• Managing 18 person team by establishing milestones, team member performance criteria, and project deadlines• Leading development of LOX/IPA regenerative cooling engine • Collaborating with Kyushu Institute of Technology to develop a reusable, 10kN launch vechicle

• Evaluate engineering reports for fluidity, technical understanding, and conciseness • Clarify junior level mechanical, aerospace, & electrical engineering concepts

•Organize activities for freshmen engineers to demonstrate engineering discipline and time management•Transition students to engineering courses and provide resources for academic/extracurricular pursuits

•Standardized testing procedures for Dragon spacecraft component reusability•Designed and requested for manufacturing dedicated fixtures and tooling for flight hardware•Reduced installation and inspection times by +600 hours

Founding member of the Liquid Propulsion Laboratory (LPL) GOX/RP-1: 2kN Thrust, 6" Diameter, Regenerative Cooling Engine: Manufacturing Designer • Oversaw and implemented engine design changes for manufacturability and assembly • Final approver for component design and DWGs prior to release for manufacturing • Selected materials to withstand thermal cycling and load cases for combustion chamber and regenerative cooling system Test Stand Design • Designed vibration damping test stand interface for 6" diameter engine • Performed worst case stress analysis on all test stand parts Test Lead • Integrated components into final engine configuration • Developed and cold-flow tested fuel and oxidizer plumbing systems • Organized and led system assembly and final checks for static firing

•Designed process for precision alignment of 34m diameter satellite optical device•Performed high-resolution metrology and bonding on inner truss and exterior optical perimeter •Designed self-unlocking release mechanism for interlocking components deployment•Directed other interns through various phases of material and component test designs

• Co-managed 80 international interns at BSTU in Moscow, Russia• Developed a proposal for a plausible manned mission to Mars for the Russian space program• Presented the proposal to a panel of field experts and cosmonauts• Designed the mechanism for attaching a base to an asteroid in a low-gravity environment• Determined design parameters necessary for astronauts to survive a 7 month transit to Mars.

• Organized and facilitated physical and mental challenges for groups of 15-30 people• Facilitated discussions on possible outcomes and repercussions of faulty plans• Led group debriefs and identified problems and successes in the group’s solution process