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Falls Church, Va, Us

· Developed a battery degradation tool to calculate battery capacity for in-orbit satellites.· Performed propellant fuel and inclination studies to support customer mission extension operations and services.· Reduced subsystem outsourcing for yearly health assessments by developing a tool that generates graphs & analyzes telemetry. · Introduced a standard code format within the department.· Engaged in monthly customer meetings to discuss questions and concerns they have with their satellites.· Developed a tool that converts patch scripts from an internal language to Python for customer delivery.· Developed tools that automate the pulling of large quantities of telemetry for analysis to department needs.· Developed a tool to automate graph creations and formatting for analysis of solar array degradation.· Reviewed and updated procedures for satellites regarding de-orbiting & redundant sensor switchovers.· Developed an application to expedite anomaly entries and identify the potential effects on other satellites within the fleet.· Developed a tool to pull space weather data daily to be observed by the CSO department.

College Park, Maryland, Us

· Reevaluated critical paths forward & sub-systems to determine feasibility based on team constraints.· Established potential interfacing issues between sub-systems· Presented team slides for sponsorships and boards for fundraising and team outreach.· Researched and developed test plans for control valves functionality testing and pressure transfer ring cyclic durability testing.· Modeled 50+ assembly parts, 20+ engineering drafts, and analyzed 10+ FEA structural components.· Created mathematical models to calculate different failure modes for thin-walled pipe structures.· Designed, manufactured, and assembled 100+ parts for TBM propulsion and tunnel structure.· Formulated lifting calculations and procedures for a 1,400-pound structure.· Created a 3D printed tool to help with the assembling process of 104 spoke components.

College Park, Maryland, Us

Greenbelt, Md, Us

· Created and conducted manual regression tests for software debugging.· Created automated scenario test scripts for software debugging in the coding language Python – Selenium.· Constructed a python script to generate 1000s of satellite asset sets for different amounts of target sets.· Implemented a controllable automated software deployment system for multiple virtual machines.· Simplified and established a formatting structure for all tests.· Implemented a generalized setup for all virtual machines.

· Set up weekly meetings and posts for social media including Instagram, Reddit, and Linkedin to increase following· Connected with guest speakers and assisted guest speakers in preparation for presentations

· Built a catapult, double reverse four-bar, and multiple drivetrains for competitions· Taught new members of the team basics of building and coding in RobotC· Used limit switches, ultrasonic sensors, and gyros to improve the robot’s autonomous runs

Washington, Dc, Us

· Wrote the “Effects of Commercial Antibiotic Alternatives in the Poultry Industry on Inhibition of Clostridium perfringens Biofilm Formation”· Discovered that perforin and hookery had abilities to inhibit Clostridium perfringens biofilm· Collected samples from 400 chickens and analyzed data on poultry from their small intestines· Negotiated with other researchers in a biohazard level II lab working with Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma, Engineering