• Conceptualize and execute test campaign to characterize vibration isolator behavior• Perform hand calculations, modal analysis, and structural FEA using Ansys for brackets subject to vibration and thermal loads while minimizing mass• Optimize parts for laser/waterjet cutting, 3D printing, and CNC milling/turning to minimize cost including utilizing GD&T on technical drawings

PSP: Liquids is developing a 900lbf Methane-LOX rocket targeting a peak altitude of 40,000 feet. We are completely student run. As a Responsible Engineer, I lead a small team designing the structure between our fuel and helium tanks, which has to integrate with electronics, fluid systems, and ground support equipment. The most important technical projects I completed are FEA on the primary structure of the Upper Airframe and a MATLAB program which calculated loads, preloads, and torque specs for load-bearing bolts in tension. I'm most proud of teaching new members FEA skills.

• Got to fly in and support a helicopter on wildland fires in the Black Hills of South Dakota• Worked in small and large teams in high pressure situations• Communicated with ground personnel, machinery operators, and aircraft to suppress fires• Inspected, maintained, and repaired equipment such as hand tools, chainsaws, pumps, and vehicles

Bechtel Innovation and Design Center is Purdue's manufacturing center open to all students. I worked in the Metalshop helping classmates make anything that could be milled, turned, or waterjet. While I was there to teach and assist, I never finished a shift without learning something new. Nothing tested my understanding more than teaching a beginner how to make a complex CNC part.

▪ Suppressed wildland fires in South-Central Oregon.▪ Trained on wildland firefighting equipment including engines, pumps, and chainsaws.▪ Learned wildland fire suppression techniques such as hose-lays, digging handline, and helicopter bucket drops.