My name is Max

Where fun follows function

I was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, a town just outside Boston. My first love was performing and I dove into the world of professional acting, where I appeared in film, tv, and commercials. Outside of school, when I wasn’t acting, I enjoyed making all types of 3D art from cake decorating to origami. However in school, I was fascinated by the problem solving and logic of my math and science classes and focused most of my coursework in those areas.
My epiphany came when I found engineering and realized I could combine my creative and analytical sides.

Engineering led me to Stanford

Where I fell in love with Product Design, Mechanical Engineeirng, and CS

My major was product design engineering, which takes a unique human-centered approach to design, enabled me to explore and practice the entire design process from ideation through a final prototype.

My master's coursework in mechanical engineering has deepened my knowledge of manufacturing and product realization, teaching me how to go from making one to one million. Meanwhile, my course assistant position in the Product Realization Lab has provided endless practice applying and teaching those concepts.

Finally, my minor in computer science paired well with my mechatronics coursework to enable me to build products with well integrated electronic components.  

Now

  • Course Assistant in Stanford Product Realization Lab
  • Master's:
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor's:
    Product Design Engineering
  • Minor:
    Computer Science

What's Next?

At my core, I am a maker. For me, that means applying creativity to problems to reach new solutions, whether that looks like ideating on a new strategy or engineering a new product. I am fascinated by all stages of the design process from conception through implementation / manufacturing and would love to help teams/orgs/companies bring concepts to life!

My Experience

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Sept. 2023 - Present

Stanford Product Realization Lab

- Lead students through their product design and manufacturing process in lab with 1700+ annual users
-Teach students to utilize our machine shop; foundry; plastics, rapid prototyping, and welding labs
-Contributed to redesign of the injection molding curriculum and mentored 36+ students on final projects
-Manage and maintain shop equipment and supplies to keep operations running smoothly
Course assistant
June 2023 - Aug. 2023

Concept Designs inc

-Sketched, created CAD, and engineered a display stand for Peak Design - 100+ units ordered
-Ideated 100+ concepts and 30+ CAD models of displays/centerpieces for Brooks shoes, Popsockets, etc.
-Communicated with manufacturer in China about engineering revisions, prototypes, and PO
Design Engineering intern
June 2021 - Aug. 2021

Stanford Biomechatronics Lab

-Designed a compact version of an energy expenditure tracker that attaches to thigh & shank
-Researched & soldered new electronic components; designed enclosure; achieved 10x weight reduction
-Wrote 200-line Arduino scripts to extract, sort, and store device data on microSD
Research Assitant
Apr. 2021 - June 2021

Berkshire Grey

-Developed and integrated 10+ SolidWorks parts into large assemblies (>1,000 components)
-Designed large sheet metal part in SolidWorks from scratch and installed it into pick cell
-Assisted with daily Software QA testing; created and presented weekly reports on progress of the robot
Mechatronics Intern
Sept. 2019 - June 2022

Stanford Visitor Center

-Led 1.5 hour tours of Stanford's campus (walking backwards!), hosted Q&A and information sessions
Tour Guide
Sept. 2019 - June 2022

Professional Actor

-Worked in film and television. Credits: Ted, 28 commercials
-Developed public speaking skills; comfortable speaking with individuals and groups
-IMDB page: https://imdb.to/3tcDyJs
Actor