Classic FJ40 Land Cruiser — Diesel-to-LS Powertrain Swap The project: Take a classic Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser and give it a modern powertrain — again. Round one Recap: Designed and fabricated all mounts and modifications to fit a GM 6.2L V8 turbo diesel (and later a 6.5L V8 turbo diesel) — engine mounts, NV4500, and …
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Skills Used: AutoCAD, P&ID, Communication, Collaboration, Mechanical Design, Project Management, Problem Solving Project Dates: Summer 2019 Additional Documentation Available: No, CAD models and P&ID diagrams stayed with Employer Project Description: I was tasked with taking over a project to upgrade the Phosphate Feed system for Unit 4/5 (also called “Pinion” from the Pinion Pine Project …
Skills Used: Project Management, Maintenance and Repair, Mechanical Design Project Dates: Summer 2019 Additional Documentation Available: No, report stayed with NV Energy Project Description: During my time with NV Energy, I was tasked with doing a plant-wide piping and support inspection. Most everyone that worked there had been there a long time and thought a …
Skills Used: MATLAB, Data Analysis, Thermodynamics Project Dates: Spring Semester 2021 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, full report Project Description: This was my portion of an extra-credit assignment in Thermodynamics. I looked at the real world efficiency of several gas turbines compared to the theoretical values. More specifically, I looked at the efficiency of a GE6FA, …
Skills Used: Data Analysis, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Programming, Troubleshooting, Product Design, Mechanical Design Project Dates: Spring Semester 2018 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, reports and calculations Project Description: My very first engineering class presented teams with a task of designing and building a Hovercraft that could autonomously navigate a black line using a LEGO Mindstorms controller. …
Skills Used: Data Analysis, MATLAB, Problem Solving, Systems Engineering Project Dates: Fall Semester 2020 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, full report Project Description: This was an extra-credit assignment for my Instrumentation class. The purpose was to investigate the performance of a PI controller, which was pre-supplied in the form of programming for the computer software we …
Skills Used: SOLIDWORKS, Thermal Analysis, Data Analysis, Teamwork, Heat Transfer Project Dates: Fall Semester 2021 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, report, pictures, CAD models and video Project Description: This was a team project in Intermediate Heat Transfer (ME 414). We were tasked with evaluating different cooling configurations for a TESLA compute unit. These are powerful graphics …
Skills Used: Teamwork, SOLIDWORKS, Mechanical Design, Product Design, 3D Printing, Prototyping, Data Analysis, GD&T, Problem Solving, Project Management, Finite Element Analysis Project Dates: Fall Semester 2021 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, full report and DHF Project Description: My Capstone team decided on a project to design and build a bike “clamp” that could be used to …
Skills Used: SOLIDWORKS, Mechanical Design, Problem Solving, Welding, Fabrication, 3D Printing Project Dates: June 2022 Additional Documentation Available: Yes, CAD models Project Description: I wanted to add a grill guard to the front of my Jeep but did not want to spend the money on a pre-made one. I set out to use a pre-bent …
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 …