New York City Metropolitan Area
Patrick is a Mechatronics Design Engineer at ASML. He works on the Reticle Handler Subsytem for ASML's EUV systems: NXE3600/3800/New Product Introduction. This work consists of integrating new designs and optimizations into 3 different robotic systems. These systems handle the reticle, a very fragile multi-million dollar piece of tooling critical to the manufacturing of semiconductors. Patrick graduated from The Pennsylvania State University receiving a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on robotics. He also received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. For his research, he worked in the BioRob-InFL Laboratory developing an eel-like swimming robot trained to swim using model-based machine learning. He has worked in product design for manufacturing, manufacturing automation, and mechatronic system design with extensive experience using CAD software to develop parts for manufacturing and training vision systems for automated product inspection.
Build up and maintain specialist knowledge in the fields of dynamics, servo control, signal analysis and testing and basic knowledge of the areas software, mechanics, electronics, actuators, sensors and dynamics. Support of the mechatronics architecture design and trade-offs between mechanical, electronic, software competencies Modeling and optimizing of sequences, functional and dynamic behavior. Integration and test of the mechatronic modules: planning and execution. On-site customer(Taiwan) support to resolve critical escalations. Interface towards other projects, sectors and mechatronics suppliers. Documentation of specifications, design, and test results.
Hardware design and control of the MUBot: A Magnetic, Morphing, Modular and Undulatory Robotic fish. Designing the mechatronic systems to enable the development of a small robotic eel-like fish. This fish is a research platform to explore the elastic body-fluid interaction in the context of underwater locomotion. The hardware works in parallel with a physical simulation used to train a machine learning algorithm to teach the fish how to swim. 3D modeling and 3D printing the mechanical systems within the robot. Developing the electrical systems to power and control the robot. Fabricating and assembling the components in the robot.
Teaching Assistant for ME 375 Vibrations of Mechanical Systems Laboratory Ran the lab Lectured students on important concepts Helped students find solutions to problems they encountered
Specifying, procuring and programming vision systems for automated product inspection, localization for pick and place robotic systems, and optical character recognition Generating technical documentation (electrical, mechanical, and control system design specifications, factory acceptance tests, bill of materials, and operational manuals) for various automation machinery Troubleshooting and modifying manufacturing process automation systems Visiting client's manufacturing plants identifying what processes could be automated
Designed products and product tooling for customers, developing products from preliminary customer specifications into prototype designs and then into production designs Quality assurance experience analyzing defects, developing QC tests, and updating envelope drawings to call out critical features Designed company website (www.proformpackaging.com) AutoCAD and SolidWorks experience modeling, designing, and converting between 2D and 3D Aided in the implementation of a workplace Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system, managing and optimizing tooling and raw material locations Analyzed thermal expansion, stress, and resulting product strength caused by thermoforming plastics given variables such as mold geometry, temperature, and various plastic materials Researched alternative 3D printing filaments, specifically thermoplastic elastomers, analyzing existing suppliers and market’s demand