Abram Diaz-Strandberg

Abram Diaz-Strandberg is a design engineer at McGard, contributing to product development through generating concepts, prototyping, and implementing designs in manufacturing since August 2022. Previously, Abram served as a tooling and gaging engineer at General Motors, diagnosing tool failures and testing new tools from April to August 2022. Abram has a strong academic background in mechanical engineering, having worked as a graduate teaching assistant at Virginia Tech, where responsibilities included preparing students for academic careers and coordinating programs. Prior experience also includes internships at the Air Force Research Laboratory and ARES Corporation, focusing on CAD design and engineering research. Abram holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and is pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.