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Roselle, IL, US

Champaign, IL, US

• Supported over 65,000+ clients - including staff, faculty, administrators, and instructors with technological (software and hardware) enhancements, end-user maintenance, and functionality
• Monitored system network and performance for a wide range of technologies used by the team; helped create an infrastructure network for WiFi and VPN while improving program scalability
• Utilized self-initiative to relieve backlog and improve IT workflows by developing ticketing management software that transfers and distributes tickets among active IT employees (effectively resulting in a 16% in queue.
• Utilization and proposal of system-wide communication interfaces usage such as Skype and Teams Migration VolP, NCOS, and telecom platforms, allowing for 1000+ hours of saved time due to easier.
• Provided device and large-scale network mitigation techniques for ATLAS, Engineering IT, and other departments and academic units across campus

Champaign, IL, US

• Read, annotated, and provided suggestions to lecture notes one week prior to have a comprehensive understanding of the material, thereby assisting the professor and TA in weekly office hours
• Over the course of 4 months, advised 14 groups of 70 students on the Python coding language to facilitate project completion
• Created and improved operations processes for user inquiries through the development of a time input system, solving 100+ inquiries through determining time periods in which students are most free and establishing.

Urbana, IL, US

• Researching novel asteroid redirection technology for the Asteroid, Planetary Defense, and Exoplanet Group (APEX) analyzing the solar sail phenomenon under Dr. Siegfried Eggl to determine the feasibility of Yarkovsky.
• Utilizing Python to determine optimal panel orientation in sun-asteroid systems through the generation of multiple iterations of Planar Lyapunov orbits over a sufficiently large number of trajectories
• Analyzing feasibility of the N-body system via generated simulations of asteroid orbits over a two-year period using Runge Kutta and Adams-Bashforth numerical methods

Urbana, IL, US

• Tracking and Detection: Implemented Control Systems Design techniques involving the research, design, and implementation of controlling and observing mechanisms for a two-wheel differential-drive robot navigating a.
• Motion Planning: Linearized ordinary differential equations (ODE) governing motion and determined state-space model using Jacobians, allowing for linear-state feedback implementation via the Linear Quadratic Regulator.
• Flight Controls: Fulfilled design requirements and parameters through testing and simulation with C, with subsequent iterative adjustments to Kalman and Gain filters for controller and observer design. Achieved an.
• Autonomous Systems: Devised closed-loop controllers to define and control roll, pitch, and yaw of drone for attitude determination

Urbana, IL, US

• Designed, configured, and performed preliminary system requirements and trade studies for the design of a small radio controlled aircraft, accounting for initial sizing and configuration, stability, propulsion, and.
• Implementation of Siemens NX to design UAV in collaboration with 4 others, with an emphasis on airfoil trade-studies through structural analysis and modification to maximize Mach speed and flight time
• Utilized XFOIL for panel generation with subsequent mapped installation drawings to ensure dimensions and tolerances (ASME Y14.5) met specifications
• Thermal and Structural Analysis: Utilized XFLR5 to analyze lift and drag coefficients of incompressible fluid flows relating to multiple airfoil designs (e.g. NACA-4412) with analysis on AoA and lift relation, varying.
• Assembled/tested newly designed aircraft using 3D printing, rapid prototyping, machining, and milling techniques of composite materials

Champaign, Illinois, US

• Currently working on determining antenna mast model for optimal telemetry through trade studies of various antenna components, analyzing RF amplification and VSWR
• Researching various hardware and electrical components for principle debugging and optimization of STM32 microcontroller
• Currently working on embedding Accelerometer and Magnetometer onto FCB for better sensor calibration

Champaign, Illinois, US

• Briefly worked on technical report in coordination with delegated teams that outlines a Systems Engineering solution for an ISRU architecture of a theoretical Mars Ice Thermal Harvesting propellant extraction process.
• Jointly proposed a potential thermal control system architecture that uses MEMLI panels for effective insulation and longevity of theoretical storage unit

Urbana, IL, US

• Devising optimal strain gauge placement for successful CubeSat dual deployment and orientation for ROGUE
• Analyzing whether system design requirements and specifications meet operational standards through TVAC testing for build finalization

Philadelphia, PA, US

Rolling Meadows, IL, US

• Enforced guests' adherence to pool guidelines in a professional manner
• Performed weekly training rescues for preparation of potential swimming accidents
• Administered CPR and first-aid safety procedures for new hires

Arlington Heights, IL, US

• Provided in-depth math tutoring for 50+ Prospect High School seniors in preparation for the SAT and AP Calculus BC exams
• Provided individual tutoring sessions, tracking progress and altering tutoring methods accordingly; Led to a 25% average increase in test scores

Master'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Minor, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

High School Diploma