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Engineerable

Engineerable designs, manufactures, and sells unique products for the laboratory, and the outdoor recreation market.

LensShifter

LensShifter focus and zoom camera lens grip.

3D Printers

Rebuilding and modifications of 3D printers, including Lulzbot Taz, Lulzbot Mini 3D, Zortrax m200, and UP! (Afinia) printer

CNC Machining

Experience with the Tormach Milling Machine

Coffincomb Lamp

Lantern/Lamp with a coffin shaped honeycomb pattern

Focus Shifter

DSLR CAT Shoulder Rig

Documentary style shoulder rig for DSLR cameras.

KRIG Shoulder Rig

KRIG Shoulder Rig for DSLR, Film and Video Cameras are open source and affordable. DIY, kits, or fully assembled shoulder rig.

ScopeMonkey

Turns an iPhone into a Camera for Microscopes, Telescopes, Binoculars, and other optical devices that have an eyepiece.

TakeAparts

TakeAparts.com showcases tear downs of anything.

Laser Cutter

Building an open source laser cutter starting with the BuildLog.net laser cutter/engraver plans. Even though this is a kit of sorts, I had to do a lot of engineering, design, and fabrication along the way. Many improvements were made to the original design.

Sample Swiper

The SampleSwiper allows two surfaces to be contacted at a user selectable force for a specified amount of time. It also has the option to slide the two surfaces together over a specified distance. It is primarly designed for biological media transfer studies, but can easily be adapted for other uses.

Function Engineering

I worked at Function Engineering from 2006 to 2011. If you're looking for the best mechanical engineering consulting company for a wide range of products, this is it.

Peoplestown Tree

2010 - Kinetic kid powered sculpture for Beltline Park, Atlanta. Artist Rob Witherspoon

Vice Kiosk Podiums

2010 - Podiums for Vice Magazine commissioned by Fever Creative

Horn Section

2009 - Kinetic wind powered sculpture for Cleopas Johnson Park, Atlanta. Engineered for Zachary Coffin.

Too Smart City

2009 - Intelligent, robotic street furniture by JooYoun Paek and David Jimison

Solar Rockspinner

2008 - Solar and kid powered sculpture at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Engineered for Zachary Coffin.

PPTBL

2007 - Pedal Powered Tennis Ball Launcher created as an entry for the Innovate-or-Die Contest.

Solar House Shade Drive

2007 - Designed a chain drive system to move roof shade panels on the Georgia Tech Solar House.

Cantolith

2007 - Proposal for Cantolith sculpture, the worlds heaviest turntables.

Rockspinner

2007 - Motorized and interactive spinning boulder by artist Zachary Coffin presented at the Southeast Flower Show in Atlanta.

Robotany

2006 - Creating a living robotic tree that reacts to its environment.

Temple of Fear

2006 - Monumental pyramid created from over 300 recycled dead trees.

Robert's Rock

2005 - Engineering and CAD design for a 12,000lb spinning granite boulder.

Colossus

2005 - An interactive, monumental sculpture by artist Zachary Coffin.

Balancing Robot

2004 - A small self balancing robot built at Georgia Tech for our senior robotics class.

Facet Technologies

2002-2004 - Medical product design and Manufacturing Process Engineer Intern

Holonomic Drive Wheel

2004 - A wheel that permits powered motion in any direction. Senior design project at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Robotics

Autonomous, BattleBots, Arms, Electronic Circuits.

Art?

Art is in the eye of the beholder.

High Speed Videos

Assortment of high speed videos taken with the Casio EX-F1

Cool Tools

All about the tools that I use for engineering and building.