Engineering · Experience
Engineering experience
Internships, research and engineering roles, newest first.
Engineering experience
Experience
Summer 2027 · Incoming
Electrical Engineer Intern – Substation
Black & Veatch · Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joining the substation team to support substation design for reliable power delivery.
Aug 2026 – Present
Power Electronics & Energy Harvesting Engineer
Senior Design · Western Michigan University
- Designing power-conversion electronics that convert footstep mechanical energy into usable electrical power for energy-harvesting floor tiles
- Applying linear programming to maximize energy output and identify the lowest-cost tile design and deployment strategy on an interdisciplinary ECE/IEEEM team
Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Undergraduate Researcher
Richmond Institute for Design & Innovation · WMU
- Designed low-carbon residential electrical systems in Revit and MATLAB, integrating renewable generation into prototypes reviewed by faculty
Aug 2020 – May 2022
Aviation Electronics Program
Kent Career Tech Center · Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Installed aircraft consoles, fabricated wiring harnesses and bench-tested avionics to aviation safety standards
- Earned ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) certification
Other work experience
Where I started working
Before engineering, I worked through high school and college, building skills in quality control, teamwork and customer service.
Jan 2020 – Aug 2023
Order Taker, Cashier & Delivery Driver
Alfano’s Pizza · Grand Rapids, MI
Trained new employees across positions and used root-cause analysis on order errors, cutting them by more than 9%.
Summer 2020
Quality Inspector & Product Assembler
Preferred Quality Services · GM Components Holdings plant, Wyoming, MI
Inspected and assembled automotive parts, including axles, roller hydraulic valves and cylinder-deactivation lifters.