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Tucson, AZ, US

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Verify flight plans for spacecraft attitude targeting and science payload sequences using custom tools
• Model and analyze spacecraft activities in both the STK software suite and custom tools
• Provide verification analysis and reports of mission level requirements
• Responsible for the analysis and refinement of the Design Reference Mission to derive ConOps and mission-level requirement flow down
• Develop tools to support the Science Operations & Planning teams
• Led a team of three engineers to architect and develop software to automate long term scheduling and planning of spacecraft science activities with MATLAB and STK: the MATLAB Automated STK Controller (MASC)

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Model and analyze spacecraft activities in the STK software suite
• Work with members across the OSIRIS-REx team to meet various goals and developed strong inter-personal skills including: Design science observation sequences, determine spacecraft operational constraints, analyze and.
• Took the initiative to lead the architecture and development software to automate long term scheduling and planning of spacecraft activities with MATLAB and STK including: schedule science activities based upon.
• Generate test data of spacecraft ephemeris and attitude over the mission duration to facilitate analysis by various working groups across the project
• Present at several program level reviews, demonstrating strong technical communication skills
• Present at several public settings, demonstrating strong public communication skills

University Of Arizona

• Interview SPOC team members to determine characteristics of individual components of the SPOC architecture
• Use CORE systems engineering software to model ground systems operations
• Collaborate with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for project level systems engineering
• Model used for system architecture validation and verification
• Review and finalize documentation of the SPOC system

Utilizing a series of in-house tools, the UA SSEL provides general engineering support to the UA Lunar and Planetary Sciences Lab for mission proposals as well as conducting independent research into a number of separate topics, including asteroid rendezvous missions as well as spacecraft and rocket guidance systems.

In charge of all rocketry programs currently being pursued by the student branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) at the University of Arizona. Primary project is a rocket that will carry a 10 lbm payload to 10,000 ft. Other projects are designed to prepare younger students for undergoing the primary project.

As a first year student, I primarily observed how the team functioned and went about planning and developing deliverables. Begin my study into orbital mechanics and learning how to use STK.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering

Bachelors Of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, UA Students.