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Egypt & Cyprus

Austin, Texas, United States

Serving as the project manager for a humanitarian engineering group tasked with building a community center in rural India.• Leading a cross-functional 6-person team of engineers and social workers to design a sustainable community center addressing local needs.• Collaborating with local Indian organizations to implement technology solutions that align with community needs and values.• Supporting fundraising efforts to secure $15K for construction materials and labor costs to enable project execution.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Organize and host information sessions to prepare freshman students for engineering career fairs.• Assist freshmen engineers in coursework and career planning at weekly general meetings.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Promoted student involvement in the Cockrell School through mandated events and policies.• Introduced 30 engineering students to consulting through organized case competitions.

Mid-Continent Business Unit, Midland, Texas, United States

Completed four projects to enhance reliability, safety, and efficiency of natural gas compression and water management operations.• Performed root cause analysis of gas compressor starter failures. • Increased starter reliability by 85% and mitigated production losses by ~$160k per facility.• Executed hydraulic modeling to size instrument air compressors for a compressor station upgrade at no additional cost.• Investigated fan belt failure and modified acceleration behavior to mitigate ~$40k in production losses per failure.• Sized pump skid to transport produced water to account for surge flows and achieve contracted third-party rates.• Collaborated with maintenance and engineering teams, project stakeholders, and vendors to achieve a value add.

Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States

Completed three projects to improve the reliability, safety, and efficiency of additive filtration and waste processing.• Analyzed de-bottlenecking alternative and redesigned waste removal system to prevent unplanned shutdowns.• Upgraded filtration system to current specifications and automated valving to improve efficiency by 15%.• Coordinated material upgrade of corroding methanol condenser to reduce production losses.• Collaborated with drafting and engineering teams to develop project design and bid packages totaling $523K.• Executed H&SE review meetings to discuss and mitigate implementation risks with project stakeholders.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Responsible for procuring sponsors to aid in design and construction of 30ft liquid bipropellant rocket• Acquired $20K in funding, simulation software, and equipment from corporate sponsors• Onboarded AGI and Emerson/TESCOM as lab sponsors