Colin Duffy


Location

Los Angeles, CA
Omaha, NE
Education
    University of Southern California
    January 2023 - December 2024
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Mechanical Engineering
    University of Southern California
Work Experience
    DYNAMIC ROBOTICS AND CONTROL LABORATORY
    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    December 2023 - present
    company
    DYNAMIC ROBOTICS AND CONTROL LABORATORY
    title
    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    overview
    - Designed arm assembly for dynamic humanoid robot, optimized parts for stiffness, mass, and low-cost manufacturing - Developing thermally-optimized high-torque robot actuator with custom planetary gearbox and COTS drone rotor + stator
    USC LIQUID PROPULSION LAB
    PROPULSION MECHANICAL ENGINEER
    December 2023 - present
    ROBOT DYNAMICS AND CONTROLS
    January 2024 - May 2024
    CREIGHTON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
    ENGINEERING LAB MENTOR
    October 2023 - December 2023
    VIRTUAL INCISION
    R+D MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN
    June 2023 - August 2023
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Skills
3D PrintingAcceptance TestingActuatorsAir PollutionAlgorithmsAnsysAssembly and InstallationAutomationBuild ManagementCommercial Off-The-ShelfConstruction Submittal DocumentsControl SystemsCoordination SkillsC++ (Programming Language)Creating PrototypesCryogenicsData CollectionData ProcessingDesign EngineeringDesign for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA)DronesDynamical SystemsElectromechanicsEngineering SupportEnvironmental ProtectionExecution of ExperimentsField Service ManagementHemodynamics (Fluid Mechanics)Injection Molding ProcessKnowledge of EngineeringKnowledge of StatisticsLabVIEWLeadershipMachineryManufacturingMATLABMeasurement and MetrologyMechanical EngineeringMechatronicsMentoringMetal SheetsMicrosoft ExcelPrinted Circuit BoardProject EngineeringPropulsionPython (Programming Language)Quality ManagementResearch SkillsRobotics Design and ProductionRobotic SurgerySealingSimulationsSimulinkSolidWorks (CAD)StatorSurgical ProceduresTechnical AnalysisTechnical SkillsTechnological ChangeTesting SkillsTorqueUser Research