EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
2014 - 2018
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DUBAI
2011 - 2014
CAIRO AMERICAN COLLEGE
2004 - 2011
RESEARCH
ROMELA: Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory - Dr. Dennis Hong
Designed, fabricated, and tested electronics packaging and rollcage fixtures for ALPHRED, an autonomous humanoid showcased at Berkeley TechCrunch 2018 using Solidworks, FEA, 3D printing and Wire EDM processes. Reduced electronic component failure rate by 40% using FEA and real-case drop testing.
Researched novel mobile robotic locomotion strategies and designs mechanisms and components for humanoid robots.
COURSEWORK
MAE 162D/E: Mechanical Engineering Design I/II
CAPSTONE DESIGN - OPERATION DIONYSUS
originated capstone design scope and led team of seven over six months to design and build an autonomous and scalable farming system with a $700 budget.
designed module in Solidworks containing seeds, water, and sensors in Cartesian space and performed FEA.
manufactured module using 3D printed parts and the tower system using machine shop tools and 3D printer.
sourced sensors to mount onto the module to monitor humidity, temperature, and sunlight, and used NEMA-23 stepper motors and Arduino to control module functionality and navigation.
MAE 183A: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
CNC + MANUAL MACHINED CHAIR
designed and machined a small chair from aluminum in a team of four.
was recognized for best manually machined chair leg and seat in the course.
designed and CNC machined the chair back support on a Haas CNC mill.
MAE 94: Introduction to Computer Aided Design
SLOTH PROJECTILE LAUNCHER
designed and prototyped a device called “The Sloth” 3D printed from ABS plastic that could shoot a steel ball as far as possible using two compression springs in a team of three.
placed third among ten teams and shot the ball 25 feet.
