Professional Projects
Uremet Lighted Wheels
In May of 2023, Uremet’s lighted wheels were revealed on the Superman: Ultimate Flight roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. In the year leading up to the public reveal, I was involved in the engineering development, show programming, testing, and installation on-site at the park. It was a fantastic and unforgettable learning experience.
These light-up components are completely self-contained within the wheel system, meaning power for the LEDs is purely generated by the rotation of the wheel itself. Installation requires no additional effort from a typical wheel.
CAD & 3D Modeling
SolidWorks
5 years combined of professional and classroom experience with:
Manufacturable part modeling
Rigid and flexible assembly development
Dimensioning and formatting of drawings (including BOM tables)
SolidWorks Simulations (Finite Element Analysis)
Interpreting and modifying parts and assemblies created by other individuals
SketchUp
11 years combined of professional and personal experience with:
Creation of buildings, objects and set pieces
Texturing (including projected textures)
Importing and exporting models for use in other programs
Single-origin multi-object generation
Effective use of plug-ins
Blender
2 years combined of personal and professional experience with:
Creation of buildings, objects and set pieces
Basic figure (animatronic) animations
Animated props and scenery
Texturing and UV mapping
Importing and exporting models for use in other programs
PRESENTATION
Adobe Premiere CC
8 years combined of professional, classroom and personal experience with creating:
Professional roller coaster proposals
Project presentations
2D remapping of 360 degree video
Comedy skits
Visual effects and video manipulation
Microsoft PowerPoint
15 years combined of professional, classroom and personal experience with:
Creation of clean, clear and effective presentations
Image manipulation
Timed presentations
Video export
Adobe Photoshop CC
5 years combined of professional and personal experience with:
Proposal document creation
Portfolio brochure design for printing
Video thumbnail creation
Photo retouching
Logo design
Image modification (resolution, file size, etc)
COMPUTATION
MATLAB & Simulink
3 years of classroom experience with:
Creating logic on-the-fly to aid in computational problem-solving
Importing and utilizing data from Microsoft Excel
Modeling & simulating differential equations
Modeling & simulating simple PID controllers
Microsoft Excel
10+ years combined of professional, classroom and personal experience with:
Creation of several engineering change orders
Modification and interpretation of complex product BOMs
Importing of data and creation of legible graphs and charts
Timekeeping and scheduling
Storyboarding
LaTeX
2 years of classroom experience with formatting:
Complex mathematical equations
Full, cohesive reports
Images, graphs and tables
ROLLER COASTER DESIGN
Newton 2
Newton allows for complex ride paths to be creating using force vector design (FVD). This means that the path of the ride vehicle is dictated by the input of normal, lateral and roll forces over time, as seen in the graph above.
Microsoft Excel
NoLimits 2 has the ability to export comma-separated-values (CSVs) into a table that can then be interpreted by Excel. This allows for the mathematical manipulation of an existing ride path. In turn, NoLimits can then generate a new track profile based on the modified CSV.
“Hand-building”
Hand-building is a spline-based method of designing a track profile. It allows for the creation of a smooth track with an unbelievably quick lead time. Using NoLimits’ built in smoothing, radius-measuring and straightening tools, it is possible to create very believable paths.