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Plano, Texas, United States

San Francisco, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

- Safety research engineer within the Systems Engineering organization. Responsible for performing in-depth analysis of autonomous vehicle and human driving data to characterize safety performance, encompassing non-collision safety-related event analysis and detailed collision modeling.

Bethesda, MD, US

• GNC developer responsible for design of tracking, sensor fusion, and localization algorithms, including target state estimation and inertial navigation. Implemented algorithms in C++ flight software. Regularly.
• Technical lead for 6-DOF simulation modernization/re-architecture. Role involved task planning and technical oversight of activities based on program-level objectives, including coordination across multiple teams and.
• Technical representative for modernized simulation architecture across the business unit. Taught classes monthly to 30+ engineers for simulation best practices, including applications for performance analysis and.
• Created data cleaning and analysis pipelines in Python to condense simulation data into meaningful results and reduce development timelines by 50%. Migrated simulation products to Git/Gitlab to move teams towards.
• SME for statistics, Python, and predictive modeling within the systems engineering organization. Selected for Lockheed Martin's SME Technical Excellence program in the 2022 class.
• Standardized performance evaluations by implementing hypothesis and A/B testing. Authored proposal to determine minimum Monte Carlo sample size for effective system performance analysis using Bayesian methods.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Responsible for 6-DOF simulation development to support robotic servicing of geosynchronous spacecraft. Created sensor, environment, and dynamics models in Simulink and MATLAB.
• Designed LiDAR and optical camera sensor models to test localization and tracking algorithms. Authored model design documents and validation plans.
• Created Monte Carlo sampling framework to generate summary statistics of system performance.
• Developed open-loop simulation framework in Simulink to test relative and inertial navigation algorithms.
• Assessed legacy low Earth orbit models for geosynchronous applications, including assessments of dynamics and contributing environmental factors. Evaluated and integrated legacy sensor and control system models..

Arlington, VA, US

• Developed machine learning models to predict system performance, providing real-time prediction tools to customers. Developed statistical models of system performance using linear regression techniques.
• Executed analytical experiments to solve various problems related to tactical missile performance using simulated and real data. Regularly briefed analysis results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Produced data mining, cleaning, and analysis packages in MATLAB and Python to collect and summarize system performance.
• Contributed to guidance system design. Performed tuning of proportional guidance system using gradient descent.
• Responsible for 6-DOF simulation development. Conducted verification and validation of simulation at an overall system and individual subsystem level.

Tuscaloosa, AL, US

- Undergraduate teaching assistant for fluid dynamics course- Held weekly office hours and graded homework and exams for approximately 100 students

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational And Applied Mathematics

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering