Adrian Michael

About

Young mechanical engineer with motorsports and aerospace experience. During undergrad, led Penn State's FSAE team and published additive manufacturing research.

Experience

• Mechanical Engineer at Cowboy Space Corporation
  Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

• Vehicle Dynamics & Set-Up Engineer at RFK Racing
  Apr 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Undergraduate Research Assistant at Penn State University
  Nov 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  Undergraduate Research Assistant at Penn State's Experimental and Computational Convection Lab (ExCCL), Studying additive manufacturing applications in gas turbine heat exchangers. Lead research on the effects of electro-chemical machining and extrude honing on triply-periodic minimal surface lattice heat exchangers. Designed, built, and integrated 2-axis motion system for remote control of 20-lb FLIR IR camera, repeatable to within one frame pixel when subject to intense vibration.

• Nittany Motorsports (State College, Pennsylvania, United States · On-site)
  • Team Captain
    Jun 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Lead team of 120 motivated members.

  • Aerodynamic Structures Project Manager
    Aug 2023 - Jun 2024 · 11 mos

    Oversee all development, validation, and manufacturing of mounting and structural components for aerodynamic elements of FSAE race car. Revise composite manufacturing methods to enhance the performance of airfoils and stressed members.

• Nittany Lion Consulting Group (State College, Pennsylvania, United States · On-site)
  • Director
    Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 · 4 mos

    Oversee 4 strategy consulting projects

  • Engagement Manager
    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

    Manage engagement with Lucid Motors to construct Make V. Buy decision on supply chain resource management (SRM) capabilities.

  • Associate
    Jan 2023 - Sep 2023 · 9 mos

    Associate with the Nittany Lion Consulting Group