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Pittsburgh, PA, US

Cranberry Township, PA, US

• Leading material development programs for novel next generation eVinci micro-reactor design, involving myriad material systems and environments [ie Composites, FeCrAls, Refractory Alloys, Ceramics].
• Authored composite development white paper for Nuclear Regulatory Committee submission.
• Authored PCHE development submission to UK ONR including FMEA and review of FEA and CAD work.
• Prepared SOWs and funding submittal proposals for internal and external clients including US Department of Energy.
• Provided technical guidance, oversight and review to subcontractors and other entities [ie Los Alamos National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and others]
• Engaged in EPRI and ASME Div. 5 Working Groups for Advance Materials Development and Non-Metallics

Cranberry Township, PA, US

US

• Identified and delivered over $50 million annual benefits for a Commercial Refinery while achieving 85% downtime elimination through data-driven quality, yield, and predictive failure analyses.
• Created live anomaly detection methodology for business-grade CapEx investment audit.
• Conducted site assessments, identifying pain-points and efficiency optimization improvements for business analyses.

Madison, WI, US

• Characterized the corrosion behavior of commercial steels, superalloys, and composites in CO2 environments.
• Identified and patented a novel pathway for corrosion mitigation of Austenitic Stainless Steels in CO2 environments for up to 80% savings in heat exchanger capital costs.
• Prepared quarterly timetables and reports as part of a $4.8 million, three-year grant with annual in-person presentations to high level DOE officials.
• Authored state-of-the-art papers in Nature and Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
• Designed and constructed facility for conducting Supercritical CO2 corrosion studies.
• Created method for mixing impurities into liquid CO2 accurately down to 10ppm using LabVIEW control systems.

Madison, WI, US

• Collaborated with 2 fellow TAs and faculty instruction with the design of course exams and assignments.
• Introduced methods improving learning performance by emphasis on the distinction between acquired knowledge and rote memorization through process-oriented instruction and extension-based testing.
• Led sections of blended learning discussion classes where students test their ideas with guided experimentation.

Madison, WI, US

• Taught class of 37 undergraduate engineering students with minimal oversight from faculty while being responsible for all aspects of curriculum and learning objectives.
• Mentored and managed a first-year graduate student acting as a direct-report TA for the course.
• Devised and implemented refinements to course curriculum including the migration of all previous course materials from one online Learning Management System (Moodle) to another (Canvas).
• Identified flaws in and executed corrective actions to restore functionality present in previous LMS to the newer migrated system, reducing the burden of curriculum adjustment as required by a change in the course.
• Created new emphasis within course design on cognitive mini experiments to improve problem solving outcomes.

Madison, WI, US

• Assisted the faculty instructor with the design and implementation of course curriculum.
• Co-led inverted classroom laboratory design wherein students tested their own knowledge through hand-on guided experiences within the learning environment.
• Served as an additional resource for students inside and outside the classroom, mediating students’ perceived experience and expertise gap between students and tenured professors.

Madison, WI, US

• Graded class coursework with an emphasis on the reproducibility and repeatability of grading standards.

Lemont, IL, US

• Tested, on behalf of a US DOE and France CEA bilateral agreement, the coupled behavior of reactor physics and transient safety for evaluating the ASTRID concept sodium fast reactor design in order to predict its.
• Designed the modeling inputs required for the coupling of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 with the spatial kinetics capabilities within DIF3D-K based on ASTRID benchmark specifications.
• Discovered faulty assumptions within DIF3D-K legacy FORTRAN code and proposed solutions to allow for the evaluation of more complex core geometries.

Worked with representatives from the City of Beloit to address concerns over hydrogen sulfide.Helped research, design, and optimize a fully functional photocatalytic reactor.

Conducted work in the installation and repair of granite countertops in the Madison, WI area. Fabricated Corian and laminate countertops for both commercial and residential use. Instructed fellow co-workers in the process of sealing and cleaning granite surfaces.

Administrated Advanced Placement and general level chemistry labs throughout the year. Served as an additional resource for students desiring additional out-of class instruction.

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering Physics And Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nuclear Engineering

High School Diploma