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Warren, Michigan, United States

Lead aerodynamic CFD development on Battery Electric Trucks and SUVs including Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV and Silverado EV.

Warren, Michigan

Led aerodynamic wind tunnel development of SUV and sedan products

Warren, Michigan

Body Structures CAENext gen truck and suv programs

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan Balloon Recovery and Satellite Testbed (MBuRST)Project Manager (Senior year):Leader and mentor of approximately 20 students on 5 projects that emphasize the design, build, test and optimize cycle in aerospace/electrical engineering applications.Heating unit:Created an autonomous Heating Unit to keep payloads at a safe operating temperature in the harsh near space environment. Used a heating element, Arduino and temperature sensors on a PCB integrated within a 3D printed housing.Controlled descent system:Parafoil Control System that autonomously guides a MBuRST payload to a safe & retrievable area.Structures Subsystem (Sophomore/Junior year):Design, build, test and optimize the satellite's skeleton, enclosure and system as a whole (in CATIA)

Warren, Mi

Aiding the Body and Closures CAE team with structural CAE tasks.

Palo Alto, California

Calculated structural performance of full satellite models and components through Finite Element Analysis in Patran and Nastran.Conducted strength and modal analysis within the Advanced Structural Analysis Group at SSL: - BRIsat (communications enclosure): Meshed 30 individual plates and 6 heat pipes, created MPC’s, and enforced boundary conditions on the communications enclosure - EchoStar-XXI (panel with revised cutout): Calculated margins of safety while ensuring that there were no artificial resultsMember of AsiaSat 9 structure static loads testing team, tasked to verify structural performance before launch of satellite with new OMUX shelf.Composed technical memos to document test procedures and highlight conclusions from conducted analysis.

Auburn Hills, Mi

Assisting the unsealed product engineering team with designing, modeling, analyzing, testing and improving the headers/connectors on the Mini50 product family and other related projects.Specific tasks include:- Made modifications to existing products to improve efficiency and exceed product specification requirements- Modeling, drafting and releasing products on CoCreate CAD software by PTC and through model manager- Executed force testing on a Thwing-Albert force tester while utilizing the MAP-4 materials testing software- Preformed Finite Element Analysis utilizing HyperWorks v12, HyperMesh and Abaqus- Deeply analyzed both physical and virtual data acquired from the testing of altered products on Excel and MiniTab- Received 2 weeks of professional training on NX CAD software from a Siemens registered instructor- Created presentations highlighting product changes based off of my conducted analysis and presented to stakeholders both internal and external to Molex

Greater Detroit Area

Projects worked on:General Motors, Fairfax - Paint ShopChrysler SHAPGeneral Motors Orion - Paint ShopTeam member for the complete layout process of the General Motors, Fairfax - Paint Shop. Correct red line drawings, generate cross sections, create blocks, detail and plot paint shop drawings; all while enhancing process flow on AutoCAD Professional 2013.

Master’S Degree, Space Systems Engineering

Member of the Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Studies program (SUGS). Allows me to complete my MSE in one year after obtaining my BSE.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Relavant coursework: Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics, Aero Structures, Materials and Manufacturing Activities/Clubs involved in: Michigan.

Mechanical Engineering

I took approximately the first half of my undergrad at Oakland, focusing on engineering specific classes. I was a full time student during.