https://www.kevinparlato.com/artists daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520551965756-9OA9JTZNOMBU1VNBS1CY/Finsihed+eagle+project.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581740647629-DCR62A47Z76XPAVT8ZW2/leading+jack+hammer.JPG Personal Projects Removing Old Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581816572372-6VI9BOE5ZG9U6J3YQXVJ/looking+at+blue+prints.JPG Personal Projects Reviewing Blueprints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581956194038-SXDMDIQZK1CG90P0Q6L6/Adding%2BRailing.jpg Personal Projects Adding Railing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581955834119-TTCN8SOXVFB49AJPV9SU/Leading%2Beagle.jpg Personal Projects - Making the Stringers Making Stringers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581817510769-4YLWQNO2GLBI9E5Z27TC/hammer+on+deck.JPG Personal Projects - Adding The Decking Adding Decking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520552267669-H8L82TSRW6G28YKQ1673/Deck.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520552234774-UKQ3U8FGYQUSBYUKGUEE/Old+Deck.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581955630934-6QI4FP8L23DTPUY2CRX9/Mixing+concrete.JPG Personal Projects Mixing Concrete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520824288415-WI7KQ5K27LTTO88U7707/Motor+Mount+-Electric+Skateboard.PNG Personal Projects - Motor Mount CAD model of motor bracket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520642310929-IM8NNYWJ43A7Q75PVGSV/Skateboard+build.PNG Personal Projects - Building The Board I enjoy working with my hands, so I decided to make a custom board. I went to the local lumber yard and found a beautiful piece of Tiger Maple to make the board from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520715392556-S4BUYGYH5Y9LEEYZKAQW/skateboard+dremel.PNG Personal Projects - Cutting Trucks My electric skateboard design used a belt and pulley system to transfer power from the motor to the wheels. To make room for the driving wheel, I used a Dremel to cut away parts of the trucks to expose more of the axial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520820904123-KTXPFBINJQWAH5MS889V/battery.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581732656750-GD6QHTSNX6INRNTI5ADJ/Skateboard+picture+in+addition.JPG Personal Projects - Assembly Parts coming together for final assembly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581736381429-HKSBDWOQNWCXBDNRV3M6/open%2Bbattery%2Bpack.jpg Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581735352210-5UEEJ9HOBHGXIU6ZUE0T/3D+printing.png Personal Projects Finished 3D print of motor bracket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581735941618-P686X4ATO4JF3UN7NVQK/Testing+Board.png Personal Projects Me programming the open source electronic speed controller that regulates the power to the motor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/b2350096-f8dc-41a2-8a80-6b0043bc01b1/Headset%2Bprinted.webp Personal Projects - NeuroDot VR As a member of the Build Studio, I worked with a team of engineering students to commercialize a headset used for neuro-optical diagnostics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520822136589-PSF0HI3O9UO7F9WMF08O/Full+assembally.png Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520557278076-E5B53WZAK3K8C5RKJAVI/Ocular+Insert.png Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520557254840-0OJUHJ6LO23IPPU69FUG/Headset.png Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581454880249-6FR9G3FV4O2JEQVJ7R0M/Smart+Insole.JPG Personal Projects Cad model of final insole assembly. Assembly includes 3 piezoelectric actuators, battery pack, and PCB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581460853129-648DNT2GJOMHLYPNFTIK/Finished%252BProduct%252BBottom.jpg Personal Projects Bottom of finished insole with rubber bottom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581957808048-2MYETMGGSBXJPPEAZ9EN/Pouing%2BMold.jpg Personal Projects Our team pouring silicone into an initial mold prototype. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581460683234-XCJHZYT96170YA71XXTC/Finishe+Product+Top.JPG Personal Projects Top of finished insole with felt cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581456214554-SAIU8DHXGUPR5A93VVRL/Different%2BMolds.jpg Personal Projects Final silicone mold (top) and 3D print used to create our initial silicone mold (bottom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581459553351-F55H2Y5PWL2PROGKY16H/Back+Insert.JPG Personal Projects Insert used to to create the cavity in the back of the insole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581458600689-J31W4HI3696SHM76AV22/Back+Insole.png Personal Projects Bottom of insole containing the cavity for battery, PCB and wiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581724367404-LVQ0009HLVZDATKS3Z7K/Most+mysterious+matter.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/3cf829c4-e9af-4af2-b2f9-d2036abd6c01/Capstone+photo+1.jpg Personal Projects A later Solidworks CAD model for our design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/a5b8fce0-1b91-4569-9899-b7d4db93fced/30D48C86-1E88-4E29-9E8D-C127A3640FAC.JPG Personal Projects One of my earliest sketches for the capstone design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520553587428-AZV5V0NL6VXF6BV7T144/Finsihed+eagle+project.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520557019584-58MPD86ZKVDLGIXHK7HL/Headset+printed.png Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581443854322-ZP95N4EZH6UHGJHJNJ2H/Smart+Insole.JPG Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581819295143-RZ2LL0TX7U4BUR4DSNMQ/Finsihed%2BBoard.jpg Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581952819571-P9049BEE2MCDRJLKZ8BH/blob Personal Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/583229bd-ec54-44f6-b17e-8dd4b3db9c49/Capstone+photo+1.jpg Personal Projects https://www.kevinparlato.com/work-experience daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1579023362793-I675RBAS1V4277052N3H/Rendered+ITT+Data+Logger.png Work Experience Pictured above is the final SolidWorks Rendered design for the ITT Data Logger. The design utilized a Dataq device which had the ability to send data into Python. The design was chosen because it was compact, economical, and protected the components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1579023838221-8348DZAMNYH0H4S2IQMP/ITT%2BData%2BLogger.jpg Work Experience Pictured above is the completed design for the ITT Data Logger,complete with housing and PCB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1579023956027-HTX7ZNYEMBIJK3OYOCPP/Circuit+Board+In+Eagle.png Work Experience Pictured Above is the PCB designed in Autodesk’s Eagle software. To complete this project I taught myself Eagle software and the basics of PCB design. Once I had the board manufactured, I soldered on the different components and began testing the board. It worked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581435054040-QZT9WF21R12O3LGOAEDR/Bottom%252BOLD%252BTSMU.jpg Work Experience Pictured above is the previous iteration for the bottom portion of the extensometer that contained the scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581436194910-SDDSYTOXTJ6VFAJSV25M/Top%2BTSMU.jpg Work Experience The new design reduced the compliance of the part by drastically shortening it and placing the encoder directly over the rollers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581435019022-7J5ZV2141I6QC8ZT70L8/Top%2BOLD%2BTSMU.jpg Work Experience Pictured above is the previous iteration of the top portion of the extensometer that contained the encoder that would read the tick marks of the scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581436321496-50PAIJ3IVHT2D203E9EG/Bottom%2BTSMU.jpg Work Experience The new design for the bottom portion also moved the scale over the slider to reduce compliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/6ed5c022-9606-4120-b75d-64859dd01a07/tsmu+on+instron.JPG Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581437078372-QRXOIG2ERCZTRHHUFAK4/TSMU+new.JPG Work Experience Pictured Above is the new design for the transverse extensometer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/b5ee5395-4f53-499a-9b05-1f94ae5c3f23/Picture1.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out Image of the TSMU measuring a specimen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/53741b8c-ae81-44d8-9f44-00fe4da96d32/Product-Photo-attracting.jpg Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/30a5d333-6a08-41af-8794-5475431de159/Stick-Stasher-1-Web-1-jpg.webp Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/93ef1a60-9c4c-4330-b4f7-c778e098f7c1/Spuds-Stick-Stashers-MKII-1.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1762897630540-WJGE7HBN6KPYX0OZTOD6/Spuds-Stick-Stashers-MKII-1.jpg Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1762897659691-EKI584AJWSNFXSVKJ9U5/Stick-Stasher-5-Web-jpg.webp Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/14e7177d-b521-478c-b6d6-dea881199ed5/05_f55cfb40-4977-422b-af0e-d0de48e51fac.webp Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/eac7e781-ff08-434b-80da-d7040e66f7ee/Crop+shoe+drinking.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out The photo above is of me and my “Tramily” celebrating at the finish by drinking champagne from our hiking shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/ebf84c92-f766-4221-95c1-a1bccd0b6ba7/IMG-4620.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out Pictured above are some of the early prototypes and designs for the magnetic trekking pole mounts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/f8b0f18c-0152-4b32-a7a8-072c624a5480/front+packaging.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Pictured above is the first version of the product that I showed customers. I 3D printed about 30 units and gave them out to thru-hikers to beta-test and provide feedback on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/44d40ffb-db8d-4608-a38a-3964b6b386df/IMG_9232.jpg Work Experience Pictured above is one setup used to record the thermal imaging of the battery cells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/a9b635a7-029d-4117-9651-86645eb80963/IMG_9121.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) material sample that was machined for IR window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/295c9768-b7ef-4e76-8d30-bdaf1c5e5fdc/measured+thermal+conductivity+vs+time.