- Jacobs (JSEG) to Amentum merge

Working as part of the Jacobs Space Exploration Group (JSEG) on the ESSCA contract as a NASA contractor at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Current responsibilities expand multiple projects including:- Supporting the development of Advanced Space Power and Propulsion technologies- Currently working towards the development of NTREES, SNP (Space Nuclear Propulsion), and NTP (Nuclear Thermal Propulsion) at the Marshall Space Flight Center - NASA- Working with commercial partners and Space Act Agreements to conduct pathfinding design testing for nuclear reactor technologies- Includes supporting development for Green Propellant technologies

- Conducted research on the costs of developing state-of-the-art cheap photovoltaic panels to power CubeSats- Worked on case studies of heat transfer onto Cubesat panels using Thermal Desktop

- Researched and developed methods of improvement for regression and performance of Taurus 1, a hybrid engine planned to be entered in the Spaceport America competition

- Worked on case studies of objects within crossflows to find specifications of aerodynamic performance- Conducted steady-state thermal analysis for heat sinks for determination of heat transfer coefficients and efficiency

- Served as ground hardware support at the test stand for the development of a hybrid engine named Taurus 1- Responsible for engine integration onto and off the test stand and hardware integration onto the hybrid engine- Conducted sensor calibrations for pressure transducers and thermocouples- Successfully conducted two cold flow tests and ignitor sequencing for the grain

- Casted complex fuel grains using HTPB as the propellant and Modified MDI as a curative. - Worked to optimize fuel grain production process to decrease manufacturing time while maintaining quality

- Provided technical maintenance for computers, printers, and photo machines- Offered customer support and managed spreadsheets of inventory and budgets for fifteen organizations