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I worked in Reactor Vessel/Containment Vessel Design & Analysis department, primarily with the Reactor Vessel Integrity group. In this role I authored documents and completed calculations to aid in the license renewal process of commercial nuclear power plants, as well as assisted in writing technical specifications for new developments.

During each rotation of employment I worked closely with the Turbine Service and Design Engineers to design, fabricate, and document tooling, special parts, and fixtures in order to perform routine maintenance on various powerplant components.During the Spring 2024 outage season, I completed a job as a robot operator at a nuclear power plant for a new inspection robot designed for UT examination of low pressure steam turbines. This was a two week-long job in which I worked closely with experienced non-destructive evaluation technicians as well as with the engineers who designed the robot.

I orally presented my research at the 2023 International Conference of Thermoelectrics in Seattle, WA.Undergraduate student research in Dr. Matthew Barry's lab in conjunction with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). Ongoing research analyzing a legacy modeling approach to thermoelectric converters found inside deep-space mission radioisotope thermoelectric generators. I interfaced with JPL scientists during weekly meetings and constantly re-evaluate and restructure my MATLAB solvers to match the desired conditions and approaches.

I worked as a teaching assistant for MEMS0051 Introduction to Thermodynamics with Dr. Barry in Spring 2023. For this role, I graded assignments, exams, attended class, held office hours, and tutored students. My knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in this course was expanded and sharpened; including MATLAB literacy and thermodynamic principles, which proved relevant in my co-op and research experiences.

I worked at Eastman Machine Co. for a summer internship position during 2022. During my time here, I refined my CAD modeling and drafting knowledge in Solidworks, held a month-long study evaluating the efficacy of different sharpener shoes on a standard manual cutting machine, which included extensive testing and external research. I also gained exposure to the machine shop equipment and hands-on product assembly.

I worked under Dr. Irene Mena and Dr. Amr Mahmoud as an undergraduate TA for the Spring 2022 ENGR 0012 session. Under this role, I attend class, hold office hours, tutor students, grade homework, quizzes, and exams, and collaborate with a partner TA to set a class of 62 students up for success.

BEAM, the Buffalo Engineering Awareness for Minorities program through Mayor ByronBrown’s Summer Youth Program, was a four-week program in which highschool studentsapplied their engineering knowledge into designing and building water catchment systems forcommunity gardens.