Mechanical engineering · Purdue University

Gregory
Powers.

I design physical systems and build technology that solves real problems.

An idea, made real.

  1. 01 Design
  2. 02 Prototype
  3. 03 Code
  4. 04 Iterate

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Selected work

Built, tested, improved.

A few projects across manufacturing, controls, research, and motorsport.

01

Professional experience

Samtec

Designed and validated production tooling, supported precision manufacturing, and used controlled experiments and metrology to troubleshoot production issues.

Worked with machinists, operators, metrology, vendors, and process engineers to carry work from problem definition through release.

Additive-manufacturing work included redesigning a resin vat to improve peel and release behavior, modifying printer beds for higher-detail output, and calibrating per-pixel UV screen brightness to improve cure consistency across the build area.

  • Manufacturing
  • Tooling
  • DOE
  • Metrology
  • SolidWorks
Automated manufacturing equipment at Samtec
02

Independent project

Mirri Diabetes

Started as an Excel-based tool I built for my own Type 1 diabetes management and grew into a multi-platform control and decision-support system.

  • Swift
  • Controls
  • UVA/Padova
  • Offline-first
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Mirri mobile application interface
03

Research

Purdue Biomedical Engineering

Applied simulation and data analysis to Type 1 diabetes control research and helped communicate results through technical writing and a conference poster.

  • MATLAB
  • UVA/Padova
  • Statistics
  • Technical writing
Gregory Powers presenting his Purdue biomedical engineering research poster
04

Student team

Purdue Electric Racing

Modeled drivetrain components, used FEA to support design decisions, and programmed five-axis CNC operations for electric race-vehicle components.

  • Drivetrain
  • FEA
  • Five-axis CNC
  • Manufacturing
Purdue Electric Racing vehicle on track

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