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Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Develop and supervise 15+ members’ in the process of performing trade studies on various materials that could potentially be utilized for the manufacturing of the team’s fuselage and internal wing components. Trained 30+ members in the basics of CAD through the use of the Fusion360 software to allow for improved CAD collaboration within the workspace. Communicate & collaborate with various companies to attain materials and ideas, in particular regarding composites, that the Structures squad has recently begun experimenting with. Constructed a model of the team’s fuselage to allow for a more efficient construction and assembly of the actual fuselage.Performed flight simulations using SOLIDWORKS for the team’s design to aid in the predictions of the flight performance.

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Modeled and designed body tube components of the team’s sub- and full-scale rockets in Fusion360.Performed sub-scale model launch simulations, using OpenRocket and RockSim software, and collected data to analyze optimal conditions for sub-scale launch day.Constructed and refined several parts of the sub-scale and full-scale rocket with the assistance of many machines at the university’s Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH).Assembled sub-scale and full-scale rocket body components which aided in familiarization of those various components.Summarized the functions and construction procedure of several rocket components to aid in the completion of the team’s three large sectional reports to NASA for the 2023 NASA Student Launch competition.

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Assist the managerial staff at South Dining Hall with keeping the work flow efficient, such as placing workers where they are most needed, organizing dining hall events, and making sure workers understand their roles and responsibilities. Additionally, my more specified role is to come up with creative ideas regarding recruitment for the dining hall, primarily geared towards students, to increase the semesterly recruitment rate.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Displayed dedication to a high level of guest satisfaction while aiding in the training of new servers.Performed such dedication and worked several shifts each week to pay for the tuition to study abroad for a semester.