Meet the Team
Caroline Walker, Team Leader Caroline is a senior mechanical engineering major at the Florida State University ( FSU ) and looks to enter the aerospace industry upon graduation. While in college, Caroline has held internship positions with Cummings Scientific and Robins Air Force Base. Additionally, she currently serves as President of the Florida Eta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society. As Team Leader, Caroline is responsible for project management, ensuring the technical quality of all work, and communication with the project sponsor. In her free time, Caroline enjoys spending time with family, being outside, and photography.
Jacob Dunne, Instrumentation Engineer Jacob is a joint mechanical engineering and physics major at the Florida State University, and seeks employment in the high energy physics field after graduating. While at FSU, Jacob has participated in various extracurricular competitions for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and remains an active member. As the Instrumentation Engineer, Jacob is responsible for selection of the proper data acquisition tools to be used during the testing phase of the project. As the Instrumentation Engineer he must also serve as a liaison between the Design and Modeling Engineers. When he isn't sitting in front of a computer or television screen, Jacob enjoys being with his family, outdoor activities, and reading.
William Smith, Design Engineer William is in his senior year of mechanical engineering at the Florida State University. While in school he has worked for several small businesses doing automotive mechanic work, carpentry, and prosthetic work. For the past three summers he has interned for St. Marks Powder, A General Dynamics Company, where he has worked with the both the production and project engineers. Upon graduation William wants to work for a company where he can learn an industry and eventually start his own business. As the Design Engineer, he incorporates his hands on work experience with his engineering background to create a functional mounting device.
Dylan Tinsley, Financial Advisor Dylan is graduating in May 2018 from the Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. During his collegiate tenure, Dylan has maintained a role with Outsource-Inc. as a Telecommunications Engineer, where he designs telecom partitioning plans. As a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Dylan has worked with other members conducting breaking and controls analysis. Dylan currently serves as the Financial Advisor for his senior design team, where he manages the team’s budget and procures parts and materials. Outside of the classroom, Dylan enjoys fishing, playing guitar, and a nice relaxing round of golf.
Orion Yeung, Modeling Engineer Orion is a senior pursuing a double major in mechanical engineering and physics at the Florida State University. He intends to pursue a career in applied physics after graduate school. He has worked in multiple labs within Innovation Park in order to find which research fields most pique his interest. Currently, he works in the computational fluids lab. Orion also works as a part-time tutor at the Academic Center for Excellence on FSU's main campus. When he's not working, he likes to ride his bicycle, go rock climbing, and play board games.
Project Advisors
Faculty Sponsor and Senior Design Coordinator: Dr. Shayne McConomy (smcconomy@eng.famu.fsu.edu)
Sponsor Liason: Mr.Beau Biller (beau@cummingssci.com)