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ARI
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Mechanical Engineer, SB, graduate from Harvard. Hands-on experience with CAD (SolidWorks - Certified SolidWorks Professional in Mechanical Design, Fusion 360), rapid prototyping, and machining (shop training and safety certifications). Research team lab and prototyping experience in wearable robotics, compact electromechanical systems, and medical devices. Team player, course Teaching Fellow, and dorm proctor.

KEY SKILLS

CAD/CAM

  • Significant CAD experience

    • SolidWorks (Certified SolidWorks Professional - Mechanical Design)

    • Fusion 360

    • Onshape

  • Head Course Assistant for Harvard’s introductory mechanical engineering course

    • Taught SolidWorks among other mechanical design and fabrication skills

Machining/Rapid Prototyping

  • Fully certified at Harvard’s machine shop and makerspace through rigorous course

    • Manual/CNC mills/lathes

    • 3D printers

    • Laser cutters

    • Silicone casting

  • Designed and machined components to tight tolerances and easy assembly for multiple manufacturing methods

    • CNC milling

    • Wire EDM

    • 3D printing

Mechanical Design

  • Laboratory experience with industry and academic sponsored work

    • Compact piezoelectric motors for cryogenic electron microscopy

    • Wearable pneumatic exosuits for factory workers or stroke survivors

    • Self-assembling protective shelters in inhospitable environments such as the Moon

  • Rapid iterative process with software based design and rapid prototyping

    • SolidWorks CAD/CAM and FEA

    • Python data analysis

Leadership

  • Head Course Assistant for Harvard’s introductory mechanical engineering course

    • Guided and advised teams through a semester-long robotic design project

    • Graded assignments and exams

    • Helped develop curriculum 

    • Supervised the machine shop

    • Liaised between the course staff and the head instructors and delegated tasks among the other course assistants

  • Harvard Summer School Proctor

    • Supervised high school students as they did a seven week residential program including Harvard Summer School courses

CONTACT

arijf1@gmail.com

New  York, NY

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