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Palo Alto, CA, US

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

Ann Arbor, MI

- Authored two winning proposals for the NASA X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge- Developing functional requirements of final deliverables directly with NASA stakeholders- Creating augmented reality equipment to aid astronaut navigation on planetary surfaces

Ann Arbor, MI

- Broke down Blue Origin suborbital launch process into course structure for the University - Decomposed stakeholder and functional requirements into mechanical design constraints- Simulated gear behavior in MATLab to automatically filter out components within design space- Designed components and created verification methods to test their functionality

The University Of Michigan - Ann Arbor

- Integrated Virtual Reality equipment into a VICON motion capture system- Created a way to immerse a test subject within the NASA Astrobee simulator. - Assisted with an experiment to merge aerial drone video feed into an AR view- Wrote Python and MATLab scripts to improve efficiency of sensor data handling in ROS

- Mentored leadership using previous experience within the organization - Created new technical projects for younger students by gathering funding and writing proposals- Worked to leave behind a sustainable group after working for years to build it up

- Managed annual budget through proposal, approval, and distribution phases- Organized and marketed events intended to broaden excitement and interest in space- Restructured professional development activities to better prepare membership for careers

- Created an interactive Mars Rover activity to teach K-12 students about robotic space exploration- Introduced and managed a Virtual Reality program within the organization - Converted a semester long project course into a 5-hour long Build Your Own Blimp (BYOB) activity for visiting children to gain hands-on Aerospace experience

Ann Arbor, MI

- Developed and aided young students with hands-on STEM activities - Gave brief presentations to introduce basic Aerospace and Engineering concepts

Corona, Queens

- Trained weekly on how to communicate difficult science concepts to a wide range of backgrounds- Performed science demonstrations using special equipment in front of live audiences- Interacted with guests on the museum floor, explaining and guiding them through exhibits

Master'S Degree, Space Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: Students for Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Bioastronautics and Life Support Systems (BLiSS) Team.

Education record

Activities and Societies: FIRST Robotics Competition, Stage Crew, National Honor SocietyCaptain of FIRST Robotics Team 1155 (Excellence in.