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Redondo Beach, CA, US

El Segundo, California, United States

El Segundo, California, United States

• Oversee environmental testing for multiple products and programs while also constantly working to identity and implement process improvements
• Mentor, train, and advise intern and new hires on best practices, expectations for the team, and career goals
• Create test plans and procedures for MIL-STD-1540, GSFC-STD-7000A, and SMC-S-016 based vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum environmental testing and serve as technical POC for team
• Create JIRA dashboards to monitor technician workloads and track discrepancies
• Document discrepancies during test, implement corrective actions, and train team on lessons learned
• Author standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and guide development of mission assurance standards

Hawthorne, California, United States

• Designed and created CAD models for antenna structures, mechanisms, and systems for all design phases from proposal, concept, and detailed analysis to production for space, aircraft, and ground stations
• Developed standard test requirements and procedures using DO-160 and MIL-STD-810G vibration, shock and thermal environmental testing guidelines and then integrated results in formal documentation to send to defense.
• Reduced spending and improved antenna assemblies by designing and fabricating in-house custom testing rigs and experiments and printing 3-D tools for manufacturing technicians to use on the assembly floor

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Wrote queries and analyzed client spending using SQL and Excel to identify fraud, waste, and abuse and then worked with team to eliminate the errors, saving the client over $15M
• Led multiple trainings for advanced Excel and mentored new hires on consulting and business best practices, communication, and teamwork

Atlanta, Georgia

• Managed and optimized revenue forecasting methods using Excel and used KPI’s to determine marketing strategies for key travel regions, allowing Delta Vacations to play a leading role in the travel tourism industry
• Created data visualizations in Tableau to analyze performance and ensure year end goal tracking was accurate

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researched aerospace materials, fabrication methods, fasteners, and quality standards to design and implement repairs across Delta’s entire fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft
• Designed repairs to aircraft structures within a 48-hr deadline, enabling antenna installations to be completed 7 months ahead of schedule
• Reduced antenna installation time from 7 to 4 days on Delta’s largest and most profitable fleet type (B757) by finding errors in standard work instructions and improving communication between suppliers and mechanics

Greater Atlanta Area

• Partnered with classmates to design a pair of light business jets with 80% part interchangeability as part of AIAA design competition

Bachelor's graduate in Aerospace Engineering with minor in Mandarin Chinese

Atlanta, GA

• Analyzed satellite data using Linux and used visual analytics to document and share findings of over 30 never before discovered gamma ray pulsars in local galaxies

Rockford, Illinois Area

• Communicated with other engineers to guide project scheduling and interpreted and implemented red line design updates for NASA Space Launch System propulsion systems and Boeing aircraft ram air turbines
• Redesigned shipping floor layout for thousands of parts and used trade studies to reduce workplace hazards, the time it took for parts to be shipped out, and improve employee ergonomics

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Assisted in developing mass estimating software for NASA SLS (Space Launch System) using Python and identified key instruments for spacecraft testing
• Reviewed design parameters to determine standard starting weights for various rocket components