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Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Headed team of five in designing large-scale water flow loop adapted to existing lab space. Created full CAD facility workup (SolidWorks) and coordinated with industrial suppliers for custom components. Resulting plans to be used for constructing new facility at 25% reduction from previous budget.• Taking inspiration from existing wind-tunnel experiments and building on previous research, collaborated with fellow researchers to create a plan for scaling up and constructing 2,000-liter… Show more • Headed team of five in designing large-scale water flow loop adapted to existing lab space. Created full CAD facility workup (SolidWorks) and coordinated with industrial suppliers for custom components. Resulting plans to be used for constructing new facility at 25% reduction from previous budget.• Taking inspiration from existing wind-tunnel experiments and building on previous research, collaborated with fellow researchers to create a plan for scaling up and constructing 2,000-liter capacity experimental facility for molecular tagging velocimetry.• Produced documentation for manufacturing and integration of four major project subsystems. Presented weekly updates to principal investigators and performed long-term planning for implementation by researchers. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed public computer systems, ensuring access and efficiency for researchers. Resolved technical problems during use of audio/visual equipment. Mentored team of up to 12 troubleshooters on best practices in resolving issues.• Serviced students & faculty with gathering research through hundreds of electronic databases. Organized technical resources for ease of access. Maximized reliability of electronic resources by reporting user errors.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Collaborated with individual students, teaching applications of Python programming in engineering data analysis and statistics. Delivered five guided lessons to undergraduate and graduate students.• Guided a group of students through Python-based interactive notebooks, developing a foundation of data visualization. Advised GWU faculty on course improvements for future students, resulting in an improved class structure in following semesters.