As electric vehicle adoption grows rapidly, we’re left with chicken or egg. This project focused on making level two (L2) charging easier and cheaper to install and operate across myriad applications. The team I led developed an over-the-top connected device for “dumb” chargers, prioritizing existing electrical assets, as-needed, across large L2 charger banks.

In 2014, 3D Systems’ utility patent for stereolithography (SLA) based 3D printing was set to expire. Expiration set off a wave of advancements in the space including MIT-spinout Formlabs. I led a team of 19 over the course of 10 months to develop a low-cost, wide area DLP based printer including proprietary slicing software (in conjunction with legendary late-developer Scott Krulcik).

I’m not a grilling fanatic, although I appreciate a quality burger now and again. For two semesters at the end of my engineering degree, I worked with Pitt’s MEMS department head, Dr. Brian Glesson, to develop a better method for consumers to repeatedly sear in conjunction to sous-vide style cooking. The project was dubbed Project MEATS or Method to Employ Astronomical Temperatures to Sear.