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Working as a design engineer with broad experience across New Glenn Umbilical Systems product cycle. • Contributed to several aspects of the rocket’s umbilical product development: detailed design drawing release, prototyping, production manufacturing, integrated testing, and bringing lessons learned to new design concepts• Designed metallic and plastic components with Creo CAD. Drafted part and assembly drawings to a production ready standard.• Gained experience in Creo's top down design. Used skeleton modeling for highly integrated assemblies that would constantly change.• Had formal training on basic and advanced GD&T concepts in accordance to ASME Y14.5-2009. Experienced performing tolerance stack-ups where necessary.• Rapidly prototyped and tested components I was responsible for before production runs to ensure functionality.• Wrote work orders for production centers with an attention to detail on engineering intent. Focused on conveying drawing requirements to the technician in an easy-to-understand format. Used Python to check for quality.• Supported integrated testing of umbilical systems. Set up test plans, coordinated logistics, installed instrumentation, and guided technicians. Worked safely around cryogenic commodities. Used MATLAB to create a script for post processing data, improving delivery of test results to within a few hours of receipt.• Practiced root cause analysis to investigate non conformances. Received formal training in this skill.• Used lessons learned from the prior product cycle to guide requirements and research in the conceptual design of a new product. Performed trade studies by comparing characteristics in a Pugh Chart. Successfully conveyed designs, product challenges and other research/engineering work at the director and principal engineer level. • Received formal training in design for manufacturing and design for assembly, used these principles to guide conceptual design trades.

• Designed structures for a 250-kW axial flux electric motor with carbon fiber composites using Solidworks CAD. Created a design of experiments to help guide direction of architecture and identify key characteristics. Weight optimized parts with Abaqus FEA and a genetic algorithm personally made in Python. Generated pareto frontiers which discovered a 33% mass reduction when compared with an equivalent performing aluminum rotor structure.• Performed initial sizing of parts with classical “hand” calculations and laminate theory. Created finite element analysis models that agreed with initial sizing and refined the models later using data points from testing.• Delivered detailed technical reports and presentations over our design, decision-making, and work strategy to Advanced Research Project Agency program sponsors. Was awarded 2nd half of Phase 1 research contract.• Worked with a supplier to manufacture a prototype of the rotor. Created an assembly process for the final prototype and manufactured it for presentation to sponsors as well as testing.• Designed test fixtures for static tensile testing of the rotor. Created a test plan and conducted the test safely.

• Took independent cradle-to-grave ownership of design, manufacturing and test projects for the first rocket launch. • Crafted a start-guide to help future structures team interns• Coordinated with suppliers, engineers, and technicians, to implement first flight cosmetics representing company logos and sponsors on the multi-million-dollar maiden flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IaGuCS3N2Y• Designed secondary structures in Inventor CAD and analyzed their performances in high-temperature and transient pressure environments with hand calculations, FEA, and numerical methods.• Produced engineering drawings using GD&T principles and adhering to ASME Y14.5 standards

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Directed the design, fabrication, and testing of a 20 lb. cyclorotor drone by leading and working with a team of 5 undergraduate students • Designed and performed geometric tolerancing on components for a truss and plate fuselage, belt transmission, and cyclorotor with Solidworks and Catia. Demonstrated mechanical aptitude with successful designs• Performed structural analysis with hand calculations, free body diagrams, load paths, fatigue analysis and used Finite Element Analysis with Solidworks and ANSYS• Operated in a manufacturing environment with a CNC Mill, machined, and assembled parts out of steel, aluminum, and Delrin. Would develop unique tools as needed to support the manufacturing process plan• Managed assignments among team by using a Gantt chart and trained new team members in CAD, FEA, g-coding, and fabricating parts with a CNC Mill• Conducted thrust measurement tests and created a Python script that post-processed data• Delivered technical reports to the overseeing Professor as well as weekly progress reports

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Researched, designed, fabricated, and provided a technical demonstration of a 250 lb. cycloidal propeller amphibious vehicle (patent pending) funded by the Office of Naval Research within a 1-year deadline with a 4-person team• Developed and integrated mechanical actuator, clutch, and gear transmission systems using Solidworks• Improved the workshop’s CNC mill fabrication efficiency by over 500% with application of proper speeds, feeds, and depths of cutting aluminum and Delrin• Worked with machinists for part fabrication by providing drawings and conveying intent • Traveled to University of Michigan and other locations to support off-site testing

College Station, Texas, United States

• Provided technical training to student members in CAD, FEA, mechanical design, fabrication• Oversaw the creation of project aircraft components with a low-cost budget• Set weekly club schedules, delegated and guided project with a team of 13 members

• Contributed to design of a folding wing aircraft capable of dropping payloads by sizing control surfaces and performing stability analysis in XFLR5• Created MATLAB code to measure aerodynamic effects such as drag• Helped direct fabrication sessions by delegating tasks and demonstrating tool use

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, 3.875

Coursework includes design with carbon fiber composites with practical application in my master’s thesis. Other coursework over vibration.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, 3.742

Minor degrees in Business and Mathematics. Studied structural design and optimization, materials science, scripting in MATLAB and Python.

Associate Of Science - As, 3.89