I do computational geometry, mechanics, and design research; I tell computers how to think of geometry, how to simulate that geometry in real world settings, and how to design structurally useful geometries.
At Corvid Technologies, I split my time between running simulations, building the tools that run them, and writing the proposals that fund them. I model blast, impact, and penetration at high strain rate, then track where the debris goes. I built our implicit geometry library, a method for wrapping structured meshes onto arbitrary shapes, and a CAM framework that prints lattices straight off an implicit field, no STL.
During my PhD, I made topology optimization useful to people who actually design things. Optimized geometry normally comes out as voxels that no CAD system can edit, so I reformulated it to run on NURBS surfaces and come out as native, editable CAD.
Before going back for a PhD, I worked in industry. I owned simulation for eight aircraft sensor lines and had the call on whether a design passed. Before that I designed ultrasonic welding tooling, and worked with customers to redesign their products for ultrasonic welding. Prior to that, I engineered retail displays and the production behind them (Tiffany, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, Saks Fifth Avenue), concept to global rollout on four week turnarounds.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil and Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 2024
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 2023
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Haven, 2020
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 2014