Resume/CV :
SKILLS
3D Modeling Software
▪ Maya
▪ Blender
▪ Solidworks
▪ Autocad
▪ ZBrush
▪ Nomad Sculpt
Technical Skills
▪ 3D printing (resin, plastics, composite, nylon materials)
▪ Laser cutting
▪ Sheet metal
▪ CNC machining
▪ Mold making
▪ Hardware prototyping
▪ Vendor management
▪ Excel spreadsheets
▪ Python, MATLAB
Art Skills
▪ Watercolor, graphite, painting
▪ Color Theory
▪ Wax/Clay Sculpting
▪ Digital Art
▪ Human factors & user experience
Graphics & Art Software
▪ Procreate
▪ Photoshop
▪ Illustrator
▪ InDesign
▪ Inventor
▪ KeyShot
REMOTE WORK EQUIPMENT
▪ Resin 3D printer - Formlabs Form 3
▪ Filament 3D printer - Artillery SW-X2
▪ Professional graphics drawing tablet - HUION KAMVAS Pro 16
Riki Tat Tiki (Oct 2021 - Present)
Solo artist creating, promoting, selling handmade ceramic mugs using a combination of 3D modeling and printing with traditional ceramic techniques.
▪ 3D modeled using sculpting software (ZBrush, NOMAD Sculpt) and resin printed designs (Formlabs). Created plaster molds of printed designs and used clay slip casting techniques to make 200+ ceramic mugs and 10+ unique designs sculpted.
▪ Self-started business with trademarked logo that was drawn using digital software (Procreate).
▪ Successfully promoted business on social media with a total of $25,000 worth of ceramic mugs sold within a year.
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Backbar Solutions | San Diego, CA (Nov 2022 - June 2023)
Senior Engineer responsible for creating and releasing a new automated machine for dispensing craft beverages as well as setting processes for successful product configuration control.
▪ Designed, rendered, and released a new automated machine in the company’s product lineup. Responsible for concept design which was well received by existing and new customers.
▪ Mechanical hardware includes Design for Manufacturing (DFM) sheet metal, CNC metals, and vacuum formed parts.
▪ Integrated system components like PCB boards, solenoids, and tube bundles within a confined and streamlined form.
Automated Goniometer Instrument, NASA’s Solar System Workings Contract | Seattle, WA (July 2019 - Oct 2021)
Modeling & Mechanical Engineer responsible for the instrument’s 3D model, requirement validation, and designing several critical mechanisms.
▪ Created the instrument’s 3D model framework for quick iterations. Design changes were automatically flowed down to subassemblies and parts.
▪ Translated instrument’s spectrogoniometery angle requirements into a working 3D assembly model, with full range of motion, for design validity.
▪ Designed three unique mechanisms for the Goniometer which allows automated spectroscopic measurements by operating with 3-DOFs.
EDUCATION
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - May, 2016