Professional Experience
2019 – Present Research and Development Staff Member, ORNL MDF
- Conduct experiments related to the next generation machine tools
- Develop strategies and analysis for machining additive preforms
- Collaborate and lead joint research initiatives with US industry partners
2018 – 2019 Senior Research and Development Engineer, Makino
- Milling process development for large 5-axis milling machines
- IoT and Health Monitoring strategy development for milling machines
- New technologies evaluation for milling process improvement
2014 – 2018 Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Research machining dynamics and conduct experiments
- Explore and improve milling time domain simulation
- Instrumentation and measurement of milling dynamics
2013 – 2014 Engineer, Schaeffler Group North America
- Manufacturing process optimization planning
- Data collection and analysis for manufacturing processes
- Performance tracking reports for plant manager
Awards
2021 Recipient, R&D 100 Award for MSC MillMax
2021 Recipient, SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer
Education
2014-2018 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Period-n bifurcations in milling
2011 – 2014 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering