Mechanical engineering
design, analysis, and fabrication work,
2023-2026.

B.S.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING · DUKE 2027

Interest areas: robotics, automotive, aerospace, product design.

Site still under construction.

PROJECTS / 2022—2026

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PAGES IN PROGRESS

Competition EV 2026 at the Shell Eco-marathon paddock

Competition EV 2026

Chassis and shell revision targeting a 25% mass reduction over the 2025 vehicle.

COMPOSITES · FEA · CFD

Competition EV 2026 2025—26

Duke Electric Vehicles

Bipedal walking robot on the Duke quad

Bipedal Walking Robot

Three-degree-of-freedom leg pair with hamster pilot for consistent walking gait.

CAD · LINKAGE DESIGN · MOTOR SIZING

Bipedal Walking Robot 2026

Personal build

Kinova arm putting a ball beside its simulation view

Mini-Golf Bot

Autonomous putting machine with vision-based ball localization.

OPENCV · ROS2

Mini-Golf Bot 2025

Course project

Endoscope handle beside an articulating continuum tip

Robotic Endoscope Tools

Tendon-driven continuum robot providing distal articulation for graspers in a 2.8 mm endoscope channel.

MINITURIZATION · SILLICONE MOLDING · PID CONTROL

Robotic Endoscope Tools 2025

Research Lab

Plating head over a bath beside a plated portrait etching

Selective Electroplating

Masking fixture and plating experiment for localized nickel deposition on machined steel.

CNC · CHEMISTRY · METROLOGY

Selective Electroplating 2025

Independent research

Hydrofoil kayak foiling above the water

Hydrofoil "Flying Kayak"

Optimized airfoil and aluminum strut assembly fitted to a stock sit-on-top kayak.

CFD · WATERPROOFING · CIRCUITRY

Hydrofoil "Flying Kayak" 2024

Group build

Carbon-bodied competition EV in the pit lane

Competition EV 2025

Drivetrain design and chassis packaging for a single-occupant efficiency competition vehicle.

GD&T · DRIVETRAIN · TESTING

Competition EV 2025 2024—25

Duke Electric Vehicles

Syringe-driver device strapped to a forearm

Low-Income Preeclampsia Treatment

Automated preeclampsia medicine delivery device built from locally sourced components for Ugandan clinics without infusion pumps.

DFM · FIELD TESTING · ARDUINO

Low-Income Preeclampsia Treatment 2024

DukeEngage Uganda

Hydroponics tower in the shop

Smart Hydroponics Tower

Vertical nutrient-film tower with closed-loop pH dosing and drip irrigation.

ARDUINO · SENSORS · CAD

Smart Hydroponics Tower 2023

Course project

Printed sinus surgery trainer with silicone insert

Sinus Surgery Trainer

Anatomically referenced sinus model with replaceable tissue inserts for endoscopic surgical training.

SLA PRINTING · MOLDING

Sinus Surgery Trainer 2021—23

High School

FRC team 3847 robot on the competition field

FIRST Robotics - Spectrum 3847

High School competition robot built on a six-week schedule.

CNC · GEARBOX · PNEUMATICS

FIRST Robotics - Spectrum 3847 2021—23

High School

Alex Citardi at the track with the Duke Electric Vehicles car

ABOUT

Senior mechanical engineering student at Duke, working on robotics and competition vehicles.

DEGREE
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, Duke University — expected May 2027
CONCENTRATION
Robotics and Automation

RESUME

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UPDATED SEP 2026

CONTACT

Open to full-time mechanical engineering roles starting summer 2027.

Happy to talk through any project here in more detail, or send drawings/test data on request.

EMAIL alex.citardi@gmail.com LINKEDIN linkedin.com/in/alexcitardi