Curriculum Vitae​

Education 

Mechanical Engineering Degree B.S. - 2012 

• Undergraduate Research
  (Drexel Autonomous Systems Lab) 
• Co-Op/Internship #1 - Confero Solutions 
• Co-Op/Internship #2  - KAIST, South Korea 
• Co-Op/Internship #3 - National Instruments & Humanoid Machining 
• TEDx Talk - Unconventional Methods of Success 

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Career 

Fitness Design ENG - 2019 to Present 

• Founder, sole operator 
• 3D Printing Micro Manufacturing Farm 
• Innovative magnetic cycle shoe wall storage system 
• Fitness accessories for Peloton, cycling, gym equipment  

Lead Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 Engineer - 2015 to Present

• AS9100 Certified Facility 
• Product Line Manufacturing Engineer
• Development & Deployment of Smart Technologies & Automation
• International team lead for production transfer  
• Strategic project management 

Magnetar Space - 2022 to Present

• Amateur Rocket Team 
• US based hobbyist team of five engineers
• $10k in sponsorships raised to build engine and stand
• 1000 lbf ablative Kerosene-Lox Engine
• Additive manufactured & carbon fiber wound construction 
• Team Role: Control/Hardware Systems Lead 

Carbide Labs LLC - 2013 to 2015 

• Co-founder of the start-up company  
• Provided consulting, training, and product development for CNC technology
• Developed desktop pick and place machine for circuit board assembly

Adjunct Professor - 2012 to 2019  ​

• Solid Works & AutoCAD 

Drexel Excite Center - 2012 to 2013

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Qualifications & Skills 

Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Software 

• Autodesk Inventor 
  • HSMworks (CAM) 
• Solid Works 
• Catia 
• MasterCAM
• Pro-Engineer 
• Cero 
• Fusion 360 
• Enovia (Revision Control) 

Programing Software 

• LabVIEW
  • DAQ, GPIB, Motion, Embedded
  • Test Stands 
  • User EXE 
• Ladder Logic 
• Arduino IDE 
• Omron TMFlow (TM-5 Cobot) 
• PTC Thingworx 

Manufacturing Engineering 

• Manufacturing Instructions
• Process Optimization
• Machine Design for Automated and passive tools 
• Fixture Design 
  • Machined 
  • 3D Printed   
• Root Cause analysis 
  • Fishbone 
  • 5 Whys 
• Control Plan 
• Process Failure Mode Analysis (PFMEA) 
• Eight Disciplines of Problem Solving (8D)
• Design Matrix 
• Measurement system analysis (MSA)
  • Process changes for management of change 
  • Cpk Analysis 
• Customer Interactions & Audits 

Lean Tools​
Studied under Lean Expert (25 years Experience, Studied at Toyota under TPS)

• Manufacturing Instructions 
• Lean process optimization 
• One piece flow
• Standard work & Balance Sheets 
• Tools: RIE, PQPR, 3P, Chaku-Chaku, Kanban, 5S, Fishbone, 5 Whys 
• Value Stream Maps
  • Microsoft Viso 
• Waster Reduction

Machining & Tools 

• CNC Mill & Lathe 
  • Tormach PCNC 1100, 770, 440, 15L Slant-Pro 
  • Haas VF-2
• Manual Mill (Bridgeport J1 & J2 Head) 
  • Rotary & Dividing head 
• Manual Lathe (Hardinge, South Bend) 
  • 5C Collet & Chuck 
• Laser Marking 
• Sand Blasting, Tumbling 
• Sheet metal & screen forming and brake 
• Welding 
  • MIG & TIG
• ​Vapor Degreasing & Ultrasonic ​
• Manual and Smart torque tools 
• General Assembly: pin press, stake Press, HeliCoil. thread inserts, lock wire, rolling deformation, drilling, masking, bond dispensing, thermal fit, anodyne application.   

Electronics 

• PLC & Electronics Design/Wiring
  
  • Productivity 2000 & Click 
• Oscilloscope 
• Function Generator 
• Power Supply 
• Multi-Meter 
• Differential Amplifier 
• GPIB Control of Test Equipment
• Soldering 
  • J-STD Certified, ESD Training,   
• J-STD Ionic Cleanliness Process & Machines 
• Temperature & Humidity sensors 

3D Printing 

• Stratasys uPrint SE
• Markforged Mark 2
• Maker Gear Ultra One 
• Ender 3 V2 & 5 Plus 
• Prusa i3 MK3S+  
• Mosaic Palette Pro 3
• Slicer & server software
  
  • Prusa Slicer
    
  • Cura
    
  • Simplify3D
  • OctoPrint
    
  • Mainsail 

Test Equipment 

• Leak Decay (Cincinnati Test I28, I24) 
• Water submergence test (Bubble) 
• Hi-pot
• Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) 
• Environmental Stress Screen (ESS)
  • Liquid Nitrogen 
• Hot Oil Testing 
• Vibration 
• Custom test equipment automation (LabVIEW) and test box design
• Test Fixture design (proof pressure test) 

Quality Inspection 

• Caliper & micrometer  
• Drop Gauge
• Height Gauge 
• Optical Comparator 
• Thread & Pin Gauges
• GD&T 

Miscellaneous 

• Prelaunch (Phase-gate process) 
• Gantt Chart ​

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Publications 

Ellenberg, R.; Gross, R.J.; Vallett, R.; Nutt, B.; Oh, P. "Development of the Skewed Rotation Plane (SRP) Joint for Humanoid Robots". Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA). April 2013. (Drexel Autonomous System Lab, DASL)

​Gross, R.J.; Falcon, J.; Oh, P. "A Scalable Software Toolkit for Miniature Humanoids". Journal of International Society for Research in Science and Technology. July 2010. (National Instruments)

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Volunteer Experience 

FIRST Robotics Mentor - Team 4637 Bambie Botz (2017-2018)
Society Of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Chapter 5: Chair (2018) 

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Lower Education 

• FIRST Robotics Team 528 - Team Captain  
• Model Aviation - Club President 
• Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Finalist - 2002 

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Hobbies 

• Road Cycling
• Photography
• Amateur Rocket Team: Rocket Lads - building a 1000 lb thrust ablative carbon fiber engine. Contributions: Designing a LabVIEW & PLC controlled mobile test stand. See blog for updates!