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ColeBregman

I’m a mechanical engineer. I like building things you can hold.

About

I study mechanical engineering at Columbia University and minor in computer science.

I worked on high-volume hardware as a Manufacturing Design Engineering intern at Apple. In summer 2026, I worked on ride development at Walt Disney Imagineering.

When I'm not on a factory floor or in the Creative Machines Lab, I'm usually embroidering, binding a book, or checking on whatever the 3D printer is up to that week.

Cole Bregman

NYC ↔ Bay Area

Core Skills

DESIGN
Siemens NXSolidWorksFusion360Tolerance Analysis
MAKE
3D PrintingCNC / CAMInjection MoldingCasting
CODE + ANALYZE
PythonArduino / Raspberry PiLabVIEWJMP
CREATE
BlenderAdobe SuiteEmbroideryBookbinding

Experience

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Jun 2026 — Aug 2026

Ride Development Engineering Intern

Walt Disney Imagineering

Developed ride systems for Avengers: Infinity Defense, an upcoming Avengers Campus attraction.

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May 2025 — May 2026

Manufacturing Design Engineering Intern

Apple

Drove $2.8M+ in savings across DFM, tooling, materials, and assembly — including raising one assembly from 65% to 99.7% yield. Also built a tabletop model of a partner factory with a small team, later seen on CNBC.

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Feb 2024 — May 2025

Student Researcher

Columbia Engineering

Designed a test rig and CAD for the NITRO knee replacement (Biomechanics Lab); built a low-cost food 3D printer and a self-diagnostic printing robot (Creative Machines Lab).

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Jun 2024 — Aug 2024

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Eikon Therapeutics

Built an automated optical-alignment rig and real-time GUI — +44% laser precision, −90% alignment time.

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May 2023 — Aug 2023

Engineering Intern

Design Visionaries

Designed medical devices, trained interns in NX, and filed USPTO provisional patents for small businesses.

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Aug 2021

Suzuki Lab Intern

Stanford University

Determined the minimum viable layer thickness for a novel spintronic material.

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Let's Talk

I'm always interested in hearing about new projects, collaborations, and 2027 new-grad roles.