Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Created DBF team at California State Polytechnic University Pomona, placing 32/100 in year 1 of competition, and 28/100 in year 2 of competition.Developed several composite-manufactured fixed-wing UAVs for AIAA's Design Build Fly competition. Organized and directed 4 subteams through the aircraft design process. Created MATLAB scripts to assess aircraft architecture viability and performance characteristics.Utilized XFLR5 to analyze and correct modes of lateral and longitudinal stability.Created several UAVs in SOLIDWORKS for GD&T, structural analysis and CFD analysis.Prepared and presented CDR and PDR to Lockheed Martin engineers.

Maintenance and Engineering Technician on the NASA SOFIA project. Serviced Infrared Spectrometry instruments by performing liquid helium and liquid nitrogen fills.Performed pre-flight aircraft inspections, ensuring communication systems and vital systems were properly functioning.Performed mirror assembly inspections, ensuring no FOD obstructed the view of the 3 mirror assembly.Performed telescope positioning inspections, ensuring the VIS (Vibration Isolation System) was fully functional.

Directed candidate interviews, prepared and presented PDR and CDR to Lockheed Martin.Ensured a team of 30+ received the tools necessary to launch a student-researched and developed rocket to 30k feet and deploy a UAV payload.Developed a rocket-deployable fiberglass laminate autonomous folding-wing UAV

Created summer camp curriculum. Taught 6-8th graders CAD assemblies, 3D printing, basic circuits and programming in order to make autonomous robots.

Performed mechanical, electrical and software maintenance on an existing rocket guidance system. Drastically increased efficacy of guidance system by implementing potentiometers and PID loops.

Front end web development