Scaled designs, fabricates, and flight tests prototype aircraft and spacecraft- Design aircraft through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design stages- Analyze aircraft performance, stability and control, and handling qualities using hand calculations, computer simulations, and CFD- Design and loft vehicle OML, including flight control surfaces, fairings, and cockpit interior- Estimate and track vehicle weight and balance- Support the design, construction, and evaluation of a flight simulator, including cockpit controls, aerodynamic model development and validation, and pilot evaluations of aircraft performance- Design composite structure and oversee fabrication and installation- Reduction of flight test aerodynamic data- Design and fabrication of flight control mechanisms, including actuator input sectors and throttle quadrant

Aerospace Systems Design LaboratoryTruss Braced Wing/Natural Laminar Flow - Helped predict NLF transition by providing 3D wing performance data - Joined 2D airfoil prediction (XFoil) with advanced lifting line code - Integrated non-planar vortex wake model to analyze flapped wingsBoeing Energy Optimized Aircraft - Modeled 737 subsystems to trade hydraulic and electric actuators - Performed CFD analysis of Boeing 737 wing to support control surface models - Conducted a design of experiments to create a response surface of CFD analysisDARPA Heliplane Demonstrator - Advanced multi-mode high-speed rotorcraft - Assisted design of rotor tip jet inlets - Performed rotor tip jet CFD analysis using CFL3D - Coded CFD post-processing script in Fortran 90

- Led design and construction of vacuum bevameter test rig- Collaborated with managers, scientists, engineers, technicians to combine knowledge, experience, and resources- Operated vacuum spiral orbit tribometers for various research projects- Supported hardware and software upgrade of satellite bearing test rig- Established lunar simulant vacuum experiment procedures- Nominated for "Intern of the Year" award

- Created a program to automatically update and present business metrics to supervisors daily- Increased manufacturing process visibility, improved efficiency, and reduced work in progress