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Sterling, Virginia, United States

• Architected digital simulation capabilities to represent the entire near-Earth space operational environment for satellite applications. Proposed scientific capabilities unique to customer needs, defined.
• Drove product demonstrations and conducted working groups at various US Intelligence Community and DoD customer sites to facilitate key feedback and discussions regarding additions and modifications to products to meet.
• Advised multi-disciplinary team on creation of scientifically accurate digital twin of all Earth orbiting objects.
• Contributed orbital mechanics analysis and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) code directly to product codebase
• Defined specifications and requirements for new SaaS solutions tailored to individual customer requests. Wrote capability spec sheets with version milestones for company engineers to follow during implementation
• Supervised and mentored an astrodynamics team summer intern, defining their software development tasks, fostering and guiding skillset growth, and contributing to the successful completion of project milestones

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Led independent study efforts within the Resiliency Domain to provide technical verification and validation expertise at both the individual system level and enterprise level for the US Intelligence Community
• Reviewed top level system requirement documentation to provide direct technical feedback influencing the design, acquisition, operation, and management of high value space and ground assets within the IC
• Architected analytical approaches to solve complex resiliency problems for space and ground systems
• Ran meetings between team members and government customer personnel to ensure mission success
• Presented technical study findings to senior leadership to support critical space system reviews
• Mentored entry-level employees in both technical skillset development and professional career development

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted multiple orbital analysis studies, projects, and verifications/validations for US IC/DoD customers
• Presented technical results and findings to US government customers driving high-level program decisions
• Developed novel and advanced orbit determination and trajectory analysis software programs and scripts, primarily applied to both space and ground systems owned and operated by US IC customers/contractors
• Oversaw the company’s Launch Collision Avoidance team, leading efforts for over 10 US IC/DoD launches
• Managed visualization efforts conveying results of complex analytical solutions in the astrodynamics domain using orbit visualization software, Python, Photoshop, video editing tools, and PowerPoint
• Instructed staff in company courses focusing on the orbital analysis and visualization software “SOAP”

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Performed orbit analysis in the Astrodynamics/Navigation section of the Naval Center for Space Technology
• Investigated low order perturbation (general relativity and lunar geopotential) effects for geodetic satellite orbit determination and implemented the effects into NRL’s high-precision orbit covariance estimation tool
• Evaluated overall effects of relativity and lunar geopotential perturbation terms by comparing both Low Earth Orbit satellite and High Earth Orbit satellite orbit estimation test cases to historical laser ranging orbit.
• Authored and presented paper titled “Characterizing the Effects of Low Order Perturbations On Geodetic Satellite Precision Orbit Determination” for the 2015 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
• Researched potential Earth coverage of various combinations of on-orbit geodetic satellite constellations

Champaign, IL

• Participated in developing the Lower Atmosphere Ionosphere Coupling Experiment (LAICE) CubeSat in collaboration with the department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Operated as a CAD modeling specialist for the CubeSat team by creating models of new part concepts as well as modifying models of existing parts for the LAICE CAD assembly model using PTC Creo (Pro/E)
• Redesigned the spacecraft antenna used on both the LAICE satellite and the general IlliniSat CubeSat bus
• Constructed, executed, and analyzed a thermal modeling simulation of the thermal environment during flight experienced by individual parts and the entire spacecraft using Siemens NX Space Systems Thermal
• Designed a preliminary model of a deep space CubeSat for atmosphere and plume exploration of Europa and Io for NASA’s “Europa CubeSat Concept Study”, focusing on the spacecraft’s communications systems

Oak Brook, IL

• Completed projects assigned by CIO for company that provides heat treatment services and distributes various metal products to the aerospace, defense, and oil and gas industries
• Utilized engineering education background to create over 50 SEO-friendly website product pages for several grades of metal to increase company website traffic
• Created company’s first fully complete and modifiable property database for all metal grades
• Used Microsoft MapPoint to map future sales potential and current sales territories to kick-start a sales territory remapping project

• Shadowed a Mechanical Engineer mentor and observed his daily tasks and projects
• Assisted in the creation of digital catalog for organization of warehouse's building components using Microsoft Excel
• Supported mentor in the process of product development/revision
• Reverse engineered and performed extensive evaluation on pneumatic actuators that did not pass testing or failed for customers
• Oversaw and ran safety testing for various Siemens fire detectors which benefitted quality assurance department

• Worked directly with customers for high volume/catering orders
• Helped store owner with special tasks to maintain daily operations

Master Of Science (Ms), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

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