Experience
Selected Work Experience
MIT Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering 08/2008 - Present
Please refer to research page for more information.
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
Recitation Instructor, 2.006 Thermal-Fluids Engineering II 09/2011 - 12/2011
Teach weekly recitations (2 sections of 25 students) for 2.006 Thermal Fluids Engineering II; Expand on lecture material; Solve example problems; Occasional lecture to whole class; Office hours; Prepare and grade examinations. Course material includes fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics.
Instructor evaluations and comments (pdf) - MIT Subject Evaluation Main Page
BP Carson Refinery
Facility Integrity Team, Mechanical Engineering Intern 06/2007 - 09/2007
Worked at refinery maintaining and optimizing production with minimal downtime; Investigated possible use of high temperature adhesives to bond thermocouples to vessels instead of welding; Created database of chemical containers and provided inspection recommendations based on manufactures specifications and industry practices; Designed drainage system for removal of blow-by steam from bearings of vacuum tower bottoms pump turbine; Training: Root Cause Analysis, Advanced Excel, HYSYS, Safety, Refinery Process, Welding.
Raytheon Technical Services Company
Tech Student, Senior 06/2006 - 09/2006
Worked on Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared targeting pod for the F/A-18; Prepared technical documentation using MS Office, ACD Canvas, and Adobe Photoshop; Wrote repair procedures by researching parts using engineering drawings, work orders, and detailed instructions; Material research of military, Navy, and proprietary specifications and MSDS; Training: Clean room, ESD, Laser and Optics safety, theory and repair.
http://www.raytheon.com/ - http://www.raytheon.com/businesses/rts/
IMMEX
Volunteer; Teacher's Assistant; Technology Services Technician 08/2001 - 08/2004
UCLA research project to reinforce problem-solving skills through use of web-based software; Designed, created, edited, and prepared several web-based science programs for publishing; Led workshop teaching students and teachers program creation; Extensive use of web-authoring and multimedia tools and software.
Selected Leadership Experience
Projects
UCLA MAE 162M – Senior Project Team Manager 03/2008 – 06/2008
Senior Mechanical Engineering Design
Managed team progress of design, analysis, and presentation of complete system; Complete dynamic analysis using MATLAB; CAD modeling and FEM analysis; Analysis of economic and environmental impact; Grade: A.
UCLA MAE 162B – Senior Project Team Manager 01/2008 – 03/2008
Mechanical Product Design
Managed team progress of design, analysis, budget, procurement, and manufacture of electromechanical system for class competition; 1st Place; Complete dynamic analysis using MATLAB; CAD modeling and FEM analysis; Submitted reports and analysis were considered to be the best the Professor had seen in seven years of teaching this course; Grade: A+.
Other Projects
I typically lead most of the group projects I worked on in undergrad. Please see the reports page for more information on several of the projects I lead.
Extracurriculars
Hindu Students Council
President and founder of UCLA chapter (2 years);
Graduate Student Representative and Board Member at Large, MIT (2 years)Promote cultural awareness; Host speakers; Lead weekly meetings; Celebrate religious/cultural holidays.
Tau Beta Pi - The National Engineering Honor Society
Undergraduate student mentor at UCLA.
Engineering Society of UCLA
Undergraduate student mentor.
Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America
Designed and constructed a long jump track at Kraemer Middle School for Eagle Project (~200 hours); Organized volunteers; Fundraising; Project management and completion; 11 years in Scouting.
Misc.
Representative to MIT Graduate Student Council on behalf of Ashdown House Executive Committee (AHEC)
Representative to the Thirsty Ear Executive Council (TEEC) on behalf of Ashdown House Executive Committee (AHEC)
