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Hosuton

- Working with Johnson Space Center on high-fidelity rendezvous proximity operations and docking simulations, with Trick, for the Orion vehicle in support of Artemis II and beyond.- Accelerating program development by creating and improving spaceflight models in C++ which suit the latest iterations of Orion’s design.- Analyzing Orion simulation time-series.

- Modeled three orbital transfers to Mars using STK and GMAT to record desired orbital mechanic parameters given time-of-flight and dry mass.- Created a statistical model in JMP using the results from the STK simulations to note optimizations for each transfer.- Researched and compared the design implications the optimized models have on a manned spacecraft.

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

- Developed algorithms impacting user interaction (data and sensor-jitter smoothing), in C++ for a fiber-curing device which contributed to an increase in product value.- Wrote front-end code to enhance the LCD interface, which improved the user experience.- Refactored and improved upon the existing codebase to create more efficient, engineer-friendly.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Worked at the Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) lab on the "Physical Layer Security in Free Space Optics" project. - Focused on designing experiments using low-intensity lasers to collect data on photon noise and interference likelihood using photomultiplier receivers and the IGOR PRO software.