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Timothy is a self-driven Mechanical Engineer who graduated from The University of St Thomas with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Sustainability. Timothy enjoys working on engineering projects and learning more about the field in his free time.

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Major Project: Senior Design Project with Polar Semiconductors

The University of St Thomas Senior Design program partners students up with companies in the Twin Cities to solve an engineering problem. My team partnered with Polar Semiconductors to create testing equipment to tolerance silicon wafer cassettes. In their production line, silicon wafer cassettes play an important role. The cassettes are used to transport the…

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Scion Logo Lettering

To give an interesting look to the back end of my car, I took inspiration from the Porsche 911 and changed the logo from the stock Scion symbol to Scion spelled out. The lettering was designed in Fusion 360 and the dimensions of the letters and placement were taken from a 3d scan found on…

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Scion FR-S Shift Knob

To improve the driving experience of my 2013 Scion FR-S, I turned an aluminum shift knob on a Hardinge manual lathe. The shift knob is longer than the stock shift knob, making the throw longer. It also weighs more than the factory Scion shift knob making shifts easier and more satisfying. Threading the inside to…

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Major Project: 3D Printer Modifications

In my free time I enjoy tweaking and modifying my 3D Printer at home. When I first bought my Monoprice Maker Select v2, it had very nice print quality and it was very reliable. As I kept using it, the quality got worse and worse until two of the stepper motor drivers on the motherboard…

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Major Project: Dashboard Phone Mount

Outside of class, I work on many personal projects which also build on what I learn in class; for example, I constructed a dashboard-mounted phone mount for my car so that I could navigate without using my phone. I wanted the design to be integrated into the dashboard so that I did not damage the…