in my role, I learned the test method and carried out the rest of the testing and data analysis for the project. As a part of this, I found shortfalls in our test method and testing setup that slowed the process and decreased the overall safety of the test. 

After seeing this, I launched an initiative to design a new testing setup. This setup significantly decreased the overall time for a test, from around 3 hours to just 1 hour, and also increased the overall safety of the test. This setup not only allowed me to run more tests than I otherwise would have been able to, but was also designed to be applicable to other current and future tests, to increase speed and safety for those as well. 

In the end I was able to conduct 17 tests amassing a total dataset of over 23 tests from a number of different cable types. This data allowed me to look not only at the original number being searched for, but also to dig deeper, find underlying trends, and uncover more information about the cables.

My second project focused on determining the contact resistance across various plating methods for copper bars. In this case, no test method existed, so I developed one to ensure the data would be accurate while keeping the test simple to set up and quick to run. 

Because of the nature of this test, a COMSOL model was required to determine the true contact impedance. Here, I developed the COMSOL model as required and swept across a large range of parameters to ensure that the outcome seen in the test was accurately represented in the model. 

In the end, I was able to produce results for this test both before and after a vacuum bake at high temperature, and satisfy what was required of the requestor. 

Over the summer of 2025 I worked as a Launch Intern at Proctor and Gamble. I worked in Mehoopany, PA and was a part of the Baby Care Business Unit. 

Throughout the summer, I worked on four different projects. Firstly, I was tasked with evaluating the feasibility of upgrading the packer section of a specific manufacturing line. By the midway point of my internship, I had successfully determined the upgrade would be feasible. From there, I worked with upper leadership to begin the kickoff of the project by finding funding from within the company and organizing the necessary resources to begin purchasing parts. In total, the project was estimated to be a $400,000 upgrade.

Secondly, I was tasked with evaluating the upgraded controls that had been installed on a line and determining whether it was financially viable to upgrade the rest of the lines regionally, a project estimated to cost $16,000,000. Throughout the course of the summer, I worked to understand the performance differences and calculate the cost savings from the upgrades. At the conclusion of my internship, I was able to give a final recommendation to the company on whether they should do the upgrades. 

Finally, I was tasked with two work process improvement tasks, one to track parts received for new projects, and the second to assist technicians with electrical maintenance. For both of these projects I used Microsoft Excel and created macros. In the end I was able to save the company $50,000/yr through the project parts receiving and $25,000/yr through the electrical maintenance project.

Rensselaer Motorsport is RPI's FSAE Team. Each year, we design and build an electric formula-style racecar to compete against over 100 teams from across the globe. As part of the team, I have designed steering components, presented funding proposals for sponsors, and built critical suspension components in our machine shop.

For the 2024-2025 season I was the Team Lead, in this role I was in charge of managing our budget, determining leadership within the team, communicating with sponsors, helping develop the full car timeline, and leading general team meetings. 

As Team Lead, I led the team to produce our first rules legal racecar, passing technical inspection and placing 7th overall in the Formula Hybrid + Electric Competition. Moreover, this was the first time in the team's history that the team had brought a running car to competition. 

As Team Lead, my role was to be a constant source of encouragement and set the example to help guide and inspire the team. I managed our deadlines and worked with subsystem leads to ensure and help them meet the deadlines set. 

While Team Lead, I was also in charge of the budget for the team and I was able to raise more than $50,000 for the team and budget properly such that there were $30,000 carried over for the next team to help build long term success. 

As Ergonomics Lead, I calculated the forces present in our steering system, from which I could design a system that would be safe and reliable in any conditions. To do this I drew free-body diagrams of the steering system to understand the forces present, used hand calculations to give a preliminary design, and validated the final design in FEA. 

Moreover, when designing the steering system it was important to properly calculate the tolerances for all the components. Another critical aspect of this was determining what types of fits were required and the achievable tolerances. As a result of this work, I was able to produce a steering system that was easily manufacturable but also met necessary requirements such that it would not fail due to forces it experienced and did not fail any of the rules. 

As well, during my time as Ergonomics lead, I was also challenged with redesigning our throttle mechanism. To control our throttle we use two rotary hall effect sensors to determine the position of the throttle. However, in our previous design, our pedal did not rotate enough to generate a significant voltage change from the sensors. A further aspect of this challenge was that due to packaging constraints I could not change the shape or rotation of the pedal. To solve this problem I design a linkage system which amplifies the rotation of the throttle pedal, thereby generating a significant voltage change in the sensors. 

The previous two summers I have worked at Multimatic Inc. In my time there I have worked in the vehicle dynamics department working on projects concerning tires, vehicle model correlation, and other vehicle simulations. 

The main focus of my time this past summer was to develop a Matlab function that could take in an FTire model and through the push of one button convert it to a PAC2002 tire model. To do this I had to work closely with others involved in extracting the data and performance from the FTire model, as well as working to understand the parameters of a Magic Formula Tire. These skills allowed me to develop a Matlab Function that could take in data about any given FTire model and use that to develop a PAC2002 model. I was also given the opportunity to drive the different tire models on the DiM250 from which I was able to learn and understand how differences in tire characteristics feel and not just how they look in data. This testing meant I could understand what the most important part's of the tire fit were. From this project, I was able to gain a greater understanding of how tires and their models behave and what the strengths and weaknesses of said models are. 

I was also tasked with understanding the data from a test prototype vehicle and correlating our predictive model to the data. On top of this, I was also tasked with understanding the reason behind the differences in the two and working to find from the data why there were discontinuities. By completing this work I was able to understand how predictive models work, why there are differences between models and real life, and what parameters affect certain aspects of the model.