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Santa Clara, California, United States

• Assist with the development of computational techniques for the characterization of nonhomogeneous material property distributions within solid materials using partial displacement data• Utilize a digital image correlation system (DIC) to collect displacement data from gelatin and polymer-based biomechanical phantoms • Use "forward" and "inverse" techniques with in-house FEA code to determine the material property distributions of specimens using partial displacement data

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Graduate Teaching Assistant for Engineering Ethics, Thermodynamics, and Statics and Dynamics• Assist Philosophy and Engineering faculty by administering and grading exams, answering student questions, creating answer keys and leading recitation sections

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Developed experimental setup using SolidWorks for applying multiaxial loading to biomechanical phantoms• Utilized MATLAB and LabView to acquire and analyze experimental data

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Assisted teaching engineering courses with responsibilities including grading papers, administering tests and assisting students with questions• Courses including Statics & Particle Dynamics, Introduction to Engineering, Solid Mechanics, and Undergraduate Seminar

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Tutored student athletes in business mathematics, calculus and college physics

Houston, Texas Area

•Managed quality control testing of inert ceramic ball product line, including conducting compression and thermal shock tests•Designed, built and implemented devices for testing the abrasion resistance of catalyst and inert ceramic balls to ensure compliance with industry standards •Developed 3-D schematics for devices using Autodesk Fusion and worked closely with material vendors, machinists and welders to create solution

San Antonio Texas

• Assisted with experimental research regarding Vapor Cloud Explosions, Vented Enclosure Explosions and Mud Plug Vapor Seals • Used Arduino system to develop prototype sensor technology• Used MATLAB tools, Excel, Photoshop, and a High-Speed Video Analysis Suite• Worked with vendors to quote materials and conduct large purchases

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis: "The computational reconstruction of a spherical inclusion within a cylindrical geometry using inverse techniques"

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Education record