Skills Used: SOLIDWORKS, Finite Element Analysis, Problem Solving Project Dates: 2021-Present Additional Documentation Available: Yes, CAD models Project Description: I wanted to build “Rock Sliders” for my FJ40. These are meant to provide protection to the outer lower body when driving over large rocks and must be able to take hard impacts. The challenge here …
Skills Used: SOLIDWORKS, 3D Printing, Prototyping, Mechanical Design Project Dates: 2021 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, physical product and CAD models Project Description: I was installing air lockers on my FJ40 and needed an on-board air compressor to make them work. In addition, it is nice to be able to inflate tires and run air tools …
Skills Used: NX, Cad Drawings, Mechanical Design, Prototyping, 3D Printing, Problem Solving, Communication, GD&T Project Dates: Summer-Fall 2021 Additional Documentation Available: No, everything stayed with Employer Project Description: I was handed an old project that had been shelved for a while but needed to be completed soon. This project involved developing a new fixture which …
Skills Used: Mechanical Design, Problem Solving, Welding, Electrical Design, Assembly/Construction Project Dates: 2019 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, pictures, documents, and video Project Description: Back in 2019, I began an endeavor to build a large off-grid solar setup to supply 100% of the power demands of a house and shop. Due to time and budget constraints, …
Engineering Intern My first internship during my time at the University of Nevada, Reno, was at NV Energy’s Tracy Generating Station just East of Reno, NV. I worked here over the summer, the same summer I designed and constructed my Off-grid solar setup. I guess I could call it the summer of power generation? Anyways, …
Skills Used: Welding & other Metal Work, Practical Engineering, Problem Solving Project Dates: ~2012-2017, but continuing improvement Additional Documentation Available: Yes, pictures and physical product I bought my 1967 Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser shortly after graduating High School, and within a year or so pulled the failing Toyota 2F inline 6 out with the lofty goal …