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About Me

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Education

Carnegie Mellon University
BFA Industrial Design, 2016

Experience

SnapCab Systems
Production Specialist; R&D Engineer
2022-2024
James A. White Construction
Assistant Project Manager
2020-2022
Voyage Auto
Research and Test Operations; UX Designer
2019-2020
Freelance Design/Build
Brooklyn
2018-2019; Ongoing
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Test Specialist II; Test Engineer [Black Ops Team]
2016-2018
Piecemaker Technologies
Design Engineering Intern
2015

Design + Engineering Skills

Design for Manufacturing, Lean Principles Sketching, Rapid Prototyping, Test Engineering Design Engineering, Mechatronics Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Root Cause Problem Solving Design Research, User Testing Human Computer Interaction Environmental Health & Safety

Digital Tools

Solidworks, Mastercam, Vectric AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor Rhino, Sketchup Blender, Dimension Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Premiere Pro Sketch, Figma HTML, CSS Python, JS

Fabrication Skills

CNC - Routing, Milling, Waterjet, Plasma, Laser CNC - Machine design and fabrication Machine Shop - Mill, Lathe, Tube Bending/Notching, Various Cutting/Drilling Additive Manufacturing - 3D printing (FDM, SLA, SLS) Wood Shop - Jointer, Planer, Table Saw, Drum Sander, etc... Welding - MIG, TIG, Arc Composites - Wet layup, Vacuum Infusion, Mold Making

Site designed and built by David Power ✌️

Router Guide
Prototype

Router Guide

  • Prototyping
  • 3D Printing
Prototype
2020
PA

On a recent project I was presented with a uniquely challenging set of dado cuts. I realized I could probably make an adaptor to use a track saw rail to guide a router on a perfectly straight path. The result was a 3D printed adaptor plate that bolts to my trim router and rides along the t-track slot of a track saw rail. While its shape is simple, figuring out how to efficiently print it and achieve the functionality and accuracy I was after presented a bit of a challenge.

  • Prototyping
  • 3D Printing
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Process

Optimizing the design for 3D printing took some trial and error. There needed to be a careful balance of tolerances tight enough to enable smooth and straight movement, while also taking into account the variances of the 3D printing process. The optimal print orientation for a smooth and clean rail profile would be vertical, but this would give the bottom of the plate a rougher finish and cause filament drooping issues in the screw holes and opening.