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Atlanta, GA, US

Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

• Develop numerical models of accelerating cavities and other complex RF structures
• Assembling, operating, and trouble-shooting small accelerators, RF systems, and electron/ion sources
• Designing, installing, and commissioning accelerator diagnostics.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Mechanical modeling and design integrating a Mobile Xenon Feed System (XFS) for electric thruster vacuum chambers.
• Support Hall Effect Thruster (HET) experimental vacuum chamber testing.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Georgia Institute of Technology - Aerospace System Design Laboratory (ASDL)Advisor: Dr. Dimitri Marvis, Regents Professor, Dr. Jimmy Tai, Researcher Engineer II Project: FAA Supersonics Transport Modeling
• Sizing and synthesis for high fidelity supersonic vehicle design using computer aid modeling techniques.
• Supersonic aircraft aerodynamic performance modeling using computational fluid dynamic analysis codes.

Los Alamos, NM

• Design, model, and built prototype pulse-power driven plasma rail gun creating supersonic jets & plasma shocks.
• Experimenting and studying high ion temperature interactions resulting stability of plasma armatures against the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor (MRT) instability.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Georgia Institute of Technology - Aerospace System Design Laboratory (ASDL) Advisor: Dr. Dimitri Marvis, Professor, Mr, Russell Denny, Researcher Engineer II Project: Boeing Object Oriented Turbo machinery Analysis.
• Applying computational aerodynamic turbo-machinery analysis codes for on-point design modeling
• Modeling commercial compressor turbo-machinery for off-point performance design.

Pasadena

• Conduct physics and engineering dynamic testing in Mechanical Mechanism Laboratory for Adaptive Caching Assembly (ACA).
• Support design, analysis, and fabrication of Sample Tube Storage Assembly (STSA) for Mars2020 Mission.

Los Alamos, NM

• Engineering design and support for new experimental high explosive chamber using X-Ray applications for the Advanced Photon Source.
• Conduct a series of high fidelity shock wave experiments on various materials.

Marietta, GA

• Kennesaw State University- Visualization and Simulation Research Center: Flight Simulator Laboratory Advisor: Dr. Adeel Khalid, Associate Professor Project: Learning While Flying - A Simulation case based Case Study
• Perform flight dynamic missions using a motion based fixed flight simulator utilizing commercial aircrafts and analyzing performance curves for optimal flight regimes, engine operation parameters, and efficiencies.
• Conduct flight simulator case study by studying various student case groups in their methodologies of flight performances.

Smyrna, GA

• Conduct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Compute Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis (CFD) on vibration systems.
• Design and fabricate electro-mechanical hardware mechanisms for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and radar programs.
• Model, design, and manufacture mechanical supports such as structures and mounts for electrical research radar team.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Georgia Institute of Technology (SURE 2017) - Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI): iDREEM Laboratory Advisor: Dr. Julie Linsey, Associate Professor Project: Evaluating the Impact of Teaching Function in an.
• Fully developed, designed, and modeled a human research experiment on functional modeling learning case studies.
• Investigated human research studies on mental engineering models for device function and its capabilities.
• Investigating the relationship between the levels of student knowledge of functional modeling with the ability to explore the solution space during design.

Marietta, GA

• Kennesaw State University- Dynamic Systems and Engineering Controls LaboratoryAdvisor: Dr. Adeel Khalid, Associate Professor Project: Comparison of High Bypass Turbofan Engine Cycle Analyses – A Case Study
• Generated and analyzed performance curves for optimal flight regimes, engine operation parameters, and efficiencies
• Operated controls experiments on high by-pass turbofan DGEN 380 engine characteristics and flight dynamic performances.

Marietta, GA

• Kennesaw State University- Fluid Mechanics and Experimental Wind Tunnel Laboratory Advisor: Dr. Adeel Khalid, Associate Professor Project: Low Speed Wind Turbine Design – Experimental and Theoretical Analyses
• Computational fluid dynamic analysis on wind turbine efficient design and manufactured 3-D printed models.
• Experimented on low and high speed wind applications using wind tunnel testing for advance wind turbine designs.

Everett, Washington

• Conduct mechanical and fluid dynamic root cause failure analysis on power electronic cooling systems (PECS).
• Managed and investigate fluid mechanics flow simulations on environmental control systems for liquid cooling techniques.
• Performed advance fluid dynamic analysis leakage calculations on Boeing 787-10 Integrated Cooling Systems (ICS).

Alpharetta, GA

• Research advancements in mechanical propulsion systems.
• Review and edit internal invention reports and patent applications.

Carrollton, GA

• University of West Georgia – James E. Boyd: Department of Physics
• Assisted professor with astronomy tutoring sessions to help with student learning.
• Helped instructor grade physics and astronomy homework, quizzes, and extra credit assessments.

Carrollton, GA

• Laboratory Testing, including physical and chemical testing on polymers, metal alloys, insulators, conductors, etc.
• Computed computational simulations on thermoplastic optimization.
• Prepared test samples and work orders for chemists/engineers.
• Help analyze laboratory data for engineers and chemists.

Carrollton, GA

• University of West Georgia – James E. Boyd: Department of Physics
• Led tutoring sessions for the physics department as a workshop leader.
• Assisted students with introductory physics I, II, laboratory experiment conduction.

Carrollton, GA

• University of West Georgia - James E. Boyd: Advanced Optics Physics LaboratoryAdvisor: Dr. Javier E. Hasbun, Associate Professor Project: The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment: A Simulation Suitable For Classroom Use
• Helped designed virtual and computational simulation of the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment for educational laboratory use.
• Programmed advanced orbital projectile motion for aircraft drop payload calculations.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Masters Of Science - M.S., Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics

Activities and Societies: • Vice President of the Physics and Engineering Club. • Officer and board member of the History Club.