Master's Project: Cellular Self-Organization
- Worked on a system to automate structure design
- Used graphs and physics simulations to autonomously define and evaluate design
- Did nearly all of the work in a project funded for both a PhD student and a Master's student
- Required learning and application of object-oriented programming, specifically C#
Sustainable Product Design: Umbrella Project
- Worked on a multidisciplinary team to produce a product proposal
- Used a variety of sustainability tools to analyze designs
- Created CAD drawings, animations and renders (primarily SolidWorks)
- Conducted customer interviews, ethnographic studies, market research and patent searches
Freelance Project: Video Wall Redesign
- Redesigned an existing device: an array of TVs used as a meeting and presentation display
- Designed, manufactured and assembled the device
- Created CAD models and drawings for manufacturing, design and as part of a pitch
- Required mediating multiple professors wants and needs to create a finished product that satisfied all parties
Modern Product Design: Bingo Machine
- Designed and built a new bingo machine to replace Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center's existing one
- Collected customer needs etc. from various individuals including the people with disabilities at WVRC
- Acted as team leader, and oversaw both manufacture and administration
Senior Project: Spore Collection Device
- Created a device for use by the USDA to be used in vineyard pathology studies
- Worked as a member of a team to turn technical requirements into a device
- Created CAD models both for design and part manufacture, was involved in the manufacturing process
- Created a report detailing the process and providing drawing and manufaturing plans to the customer
- Finished the project significantly under budget, and was considered the most successful project of our class
