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Awards & Honors
Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley — 2020. A cohort of early-career researchers selected for the Rising Stars workshop in mechanical engineering.
Best Application Paper Award
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017), Vancouver — for A Multi-Track Elevator System for E-Commerce Fulfillment Centers.
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Outstanding Four-Year Scholar Commencement Award
University of Florida College of Engineering — May 2015. Awarded to three recipients across the College of Engineering who have continually exhibited distinguished academic excellence throughout their academic career, together with significant achievement in undergraduate research.
Summa Cum Laude
University of Florida College of Engineering — May 2015. Requires a minimum 3.8 GPA across all courses taken at UF from the semester after accumulating 60 credit hours, plus completion of an approved research project or creative work.
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Fyfe Family Foundation Scholarship
University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering — 2014–2015. Awarded to junior or senior mechanical engineering students demonstrating financial need, with preference given to students from northwest Florida.
Pratt & Whitney Scholarship
University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering — 2013–2014.
Florence and Melvin Eickhorst Scholarship
University of Florida College of Engineering — 2013–2014.
Anderson Scholar, High Distinction
University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — 2012. Requires at least 60 hours completed toward an undergraduate degree at UF, a UF GPA of at least 3.90, and four consecutive full-time semesters with no drops or withdrawals.
Certifications & Training
SAFe Agile — Certified Product Owner
Scaled Agile Framework. Held the product owner role for the RASA lower-level joint control backlog at Medtronic for roughly eighteen months.
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GD&T Basics
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, applied throughout mechanical design and tolerance stack analysis work.
IEC 60601 Training
The medical electrical equipment safety standard — applied in designing the next-generation robotic arm brake and release system to 60601 compliance.