Chief Engineer 

& Manufacturing Lead     

2023-2024 Umass Lowell Design Build Fly

  • Served as the chief engineer and manufacturing team lead of the UML DBF team in the international Design Build Fly (DBF) competition

  • Lead primary aircraft design, delegated tasks, and managed design conflicts

  • Placed 30th our of 150 teams globally

    • out ranking MIT and Stanford

  • Generated all aircraft computer models and drawings

  • Accelerated flight schedule by 4 months compared to previous years

  • Manufactured primary aircraft systems

    • Fiberglass and Carbon fiber composites

    • Laser cutting

    • 3D printing

  • Organized and wrote top ranking technical deliverables

    • Technical proposal ranked 19th out of 150 Teams

    • Design report ranked 28th out of 110 Teams

Ranked: 28 / 110 Teams

Ranked: 19 / 150 Teams

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2023-24 UML DBF Team

2023-24 UML DBF Team

Flight at competition

Flight at competition

High Fidelity CAD

High Fidelity CAD

Built to Fly

Manufacturing Lead

2022-2023 Umass Lowell Design Build Fly

  • Served as the manufacturing team lead of the UML DBF team in the international Design Build Fly (DBF) competition

  • Responsible for manufacturing primary aircraft structures

    • 3D Printing

    • Laser Cutting

    • Manual Machining

  • Ensured designs produces by sub teams were manufacturable and easily integrated into aircraft

  • Utilized hands on skills to assemble aircraft components

  • First Umass Lowell team to compete in 5 years

2022-23 Umass Lowell DBF Team

2022-23 Umass Lowell DBF Team

Aircraft taking flight

Aircraft taking flight

Aircraft computer model

Aircraft computer model

Other Aircraft

Flying Wing

  • 60 inch wing span

  • Weighs Less than 2 lb

  • Designed in Open VSP

  • Reduced drag over traditional mono wing

  • Aero simulations

  • OpenVSP mesh

  • Finished Plane

  • Aidan for scale

Stunt Plane

  • Basic stunt plane for flight practice

  • simple construction for rapid assembly

  • Large aero surfaces allow for ease of control and aggressive maneuvering

Unpowered Glider

  • High aspect ratio for reduced drag and increased flight time

  • Dihedral to increase roll stability

  • Stepped airfoil reduces structural complexity without compromising lift at low air speeds

  • Vortices generated by step allow for smooth flow of air over the surface replicating the shape of a traditional airfoil

Vortices generated by step 
Solidworks flow simulations demonstrating effect
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