"What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not an end" - Nietzsche
Hello,
I am an engineering graduate student and Marine veteran looking to innovate and lead in industry. I grew up playing sports and turning wrenches on cars. Early on I grew a mind for mechanics and sketched many designs for cars and airplanes. After high school I knew I would follow my family lineage and join the military. In the Marine Infantry I learned how to make decisions quickly and trust those decisions. I matured under great pressure. At 22, after serving four years in the Marines I used my GI Bill at Colorado State University. I majored in mechanical and biomedical engineering. I networked my way into an 8-month internship at MIT. I worked in my free time at research labs. For my senior project I lead a team to build an exoskeleton for dogs with hind limb paralysis.
Now I am a graduate student at CSU. I will leave in the summer of 2025 with a master’s in mechanical engineering. I work with the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital (top 3 in nation) to research and develop implants for animal and human trial.
Looking forward, I know I will be a major asset at a large company. I work on problems smartly. Give me a vision, deadline, and budget and I will make it happen.
Looking forward,
Forrest Kuhlmann
Engineering Experience
MIT - Surgical GUIDE
I worked on this device at MIT Lincoln Lab. In an emergency setting the device could help an untrained person to catheterize a persons Femoral Artery. This product was developed for the Army and is currently in manufacturing. My direct contribution was to design and test the device to automatically insert a needle and guidewire that could be done many times for low cost.
Personal Projects
The most rewarding part of getting an engineering degree has been applying the knowledge to my daily life.
Because I love weekend adventures I built out this 2015 Toyota Tacoma from stock all by myself. This truck can handle any Colorado trail and has enabled me to get anywhere and everywhere, slowly.
My favorite piece of work is in how I incorporated the electronics. I relayed all of my lights, pumps, and valves to a single switch unit mounted to my dash. I love when projects are equal parts functional and beautiful.
CSU - Canine Exoskeleton
My undergraduate senior design project was to build this exoskeleton device for large dogs. Large dogs with hind limb paralysis can help propel themselves with this machine. In doing so having the stepper motors move the dogs hind limbs for them also helps prevent muscular dystrophy in the animal.