Selected Work
Experiments, test systems, product development, software, and making.
These examples show how I approach physical problems: define the question,
design or modify the system, instrument it, test it, analyze the results,
troubleshoot what fails, and iterate. The work spans biomedical research,
mechanical design, reverse engineering, software tools, and fabrication.
Research · Biomedical Engineering · Carnegie Mellon University
Temporary liver support for ammonia removal
My M.S. research investigated a temporary liver-support concept for
removing ammonia in acute liver failure. I developed and experimentally
evaluated a prototype system using a
PDMSA flexible silicone-based polymer often used to make membranes, seals, and microfluidic devices. membrane,
perfluorocarbonA fluorinated liquid used here as part of the ammonia-removal system., and vacuum pressure in a simulated peritoneal environment.
The work combined prototype development, laboratory experimentation,
fluid handling, instrumentation, calibration, troubleshooting, MATLAB,
statistical analysis, and technical communication.
Biomedical research grounded in physical experimentation.
Prototype development · Sensors · Experimental testing · MATLAB · Data analysis
Project · Mechanical Design + Test · Purdue University
Rocketcam pneumatic air cannon
As team lead on a senior mechanical design capstone, I helped redesign
Purdue's pneumatic launch system into a smaller, portable, rapid-fire
device capable of launching a 3D-printed rocket carrying a GoPro camera.
I designed and built a pressure-test system, integrated a pressure
transducer with an Arduino microcontroller, wrote custom C++ for
time-resolved pressure data collection, and used experimental results
to compare trigger mechanisms and guide design decisions.
Mechanical design grounded in instrumentation and experimental testing.
Pneumatics · Pressure measurement · Microcontroller programming · Experimental design · Iteration
Project · Reverse Engineering · Purdue University
FDM printer cartridge reverse engineering
As a laboratory assistant, I reverse engineered the cartridge system of
a commercial Stratasys Dimension SST 768 FDMA 3D-printing process that builds parts by depositing melted thermoplastic filament layer by layer. printer so its non-refillable
cartridges could be reused with lower-cost replacement filament.
The project crossed mechanical engineering, electronics, programming,
Linux, and EEPROM analysis. The resulting process reduced consumable
material cost by about 86%, using roughly $28 replacement filament in
place of about $200 proprietary filament while reusing the cartridge.
About 86% lower consumable material cost.
~$200 proprietary filament · ~$28 replacement filament · Cartridge reuse · EEPROM reset · Linux
Tool · Browser Software
SOPTE — Simple Offline Plain Text Editor
SOPTE is a browser-based plain text editor I developed for working
directly with local files while keeping the interface simple and the
application usable offline.
It grew out of practical needs rather than a software exercise: reliable
editing, recovery snapshots, and responsive handling of large documents
without turning a plain text editor into a complicated application.
A usable tool, not just a software case study.
Offline-first · Local files · Recovery · Large-document editing
Research · Software + Engineering Education · Purdue University
CADCompare
I was lead software developer and co-author on published research for
CADCompare, a web application designed to compare PDF CAD drawings and
highlight differences that might otherwise be missed during manual review.
The work brought together engineering graphics, software development,
user testing, and research communication, and was published through the
American Society for Engineering Education.
Art · Permanent Public Art · Jeffersonville, Indiana
Blocks of Love
Created with Jennie DiBeneditto for Clark Memorial Hospital,
Blocks of Love combines 144 individually cut plywood blocks,
algorithmically randomized block heights, laser-printed imagery,
kiln-fired vitreous enamel, acrylic, and clear coat.
The work represents another part of the same hands-on practice: materials,
fabrication, process planning, visual design, and making physical objects
intended to communicate with people outside the studio or laboratory.
Public art combining algorithmic design and hands-on fabrication.
144 individually cut plywood blocks · Randomized block heights · Laser printing · Vitreous enamel · Permanent installation
About
Experimental engineering with biomedical depth and a mechanical foundation.
I earned an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon
University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue
University. My background spans experimental apparatus, mechanical
design, laboratory research, prototyping, instrumentation, CAD,
fabrication, programming, data analysis, and technical documentation.
I am especially interested in hands-on experimental, test, and product
development work, along with quality, metrologyThe science of measurement, including how measurements are made, calibrated, and shown to be reliable., validation, manufacturing
support, and technical laboratory roles where building, measuring,
troubleshooting, and documenting physical systems matter.