2017-2020
Cornell Baja
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One of the highlights of my Cornell experience was the Baja Racing team. I designed a variety of projects including our vehicle’s gearbox, which featured several key performance, reliability, cost, and process improvements. Eventually I went on to co-lead the team, and I helped steer us towards the first ever four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering design in the history of the competition!
During my final season, we pivoted towards the four-wheel drive and steering design due to a last minute change to the competition rules. Not only did we have to re-architect the vehicle to be a fundamentally distinct system, but I also took many lessons on effective communication, decision making, and resource allocation/prioritization to perform under the truncated timeline. I consider the experience to be one of the most educational for me to this day, and certainly an example of learning through adversity.
As a lead, my responsibilities revolved around design and manufacturing, but I flexed into logistical roles when needed. My main focuses were on the overall system design and packaging, filling gaps to support the drivetrain and unsprung designs, four wheel drive R&D with bevel gears, leading our CNC machining efforts, coordination with other project teams, and new member on-boarding/training/office hours.
Below are a few of my design projects and parts I fabricated during my three years on the team. Feel free to explore the detailed pages for each project!
