Selected projects
Here is a non-exhaustive list of projects I've been involved with professionally and personally over the years. Get in touch if you're curious about the fine print.
Developed a workflow to convert natural-language inputs into machine-interpretable scripts using GPT-4 and open-source LLM modules. These scripts automate instructions across CNCs, optical comparators, and benchtop liquid-handling robots — trained on public code to help human developers generate functions and full workflows on demand.
Solved pipette-tip dispensing failures caused by static cling by introducing a "sheet" sized to hold tips snugly, preventing them from being knocked out of position and reducing static adhesion on ejection. Deployed across trays and reload components without hindering pipette function — avoiding costly shutdowns and improving dispensing reliability.
Developed a method for introducing a hydrophobic surface inside pipette tips for precision pipetting, enabling "low retention" of viscous and non-viscous liquids while maintaining food- and medical-grade compatibility. The technology is transferable to adjacent fields, as shown by Colgate's toothpaste-tube application.
Designed an automated pipette-tip rejecter using computer-vision imaging to detect and reject defective plastic parts. Partnered with the Mexico automation team and Cognex to scope the vision system, devise the detection algorithm, and implement segmentation — reducing scrap by 40%.
Built a pallet-pattern generator in C++ with an intuitive UI to produce optimized configurations for brick and nested-pack pallets. Users input overhang tolerances and case size (24/32/48-pack); the tool outputs the most stable, weight-approximated configuration. Patent filed.
Applied design-thinking and industrial-design principles across water, juice, carbonated soft drink, and consumer cleaning packaging concepts. Ran the process cradle to grave: rough isometric sketches, concept generation, finite element simulation, and physical prototyping.
Created a novel 3D-scanning method for packaging of any size: coat the part in a speckle pattern, capture a panoramic image set, and build a point cloud. Used an open-source toolbox to declutter the captures into an STL mesh, later sliced and traced to reverse-engineer the scanned geometry as G1/G2 tangent surfaces.