Greater Chicago Area
• Develop an automated testing machine to quantify tennis racquet power and performance. • Analyze tennis swing biomechanics to influence racquet design. • Conduct data analysis and acquisition for quality assurance of sports equipment. • Meet with 3rd party vendors to select components for new testing machinery.
• Used SolidWorks to develop new parts, mechanisms, and features for the 2017 product line. • Collaborated with the prototype shop to create mock-ups to test features, feasibility, and ergonomics. • Designed plastic parts to be manufactured using vacuum forming, injection molding, and blow molding. • Tested prototypes with consumers and refined designs based on the results. • Met with designers and engineers to develop concepts for new products. • Worked with materials including wood, plastic, metal, and foam. • Collaborated with the China team to reduce product costs and source parts.
• Worked on the preliminary stages of a simulation model to help medical students learn how to perform effective closed wrist reductions. • Examined the sensitivity of wrist range of motion to fracture reduction tolerances. • Outstanding Research Award Finalist in the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
• Developed a silicone mold used to cast components for a geared wheelchair. • Designed and built a device to facilitate the packaging of wheelchair hand grips.