Iman Alizahi
B.S. Mechanical Engineering • University of Maryland (Dec 2026)
Manufacturing Subteam Lead (Terps Racing Formula IC) • Hardware, Tooling & Embedded Systems
2027 & 2026 Car Chassis Jigging & Main Roll Hoop Bending
Independently designed and machined 4-axis Okuma CNC locating fixtures for the 2027 vehicle (after assisting on the 2026 jigging as a team member) and executed precision tube bending for the main roll hoop.
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Custom 6–28V to 5V Buck Converter & eFuse Protection
Component selection, KiCad schematic capture, PCB layout, and root-cause failure analysis for a 5A protected power module using the TPS26631 eFuse.
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ESP32-S3 GPS & IMU Kinematic Data Logger
Custom vehicle telemetry unit integrating high-rate inertial measurement and GPS tracking in Embedded C++ for track-testing and kinematic data visualization.
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Competition Emergency Shoulder Harness Bar Remake
Executed an emergency field cutout, tube notching, and TIG weld replacement of the shoulder harness bar at competition after tech inspection flagged an incorrect tube wall thickness.
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Custom Rotating Welding Table
Designed and fabricated heavy-duty rotating shop tooling to improve weld accessibility, structural load support, and fabricator ergonomics during complex tube-frame assembly.
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Baja SAE Front Nose & Toe Box Redesign
Managed the front frame redesign using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to optimize impact load paths, driver ergonomics, and CNC tube-bending manufacturability.
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Structural Installations, Concrete Footers & Fiber Routing
Directed 3D Inventor CAD modeling, frost-line concrete footer pouring, structural anchoring across hundreds of client builds, and residential low-loss fiber optic cable routing.
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Rapid Prototyping & Functional Additive Manufacturing
Three practical CAD-to-part case studies: a hexagonal-drainage dental retainer case optimized for zero-support printing, a 2-part wedding sugar cone mold, and a vibration-resistant motorcycle rear reflector mount.
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Custom Motorcycle Wheel & Tire Balancer
Fabricated a rigid static wheel-balancing fixture engineered with low-stiction bearings and minimal shaft deflection for accurate high-speed tire balancing.
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Autonomous Water Mission OTV & ESP32 ELRS RC Conversion
Led a 7-student team to build a modular over-terrain vehicle using tool-less quick-release clamps instead of screws; later interfaced an ExpressLRS receiver with an ESP32 to decode RF packets for high-speed RC control.
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2016 Chrysler Town & Country Transmission Overhaul
Complete mechanical and hydraulic teardown, fault diagnosis, torque converter replacement, and reassembly of a 62TE automatic transaxle.
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5-Inch FPV Quadcopter & RadioMaster TX16S RF Hardware Mod
Built and PID-tuned a 5-inch carbon multirotor and modified a RadioMaster TX16S transmitter with a detachable SMA antenna and long-range ExpressLRS (ELRS) RF module.
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Aircraft Nose-Cone Sharpness CFD Study
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) investigation analyzing how nose-cone geometry and sharpness affect pressure drag, flow separation, and aerodynamic efficiency.
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Scratch-Built RC Airplane — “The 7-Second Flight”
Where the engineering journey started: scratch-built foamboard airframe that flew for 7 seconds before stalling—teaching a permanent first lesson in center-of-gravity and pitch stability.
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