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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Hawthorne, California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

• Lead mechatronics and fluids development of a 3D-printer utilizing computed axial lithography (CAL) techniques for application in the space environment• Flew with printer on two parabolic flights in simulated zero-gravity conditions. Successfully demonstrated functionality of printing in less than 20 seconds per print and evaluated solvent-based post-processing• Presented the results of parabolic flights at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researcher's Conference 2023• Published results in Acta Astronautica, Volume 211 (linked below)

Hawthorne, California, United States

• Led effort performing circuit analysis and empirical testing to validate a vibe test improvement on high rework product. Gained buy-in from stakeholders and saved projected 100+ labor hours annually • Redesigned ground support PCBA to reduce form factor and number of outgoing connections, simplifying test infrastructure and facilitating easier debugging, while increasing test capacity by over 50%• Implemented software to program FAI PCBA unit. Resolved incompatibilities between existing test infrastructure and the new unit• Evaluated sources of RF test failures and determined root cause. Incorporated corrective actions into internal testing specifications and brought two RF test racks fully production up• Wrote guide for internal software architecture, which gained widespread usage across multiple teams

• Managed ~30-member team to develop a bi-propellant liquid engine to be outfitted onto a flyable rocket with a targeted apogee of 10000 feet. Designed for liquid engine entry into Spaceport America Cup • Led software development, including telecommunications, sensors, and implementation of state machine. Also contributed to design of custom electronics, including modular electronics interface• Supported communication across technical disciplines to ensure adherence to project timeline• Created and reviewed testing procedures to support the full acceptance testing of flight hardware• Mentored new team members on methods of effective engineering design, as well as teaching relevant technical information. Personally supervised onboarding of up to 5 new members every semester

Berkeley, California, United States

• Developed and implemented feed system for static fire liquid engine• Designed blast shield to permit safe hot-fire testing

Hawthorne, California, United States

• Implemented hardware driver for LIDAR and thermal imaging system to support automating acceptance testing, eliminating engineering personnel involvement. Identified subtasks and maintained timeline• Released engineering drawings and models for fixtures used in the assembly and testing of avionics hardware. Scoped high priority fixtures and wrote manufacturing instructions for revised fixtures• Identified root cause of failing antenna tests and devised a procedure for validating and maintaining reference antennas. New procedure saved >$4000 per unit and reduced projected testing downtime• Updated leak test fixture to reduce frequency of failed tests by 2/3. Revised pressurization procedure to save ~20 hours annually. Personally conducted development testing, including SNOOP tests

Tustin, California, United States

• Wrote software to model relevant atmospheric and exospheric processes, namely orbital decay of satellites, and automated previously manual computations. Rewrote outdated Fortran code to improve runtime efficiency, improving performance by over 75%, resulting in less computation wait time • Developed and conducted testing regimens for part, subsystem, and system performance evaluation• Delivered weekly briefings of engineering designs and testing results to senior engineering personnel. Acted as intermediate between manufacturing and engineering teams. Managed technical trade study• Ensured compliance with internal quality controls, as well as evaluating compliance with industry standards, including AS9100 (quality assurance), NAS412 (FOD prevention), and SMC-S-016 (testing)

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Materials Science And Engineering