Projects
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High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Fine Wire Drawing Machine (2023)
Depiction of Drawing Section of Device
Depiction of Pay-Off and Take-Up Section of Device
In this project, conducted with Solid Material Solutions, I led the development of a fine wire drawing line designed for the fabrication of BSCCO (Bi-2212) superconducting ceramic composite wire. This unit uses a capstan drive drum for drawing and incorporates a dancing-arm automated dual speed tensioning system for pay-off and take-up of wire. I developed all automation for this system including die load data acquisition, lube temperature monitoring, rotary encoder length measurement, and automated wire feed with automatic stop in the event of a wire breakage. The circuitry was based on a hybrid model incorporating an Arduino microcontroller as well as relay logic for automation. I also developed all mechanical components used, including the unique dancing arm tensioners, drawing lubrication, wire cleaning, pay-off and take-up systems.
Completed Control Panel
Copper Wire Testing
This GIF displays the operation of the fine wire drawing machine as it processes a segment of copper wire.
Hydrofoil Oscillator Wave Pump and Reservoir (HOWPaR) Capstone Project (2022)
Hydrofoil Under Testing
Siphon Testing
In this project, conducted at Wentworth Institute of Technology, I worked with a team of fellow senior mechanical engineering students to develop our own novel proposed method of renewable energy production. In our design, a neutrally buoyant hydrofoil composed of 3D printed inserts of varying infill density wrapped in an aluminum skin would be propelled by waves to turn two flexible impeller pumps whose motion would move water upwards to a siphoning reservoir serving as a water battery. When the reservoir reached a specific content of water, it would drain through a siphon and into a generator turbine to produce electricity. A scale prototype was constructed and tested using a wave pool of our own design.
Poster Presentation

Preliminary Design Report

HTS Fine Wire Twisting Machine (2022)
Device in Operation
Level Wind Accuracy
In this project, conducted at Solid Material Solutions, I was tasked with developing a device capable of twisting BSCCO (Bi-2212) superconducting ceramic composite wire to a twist pitch of 5mm. I also added necessary automation to the device to assist with operation. Once calibrated, the device was capable of twisting spools of 0.16mm diameter wire at lengths of 450m. In addition, I wrote and produced an standard operating procedure and calibration guide for ease of device use.
HTS Coil Winding Machine Modeling (2022)
Isometric View of Assembly
Front Facing View of Assembly
In this project, conducted at Solid Material Solutions, I was tasked with Producing a detailed assembly of an existing coil winding machine to be used for maintenance records and for reference for future upgrades. All modeling was completed using SolidWorks Software.
3D Printed Replacement Bottle Tray (2021)
Printing Process of Section 1
Sections 3 and 4 Connected
In this project, conducted at Diamond Diagnostics, I was tasked with reverse engineering an existing electrolyte analyzer bottle tray to be redesigned in SolidWorks for duplication using 3D Printing. The full tray was broken down from one unit into 4 separate sections, each section was then printed, snapped together, and plastic welded into a singular unit for finishing at the company's in-house workshop.
Entire Bottle Tray Before Finishing
Autoloader Prototype Development (2021)
Autoloader Sample Tray
Autoloader Housing Printing
In this project, conducted with Diamond Diagnostics, I worked to assist in the development of an electrolyte analyzer autoloader system which would automatically load samples into the analyzer. My role in this project involved the development of initial block diagrams of the operating structure of the system as a whole, it also included the use of SolidWorks as a tool to develop prototype components which I then 3D printed using both an FDM and MSLA printer
Autoloader Block Diagram