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Denver, Co, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

As part of the Flight Operations team at Sierra Space, I lead the Cargo Operations team. My team is responsible for all aspects of Dream Chaser cargo operations including procedure development and execution, on-console flight controller support and training, NASA cargo manifest management, and NASA crew training.

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Teaching Facilitator (TF) for ASEN 5519: Medicine in Space and Surface Environments-Assisted course professor with the management of student projects, including rocket launch tower, launch controller, and payload module -Designed and Built a Rocket to carry payload for a student project, launched from Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS)-Worked with an instructional team of aerospace medical professionals to provide an immersive operational space medicine experience for students during a 1-week Mars simulation at MDRS

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

Edwards, California, United States

• Conducted trade studies to evaluate dust mitigation technologies for a Lunar Cryogenic Magnetic coupler.• Created conceptual designs in CAD to facilitate final technology selection.• Developed presentations for internal and external stakeholders to present findings.• Assisted in managing systems requirements document for improvements and changes.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

As a Payload engineer, I worked on various microgravity experiments with one launched to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-21 and another that orbited the moon aboard Artemis-1.

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Researched technologies and methodologies to enable robotic in-space assembly of human-rated habitats. Identified knowledge gaps and provided recommendations for further work leading towards proof-of-concept design.

Mountain View, Ca

- Wrote Python scripts to optimize post-processing of machine learning data output - Trained new employees on product integration and usage - Performed quality assurance testing on user interface and presented areas for improvement to management- Worked with developers to optimize user experience and workflows

Greater Los Angeles Area

-Assisted with physical integration and mission specific testing of payload adapters-Worked with various engineering and production teams to maintain a timely build and integration schedule of payload adapters-Planned and supported payload fit-check test with customer hardware at launch site -Managed fairing logo procurement, print, and install for missions in late 2018 and early 2019-Collaborated with vendors and fairing teams to improve fairing 2.0 logo procurement, design, and installation operations-Redesigned test equipment shipping list application and improved tracking of test equipment

Palo Alto, California

-Developed a hardware calculation database to simplify part reuse across multiple satellite payloads-Assisted in the CAD design of mounting brackets for various satellite instruments-Designed new bracket supports for spacecraft RF waveguides-Performed analysis of various launch vehicles to identify the best match between vehicle cargo capability and the company’s satellite weight and size characteristics

Urbana-Champaign Area

-Founded student organization with the primary goal of sending a completely student designed, fabricated, and built rocket to space within the next decade.-Managed a board of 13 members and an overall organization of approximately 100 full-time members-Responsible for oversight of organization's many technical projects-Managed design, planning and construction of all primary rocket projects-Designed and built rocket that launched and carried payload to 36,000 ft.-Coordinated and managed launch operations-Oversaw construction of rocket that placed first in a regional rocket competition

Palo Alto,California

-Assessed current product development pain points-Developed current and proposed workflows for improved product development processes-Aided in assessment of PLM and PDM software

Tel Aviv, Israel

-First former Google Lunar X-Prize contestant to launch mission to the moon-Worked with team of five engineers to analyze mission profiles and objectives-Responsible for configuring inputs and parameters within navigation and tracking software-Decided how to model ground-stations, spacecraft hardware, and force models-Performed simulations and analysis on various sets of tracking inputs

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: ACHA Division II Hockey Team

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Engineering Management

Certificate, Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Former President/Founder of Student Space Systems (SSS), American Institute of Aeronautics.