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Baltimore, MD, US

Arlington, VA, US

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Critical contributor in the design and development of a vehicle-based tactical intelligence and targeting node that integrates AI/ML into the U.S. Army’s targeting pipeline.
• Act as the Scrum Master of the Documentation & Test team to facilitate the development and refinement of design documentation, system architecture, and test artifacts.
• Operate as the Data Lead to perform scenario planning, data creation, system integration, and system operations for all customer facing demonstrations.

Arlington, VA, US

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Served as the Scrum Master of the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) team to lead the team of 10 engineers through execution of agile based development.
• Main contributor to the system verification and validation efforts through execution of software and hardware test procedures, while performing continuous test procedure refinement to ensure complete test coverage of.
• Frequently traveled to the customer site to support acceptance testing, system integration efforts, external interface testing, UAV ground tests, and Change Request verification.
• Developed a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) architecture model in preparation for the program’s Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Mentored and trained new engineers on topics such as system usage, system architecture, and the systems engineering processes.Key Achievements:

Arlington, VA, US

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Engaged in all aspects of the system engineering life cycle on a program to modernize the ground control system of the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
• Performed software deployment, integration, and testing of the Linux-based platform following delivery of newly developed software on a two-week sprint cadence.
• Interfaced with customer and Quality Assurance witnesses during execution of requirement verification procedures for formal system sell-off events.
• Acted as the System administrator for the unclassified developmental test environment and ensured that it remained operational to support ongoing test efforts.
• Identified and documented formal Change Requests to be submitted to the software and hardware teams for failure correction.Key Achievements:

Arlington, VA, US

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Acted as a Subject Matter Expert for an Engineering Change Proposal that facilitated system design changes and requirement updates.
• Increased test robustness and reduced staffing demands by developing GUI based automated test scripts using the Ranorex test automation framework.
• Developed the “gold-standard” method for documenting CR and procedure status that was adopted by the team.Key Achievements:
• Acted as the system operator and answered operational based question during a demonstration the corporate Vice President of Engineering.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Applied Systems Engineering principles to develop a preliminary design of the Law Enforcement Threat Detection System (LETDS) – a mobile ground station that leverages advanced technologies to collect, ingest, process.
• Performed requirement development and management, model-based systems engineering of the logical and physical architecture, trade-odd studies, risk management, and test planning in the development of the LETDS design.
• Independently performed project planning of all significant tasks and tracked project execution via Earned Value Management techniques.
• Wrote 500+ pages of technical documentation and presented the final system concept and design to a panel of capstone instructors. Key Achievement:
• Received a final grade of an A+ and my project was selected by capstone instructors to be used as a “gold standard” example for future classes.

College Park, MD, US

• Progressed through the engineering product development process to design and manufacture the prototype for a device intended to simplify and expedite the cleaning of kitchen dishes, pots and pans
• Completed an in-depth market analysis to further define the scope of the product, determine the intended target consumer, and identify opportunities for competitive advantage
• Developed several concept designs and worked through the embodiment design process, taking into account human factors analysis, economic criteria, and manufacturing constraints
• Conducted an extensive manufacturing and production cost analysis to determine the optimal manufacturing techniques and materials to use which would drive the highest profit margins while provided the required product.

Arlington, VA, US

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Supported the Strategic Sourcing Team's effort to align company needs with the most qualified suppliers.
• Led a team of Supplier Quality Managers to retrieve supplier compliance documentation from more than 50 suppliers for over 200 part numbers for a government customer audit.
• Performed root cause and corrective action deep dive analysis into systemically problematic suppliers.
• Awarded a Six Sigma Specialist certification by completing a project which maximized efficiency and communication between the Strategic Sourcing Team and Front End of the Business.
• Executed data acquisition and analysis to support supplier quality assessments.

College Park, MD, US

• Led a team of 5 to evaluate the affect that fluid motion, within gaps between red blood cells, has on the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide between cells and capillary walls
• Utilized MATLAB to computed and analyze the mass transport rates of species both with and without fluid motion
• Simplified the procedure by developing 9 PI Terms using the Buckingham PI Theorem, the method of repeating variables and scaling analysis of governing equations
• Wrote a 37 page report with results, technical analysis and justification of our procedure

• Designed and built outdoor structures such as decks, sheds and fences to meet customer needs
• Operated heavy machinery and high powered landscaping tools
• Frequently handled the company's daily income and budgeted for resources as necessary

College Park, MD, US

• Developed a scaled model of a Boeing 747 airplane with a team of 6 members using AutoDesk Inventor
• Studied and designed the horizontal and vertical stabilizers with assembly components
• Presented a final report consisting of engineering drawings, part analyses, a system BOM, an exploded view of the plane and Inventor generated videos of all part functions

College Park, MD, US

• Led a group of 9 students to design, build and test a terrain mapping, autonomous over sand vehicle with a $400 budget and deadline of 3 months
• Researched and purchased sensors, motors and gear boxes which fit budget and vehicle design requirements
• Produced C++ coding to command vehicle functions utilizing an Arduino Microcontroller
• Operated Solidworks and Microsoft Office tools to prepared a 25 page design report and presentation, consisting of detailed engineering drawing, a vehicle BOM and vehicle exploded views, for a group of professors

New York, US

• Worked alongside a team of 5 employees to provide positive and helpful customer service
• Operated the cash register to process and facilitate customer purchases

Masters Of Science In Engineer, Systems Engineering

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

High School Deploma, General Education