I was one of two students elected to lead the 18-person team that designed this machine for a senior-level product design course. We created a machine to help solve the problem of water pollution caused by the disposal of used oil filters that haven't been entirely drained. During the three-month class, the team went through multiple rounds of brainstorming, mock-ups and testing before deciding on the final design. Our final presentation was ranked first out of seven teams by the audience of professors, students and industry experts.

The team's "customer" consultant for this project was Ray Magliozzi of Car Talk fame at the Good News Garage. Thanks to him for his input and support.