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New York, NY, US

Mountain View, California, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Tasked to develop a partner strategy for our Public Sector portfolio of immersive Mixed Reality products.

Redmond, Washington, US

As the founding member of Microsoft's Federal CTO Cloud Enablement group, I accelerate cloud adoption across US Federal via market growth and mission-alignment. Our engagement spans from sales through delivery, where we engage directly with customers & partners to eliminate blockers, accelerate success and drive new cloud capabilities. This is a start-up.

Redmond, Washington, US

Tasked on a mission to co-create, accelerate, and deliver digital transformation journeys to our customers in the DoD and provide deep customer and industry expertise to guide them through strategic, technical, and even cultural changes within their org. To do so, we work with partners and across the internal org here at Microsoft (Research, Cloud Product.

Laurel, Maryland, US

- Design Thinking Strategist for complex DoD problems- Principal Investigator of ML-driven underwater image processing pipeline- Lead of Future Vertical Lift flight controls concept prototyping

Huntington Beach, California, US

- Contractor for the flight vehicle dynamics and control division- Leading simulation development for magnetic-levitation-based flight dynamics- Ported Linear Quadratic Regulator to Python for more efficient gain tuning

Hawthorne, California, US

- Developed Monte Carlo simulation for Crew Dragon Demo One for docking with the ISS - Developed telemetry visualization tools for HQ mission control

University Park, PA, US

- Researcher in the Cognitive Perception and Intelligent Systems Division- Redesigned and constructed a large-scale model aircraft to be used as a UAV- Modeled multiple vehicles/sensors to centimeter accuracy using CAD software- Created 3D motion profile simulations using XML and the open source FlightGear software- Adapted Cesium JS to facilitate 3D.

University Park, PA, US

- Led team of 25 undergraduate students in the development and testing of a mono-prop lunar landing prototype craft- Hosted a five hour test readiness review on operating logistics to professional panel- Served as Test Conductor and Test Director during testing - Managed agile development process in Kanban framework with LeanKit development team.

University Park, PA, US

- Analyzed test flight properties using EagleTree software- Optimized aircraft design with airfoil analysis via XFOIL and AVL software- Developed a to-scale model of the vehicle using SolidWorks software - Created flight simulation model to compete at international ItFlies! Competition (finished 3rd)- Constructed an Inertial Measurement Unit using Arduino.

University Park, PA, US

- Outlined all possible use cases between systems with a single block flow diagram- Created specification tree for the Puma craft

University Park, PA, US

- Worked with ROS language on Linux OS to test microprocessors- Streamlined new Ground Control Station (GCS) layout with LabVIEW software- Created Boolean switches for P&ID interface on the GCS- Rendered an inertial simulator via VRML and Matlab- Researched and created presentation on ChipSat technology- Organized archive of spacecraft design parameters

-Assisted student-led Selective Laser Melting (SLM) additive manufacturing project with CAD design

Palm Beach Gardens, US

- Previewed and discussed the content of three textbooks on cost and schedule estimating and modeling- Attended two formal presentations on schedule analysis at NASA Headquarters and ESA: European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aeronautics And Astronautics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering