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Bothell, WA, US

Hawthorne, California, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Implemented 13 cost saving features for the Integration and Test Laser Control System Software to save approximately 400 hours on the build of a 300kW class laser system to lower cost and accelerate schedule by 10 weeks. Was the sole software developer tasked with project management (through GitLab), elicitation of areas for improvement (recurring meetings.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Worked hands-on during all phases of a program life cycle including research, proposal, design verification, production, and in-field support on multiple government funded laser programs.
• Designed, constructed, and qualified prototype a cryogenic MWIR pulsed laser. Optical and cavity design was completed in LASCAD; breadboard design has been tested, currently undergoing maturation from engineering to.
• Completed Design Verification Testing of narrowband, kW class, MOPA fiber laser module. Characterized non-linear limitations and implemented mitigating design improvements.
• Replicated experiments outlined in literature for spatially and spectrally resolving modal content of Large Mode Area Fibers. Including development of LabVIEW code to control instruments and collect data (TEC, Camera.
• Significant laser lab experience including diagnostic setups (Power in Bucket, M², Fabry Perot, pulse width, thermal lensing, PER) as well as post processing analysis; Component characterization and qualification.

Disputanta, VA, US

• Developed and lead surface engineering projects totaling $500,000 a year for member companies such as Rolls-Royce, Arconic, and Newport News Shipbuilding
• Operated AgieCharmilles LASER P 1000 U for application driven projects involving functional surface texturing, morphology replication, coating removal, and laser surface treatments
• Operated FANUC controlled robot for abrasive blasting for the formation of specific surface morphology relating to increased adhesion of thermal spray coatings
• Used both contact and non-contact characterization methods for surface characterization, coating thickness measurement, and dimensional analysis of laser treated and coated substrates
• Integrated two laser displacement sensors for coating thickness monitoring within a thermal spray booth using LabVIEW and NI DAQ
• Supported sample preparation and metallography of various additively manufactured parts, thermal spray coatings, and laser processed material systems

• Characterized mechanical properties and microstructure of novel, high strength copper alloy based on C19400 to be used for HVAC applications
• Developed repeatable casting procedures to control and predict amounts of oxidation and chemical composition for conformity to tight tolerances within alloy specifications
• Analyzed chemical composition using Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)
• Operated induction furnace for sand and investment casting with copper and aluminum alloys
• Operated burn-out furnace, manual grinding equipment and manual abrasive blasting equipment

Graduate Certification, Software Development And Design

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Science And Engineering