Executing thermal vacuum testing to validate critical lunar lander thermal control components.Designing and assembling test setups, piping, multi-layer insulation, and instrumentation for vacuum chambers.Correlating test data to models built in Thermal Desktop to inform thermal developmental testing.

Executed initiatives to engage over 40 active members involved in 4 aerospace engineering projects (NASA USLI, Collegiate Propulsive Lander Challenge, SmallSAT, and High Powered Rocketry).Led weekly administrative and general meetings to enhance organization workforce development.Increased membership by 25% through recruitment efforts and the implementation of onboarding projects.Led outreach events with Terre Haute Children’s Museum to support community engagement efforts.Raised over $5,000, planned, and led trip to take team leads to the SEDS SpaceVision 2023 conference

Communicated SEDS USA initiatives to Rose Rocketry.Attended monthly Council of Chapter meetings.Networked with chapter members from other universities at Spacevision 2022.Attended Satellite 2023 and networked with industry professionals on behalf of SEDS USA.

Outreach Chair for the Rose-Hulman Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.Communicating with industry partners and sponsors to organize chapter professional events.Attended the SHPE Nationals Conference in Anaheim, California in 2024.

Organized the mentor-mentee program for the Rose-Hulman Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.Attended the SHPE Nationals Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2023.

Participated in SHPE events throughout the year.Attended the SHPE Nationals Conference in Charlotte, NC in November 2022

Leading the development of a test stand for a liquid bipropellant engine capable of exerting 550lbf of thrust.Designed feed system, drew up P&ID, and integrated fluid systems for IPA and cryogenic NOx propellant.Developing manufacturing package and training material for all-team test stand manufacturing sessions.

At Lead-In, our mission is making vinyl record manufacturing accessible to independent artists.Designed and integrated a vacuum turntable to increase vinyl record manufacturing qualityRapidly iterated over 50+ components to develop prototypes in a fast-paced startup environmentOperated machine shop and additive manufacturing equipment to manufacture parts to high tolerancesImplemented C++ firmware and utilized sensor feedback for precise motor control

Selected as part of the inaugural cohort for the Rose-Hulman Research Fellows program from a competitive candidate pool.Proposed research project to develop an indirect thrust test stand for electric propulsion testing.Manufactured thrust stand and developed calibration procedures for measurement inside vacuum chamber.Developed experiments to validate theoretical thrust values for a gridded ion thruster built by Electric Propulsion Group.

Developed a 3cm diameter electric propulsion gridded ion thruster (GIT) which successfully achieved ignition, making our team the first student-led undergraduate team in the US to design and fire a GIT.Designed plasma diagnostics tools including Langmuir and emissive probe for vacuum chamber use.Utilized COMSOL Multiphysics to perform thermal analysis to optimize thruster runtime.

Designed an interactive mobile water circulation tank to demonstrate 16 process instrumentation devices.Managed a $2,000 budget to create the unit as a product offering for installation at multiple sites.Developing bill of materials, P&ID, electrical schematics, drawings, and models for manufacturing handoff.Utilized Fusion 360 and AutoCAD Electrical to develop a Bill of Materials, P&ID, electrical schematics, technical drawings, models, and assemblies for manufacturing handoff.

Participated in the NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy, a student workforce development program focused on providing students with experience related to the development of a NASA mission concept and building associated skills.Co-led a 10-person team to write a 141-page Preliminary Design Review for a space robotics mission concept.Led a programmatic sub-team to manage a $300 million budget, 15-year schedule, risk, and outreach.Applied NASA systems engineering and project management principles to 6 main deliverables.

Designed a Direct Inject (DI) box to use active power and a 6-way attenuation switch for audio signal.Constructed a functioning DI box prototype with 2 power options and 4 electrical interface ports.

Led rehearsals for upcoming seasonal music performances.Taught guitar and bass to program participants.

Managed a residential hall of 84 students across all grades and led weekly residential team meetings.Delivered over 30 educational and social programs and managed the hall for a campus-wide competition. Collaborated with 7 other Hall Coordinators to establish protocols for future residential life and training.

Part of a research group which analyzed data from the Kepler Space Telescope to estimate the number of Earth-like habitable planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. Investigated uncertainties and sampling methods to incorporate into simulated transit algorithms.Presented final results at end of year school research symposium with 150+ attendees.

I worked with a team of lifeguards to keep patrons safe as they enjoyed aquatic activities at Garfield Park pool.