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Hawthorne, California, US

Hawthorne, California, US

• Certified OCA Officer flight controller within the Flight Planning and Procedures Branch at NASA JSC. In this role I act to support real-time operations of the ISS by facilitating uplink and downlink capability from.

Greenbelt, MD, US

• Performing propulsion analysis in support of the future Europa Clipper mission with a focus on modeling propellant slosh behavior using analogous mechanical models

• Generated a database of available flexible lines for propellant plumbing based on market research, culminating in the ordering of a converged upon model based upon cost, weight, flexibility and lead time
• Developed and executed a bending test procedure to characterize behavior of pressurized flex lines under simulated flight gimbaling conditions, including integration and wiring of an Arduino UNO, load cell, and linear.
• Created a tool Firefly can utilize to estimate flow-induced vibration of flexible braided lines based upon hose geometry
• Drafted preliminary propellant line route for second stage engines in Autodesk Inventor, and calculated expected mass and pressure drop through the system; performed preliminary structural analysis using ANSYS

Washington, DC, US

• Performed research as part of the Advanced Composites Project
• Successfully balanced the demands associated with the laboratory environment, experimental design, execution, and literature review
• Developed techniques for the characterization and analysis of contamination levels, adhesive bond strength, mechanical testing, and surface treatment of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)
• Independently operated a variable-angle spectroscopic ellipsometer, handheld goniometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, spin coater, and a mechanical test frame (double cantilever beam test) on a regular basis
• Gained an in-depth understanding of the manufacturing process associated with CFRP in the aviation industry

Groton, Connecticut, US

• Engineering intern in “Moored Training Ship: Fluids & Structures” division

Framingham, MA, US

- Managed a team of four direct reports responsible for over $300 million dollars in store shipments and DC allocations- Created inventory, sales, and receipt plans for over 900 stores in the Marshalls chain with consideration to demographics, sales volume, sales forecasting, customer demand, and industry trends - Strategically identified business and.

Framingham, MA, US

- Executed and planned the day to day shipments of millions of dollars to stores from distribution centers, balancing between inbound freight and holding- Visited both Marshalls and competition stores locally to identify opportunities in pricing, value, quality, and trend- Trained numerous new employees in strategic thinking skills, problem solving.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance & Operations Management