Tooling & Fixturing
I design tooling and fixtures for particle accelerator manufacturing, including brazing, welding, alignment, lifting, shipping, leak-checking, and assembly tooling. At RadiaBeam, I have supported K through L Band accelerator tooling development from proposal through delivery, including tooling for ten two-meter L-Band structures and one 0.75-meter structure. My work focuses on making precision builds repeatable, scalable, inspectable, and easier to assemble in parallel
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Mechanical Engineering Co-op
Designing, fabricating, and documenting tooling for particle accelerator structures, including SOL linear accelerator builds, TPV tooling, RF component fixtures, and test equipment for government and research customers
- Developed and redesigned the assembly process for 2 meter long Speed of Light linear accelerator structures, scaling production from one structure to four structures at a time
- Designed brazing, welding, leak-checking, lifting, shipping, cleaning, and transport tooling to support accelerator structure manufacturing
- Assembled and vacuum brazed four SOL structures using custom tooling and revised the tooling process to support future production builds
- Repurposed SOL tooling for a 0.75 m TPV linear accelerator structure by creating new strongback designs for TPV-specific geometry, alignment, and handling
- Designed a switch test bed to simulate cup and slug alignment for frequency changes from 6 MHz to 12 MHz
- Converted preliminary SLAC designs into representative models and documentation for a C-Band compact portable linac project
- Drafted prints for assembly, inspection, brazing, and machining while documenting tooling fabrication, build, rotation cart, and assembly procedures