In December of 2023, I had the opportunity through Columbus State to join the Battery Workforce Challenge team in partnership with The Ohio State University. My role as a Batt Scholar Liaison is to connect the two colleges and create a more collaborative and helpful working environment for both teams. Our task is to design and implement a battery pack into a RAM Promaster EV over the span of three years.

My main technical contributions throughout the first year of the competition included analyzing and creating CAD models with Solidworks and Siemens NX for the battery pack model and module configurations. Our team was tasked with designing our own modules and coming up with the smallest form factor to fit as many individual cells into the pack as possible. This included working around the pre-designed battery pack enclosure provided by the competition organizers. 

I also helped come up with the idea for the vocation of our van for the end of year expo in Chicago. We decided to create a mobile service van capable of performing simple auto service, including tire repairs, brake changes, oil changes, and basic EV diagnostics. I designed and 3D printed a scale model of the van and all of the tools and equipment needed to perform these services to show off at the expo.