Direct all technical and programmatic activities for Orbion's space propulsion products

Supported research, development, qualification, and production of Electric Propulsion technologiesLed 36V XR-5 Hall Current Thruster and Xenon Flow Controller production (with eight Hall thrusters & XFCs currently orbiting on two commercial satellites)Supported production of 12 additional Hall thrusters (with 12 of 12 launched & operational)Provided on orbit support for multiple shipsets of Hall thruster propulsion systemsSupported production of multiple shipsets of Hall thrusters for government customersSupported multiple test campaigns for XR-5 and XR-5A thrustersLed IRAD testing efforts of lower power thrusters and cathodesSupported multiple investigations as electric propulsion subject matter expertCapture team for NASA's $18M NEXT-C program (ion thruster system)Capture team for NASA's $65M Advanced Electric Propulsion System program (Hall thruster systems)

Supported research, development, qualification, and production of Electric Propulsion technologiesLed 36V XR-5 Hall Current Thruster and Xenon Flow Controller production (with eight Hall thrusters & XFCs currently orbiting on two commercial satellites)Provided on orbit support for multiple shipsets of Hall thruster propulsion systemsSupported production of multiple shipsets of Hall thrusters for government customersSupported multiple test campaigns for XR-5 and XR-5A thrustersLed IRAD testing efforts of lower power thrusters and cathodesSupported multiple investigations as electric propulsion subject matter expertCapture team for NASA's $18M NEXT-C program (ion thruster system)Capture team for NASA's $65M Advanced Electric Propulsion System program (Hall thruster systems)

Prepared NASA and Department of Defense SBIR proposalsCreated and managed budgets exceeding $100,000Designed a neutralizer with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab as PI on a NASA SBIRDesigned a re-generable neutralizer with NASA Glenn as PI on a NASA SBIRPerformed experiments inside of electron microscopes for in situ imagingManaged a team to test plasma rocket performance for a major defense contractorDeveloped a thermal model of a spacecraft using SolidworksDesigned a supersonic nozzle CFD simulation for space propulsion using COMSOLManaged, implemented, and enforced security policies for information systemsOperated and acquired data on a prototype flex-fuel engine for General Motors

ENG1101 Course - Introduction to the Fundamentals of EngineeringENG1102 Course - Design Process, Solid Modeling, & ProgrammingSummer Youth Program - Engage High School Students with Engineering

A colleague and I co-founded this limited liability company to facilitate the sale of a specialized circuit that we designed, built, and tested when we were in graduate school. The circuit was unlike anything that was available on the market and was capable of measuring a very small amount of current traveling through high voltage cable (while safely outputting a proportional signal to a DAQ system). Our endeavor led to the successful sale of the electronic device to industry and academic customers. We dissolved the company after finishing our graduate work to focus on our careers.Starting a limited liability company, designing/refining our circuitry, packaging a product, and interacting with customers was a priceless experience that left me with an appreciation for circuit design, integrated circuit selection, soldering techniques, system integration, and all of the complexities coupled with launching and running a small business.

Co-invented a spacecraft electron source for the Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchIntegrated experiments with a Field Emission Scanning Electron MicroscopeDesigned the first-ever spacecraft electron source using Bi, Mg, and Zn propellantsDemonstrated first plasma thruster using Mg propellant in the Western HemisphereBuilt and operated the first-ever plasma thruster using Zn propellantDesigned and constructed multiple vacuum testing facilitiesIdentified components and integrated data acquisition systems with testing facilitiesPerformed a modal analysis on inflatable structures for satellites in microgravity at NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program