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/f3ce4c8b-12c5-47d4-b254-9bffa886d7ad/actual+experimental+setup.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/973d937b-98df-4861-9d39-8105babe1cae/thermal+conductivity+labled.JPG Work Experience - Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity Experiment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/c04beb5a-65d6-44e8-86ed-acbae24e747b/fixtured+IR+test.JPG Work Experience The battery cell pictured above was clamped down to a specific pressure to mitigate dendrite formation. Because of this, a custom fixture incorporating a ZnS material was used to view the thermal changes of the battery while cycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/cf98f2a1-f9f3-434e-b434-6c103dd621e2/Spectro-55-with-Grey-Calibration-700x700.png Work Experience - Spectro 55 New Spectro 55 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/c7452fac-91f8-43ce-9be2-a79c401f12b0/IMG_0900-0b62195610c1a15ca22f518b054c8c35-scaled+%281%29.jpg Work Experience - Make it stand out Old Spectro 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/fc0cef34-88a8-4882-8dcb-e6a5e4806e26/image+%284%29.png Work Experience Pictured above is a close up of the zoom tube and linkage mechanism I designed for the product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/592848d2-4659-46d5-8d2c-cf59f457ceb8/fea+hooks+cropped.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/8020ab56-467e-4793-b15c-7ea5230ff724/back+of+spectro.JPG Work Experience New Spectro 55 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/83f8f843-cf5f-4d62-9d5d-3768703bcbf4/800x800-Product-DC200M-700x700.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Old Spectro 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1762798263662-X4K66EF6NZVEZC3AET6R/Measuring-Sample-2-700x700.png Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1762798263742-9IZBJOW97DVSU10H7ZD9/Spectro-55-with-Grey-Calibration-700x700.png Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1762798264717-JPPGHX8GR26ROJFXIOUO/SpyderCheckrVideo-SCV310_Gallery_750x500_01.jpg Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/fe3e777d-21db-4776-acff-903d75f89734/unnamed.png Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/0def2686-a304-4e99-bb96-09faacd2e217/SpyderCheckrVideo-SCV310_Gallery_750x500_05.jpg Work Experience - Spyder Checkr Video Handheld color chart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/13b071f9-0aa6-4b06-9d52-c7cb661ca16f/Calibrate-1-700x700.png Work Experience - Spectro P Series Pictured above is the the finished spectrophotometer and calibration fixture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/41febefb-492a-467f-b430-eb891dc8df73/unnamed+%281%29.png Work Experience - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/467cb31a-fb2b-4193-ae5a-1e73a270cd67/Datacolor.jpg Work Experience - Spectro 55 New benchtop spectrophotometer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520557708350-SHQZZADCWZK8P9QIZ8HE/Suba+photo.jpg Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581430370166-Y929308SMKS6CI0OZP6D/Rendered+ITT+Data+Logger.png Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581437257829-9MADKRBW36HIFFM2NBVV/TSMU+new.JPG Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/f83b4383-e3b2-42ef-8e10-e3908b86ce35/IMG_9232.jpg Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/2af51360-287c-428a-b3d4-13093258b83f/Calibrate-1-700x700.png Work Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/f2e9a4b9-7976-493e-9ca3-d6ca92a59b24/636ad32f-8c35-46b1-9e9c-109bb700dc2a.png Work Experience https://www.kevinparlato.com/kevin-parlato daily 1.0 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1520548974527-29K1BYOKGOYCJLFWN6QT/picture+with+president.jpg Kevin Parlato That’s me in the front row, middle, talking during a presentation for parents weekend. I am sitting between my sister Carly and Northeastern University President Aoun. https://www.kevinparlato.com/model-nuclear-fusor daily 0.75 2020-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581725220317-MN8RJAZO0A06UGO51E9I/Built+Fusor+square.jpg Model Nuclear Fusor In progress fusor build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581724923158-OHG59IURBTAP20S05ZRD/render%2B1.jpg Model Nuclear Fusor CAD model of model fusor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581726773141-BWB7WIOG0NU3ULTZD86F/diodes.jpg Model Nuclear Fusor Home made rectifier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa1af3a506fbe756ff082af/1581723284287-S719QECTDDA26LOMQXWR/render%2B1.jpg Model Nuclear Fusor https://www.kevinparlato.com/welcome daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349577199654-C8A6HP2M4MLEBJXQ06MF/wilderness.png Welcome - Transient https://www.kevinparlato.com/read-me daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377096507573-1MU42OOOOGIM9URAJ9D9/515c4225e4b0afec1218b21e.png Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377096775448-0L7B4Q54H1VLOGFF1DPR/synthetica+%2820130821%29.jpg Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377097104716-HDI53XJVV0DKZ24A3T68/51e453dee4b06abd3403c22e.png Read Me