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MSc in Mechanical Engg. from Stanford University (09), BE in Mechanical Engg. (04) & BA in Engg. Sciences (03) both from Dartmouth College, Engineering Consultant at Armageddon Energy since 2009, Field Engineer at Darfur Stove Project /Oxfam America.
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Providing enterprising Ethiopian women, who process peppers by hand, with a more efficient and safer tool because current methods are labor-intensive and hazardous to their health.
Startup type: Social Enterprise
Status: Active
Stage: Beta
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Armageddon Energy
Position:
Engineering Consultant
Time period:
November 2009 - Present
Description:
Collaborating with residential photovoltaic startup to bring innovative, complete PV systems to production.
Designed and built prototype mounting system and installed panels on test roof.
Employer:
Darfur Stoves Project / Oxfam America
Position:
Field Engineer
Time period:
August 2009 - October 2009
Description:
Directed the setup of the El Fasher assembly shop for building fuel-efficient Berkeley Darfur Stoves.
Trained shop foremen and 15 local workers on stove assembly procedures and proper, safe tool use.
Oversaw assembly of 1000 stoves while establishing quality assurance plans and processes.
Employer:
Sandia National Laboratories
Position:
NSTTF Graduate Engineering Intern
Time period:
June 2008 - September 2008
Description:
Developed new methods, based on interferometric techniques and machine vision, for rapidly aligning mirror
facets in large-scale dish Stirling solar power systems at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility.
Created camera calibration algorithms for imaging systems and tested the code on system hardware in the lab.
Employer:
Moto Tassinari
Position:
Research Engineer / Product Designer
Time period:
April 2004 - June 2007
Description:
Conceptualized, modeled, prototyped (SLA or fabricated), and tested air intake systems for dirt bike engines.
Managed four teams of engineering students on six-month design projects.
Modeled the VForce3 reed valve system for 2-stroke engines in SolidWorks and managed entire CAD library.
EDUCATION
University:
Stanford University
Time period:
2009
Degree:
Mechanical Engineering, MSc
University:
Dartmouth College
Time period:
2004
Degree:
Mechanical Engineering, BEng
University:
Dartmouth College
Time period:
2003
Degree:
Engineering Sciences, BA
PUBLICATIONS
Articles:
Charles Andraka, Sadlon, Brian Meyer, Kirill Trapeznikov, and Christina Liebner. “Rapid Reflective Facet Characterization Using Fringe Reflection Techniques,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings of Energy Sustainability 2009, San Francisco, CA.
Providing enterprising Ethiopian women, who process peppers by hand, with a more efficient and safer tool because current methods are labor-intensive and hazardous to their health.
The Pepper Eater
