Super Mileage Vehicle

100% Complete

2005

Team Leader/President

2006

• UCLA's first ever SMV Competition CAR

• Achieved nearly 600 mpg in Michigan Competition

• Aluminum Frame with Carbon Fiber fairing

• 170cc Gas Engine

2007

• Achieved nearly 900 mpg in Competition

• Competed in Shell Eco Marathon in addition to SAE SMV Competition

• Complete frame and fairing redesign

• 170cc Gas Engine

• Composites manufacture

• CAD Design and simulation

• Rapid Prototyping (mainly water jet, and early binder jet 3d printing for aerodynamics testing)

• Traditional Machining

This by far was my most significant engineering achievement coming out of UCLA. We created a new engineering team/club that is still there today.

Because the club was new and a significant portion of our time was spent on fundraising and getting a car to competition, I felt like we didn't really get to innovate as much as I would have liked to.

This was an incredible experience and helped me grow my leadership skills and instilled the value of persistence and grit when it comes to building something new.