Theo Usher's Portfolio

Space Electronics and Mechanical Product Design Engineer at Boeing Space.
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University: Magna Cum Laude, TBP Engineering Honor Society.
Excited by all things engineering, and many things not.

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My Engineering Projects

Show All Work Experience Robotics Aerospace Product Design Project Management
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Boeing Space

Spacecraft Flight Hardware

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Boeing
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Iron Drone

Autonomous Drone-Catching UAV

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Airobotics
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Terafab

Automating Solar Farm Construction

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Terabase

PleaseGoHigher

Leading a 50-Person Rocket Team

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Columbia Space Initiative    

Golem

Bipedal Walking Robot

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Columbia Engineering    
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FAR-OUT

Running a College Rocketry Competition

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FAR-OUT

Machine Design Project

Cable-Driven Arcade Game Linkage

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Columbia Engineering    
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Artificial Grading Intelligence
Product Design for an AI Grader

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Columbia Engineering    
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Ripple

18.5 ft Wooden Sea Kayak

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PleaseGoUp

Columbia's First Student-Designed Rocket Launch

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Columbia Space Initiative    
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Optimus

Autonomous Industrial Drone

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Airobotics

Rocket Recovery System

 2-Stage Parachute Deployment 

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Columbia Space Initiative    

Mechanical Jack

Computer-Aided Machining

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Where I've Worked And Studied

My Skill Sets

Mechanical
Engineering


  • Computer-Aided Design

  • Mechanism Design

  • GD&T and Tolerance Analysis

  • Finite Element Analysis

  • Failure & Root Cause Analysis

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing


 Featured: Terafab

Multidisciplinary
Engineering


  • PCB and Circuit Design

  • Systems Integration

  • Production Support

  • Electromechanical Packaging

  • Wire Harnessing

  • Motion Control

  • Robotics Programming


 Featured: Boeing Satellites

Product
Design


  • Human-Centered Design

  • Design for Manufacturing

  • User and Stakeholder Research

  • Concept Development

  • Design Tradeoffs

  • Field and User Testing

  • Supplier Coordination


 Featured: AGI

Project
Management


  • Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Risk Management

  • Mentorship

  • Recruitment and Retention

  • Team Development

  • Public Speaking and Presentation

  • Fundraising


 Featured: PleaseGoHigher

My Timeline

Boeing Space

August, 2024 – Present

Space Electronics & Mechanical Product Design Engineer

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Columbia University

September, 2020 – May, 2024

B.S. Mechanical Engineering,
● GPA 4.07/4.0
● TBP Engineering Honor Society
● Mechanical Engineering Certificate of Merit
● Magna Cum Laude

Airobotics

May, 2023 – July, 2023

Design Engineering Intern

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Terabase Energy

May, 2022 – August, 2022

Mechanical Engineering Intern
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About Me

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I'm a mechanical engineer who likes working with thoughtful, curious people. I enjoy using small technical details to solve big problems, and I'm drawn to projects that make a real difference in people's lives. Outside of engineering I like to travel to out-of-the-way places and I read a lot. I'm currently working through a biography of the president I share my name with.

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