In training to become a PROP Flight Controller for NASA's Artemis program Orion spacecraft. The Propulsion Officer is responsible for the Orion vehicle's propulsion systems. This includes thruster performance and propellant usage, engine burns and position control maneuvers, and managing vehicle and crew consumables, and reporting for the crew and service modules

In training to become an ADCO Flight Controller who is responsible for planning, overseeing, operating, and troubleshooting the Motion Control System (MCS) on the International Space Station. The ADCO Flight Controller executes ISS maneuvers and attitude control mode changes, monitors the health and status of the ISS GPS, rate sensor, and CMG hardware, and interfaces with Russian propulsion systems.

As an engineering ambassador on campus, I promoted the goals of NC State's College of Engineering and was involved with activities related to outreach, tours, recruiting, retention, and most importantly, student success! I also led a number of teams in this role such as the mentor&mentee program as well as the logistics team for a large middle school STEM competition known as Future City.- Serve as a Teaching Assistant for Engineering 101 and 102 in a class of 100 students- Administer information sessions and tours for the College of Engineering- Facilitate College of Engineering recruiting events for perspective students- Complete STEM night activities for local Raleigh school children- Spearhead the Ambassador Mentor&Mentee program by making peer mentor matches and planning monthly events - Lead the Engineering Ambassador team to host the North Carolina Future City State Finals Competition for middle school students in STEM by: - Assemble and train industry judges - Develop a digital point calculation system - Optimize competition day event activities - Create detailed master schedule for competition day events - Adapt and troubleshoot event complications

In this on-campus job, I had the pleasure of being a mentor in the NCSU Engineering Village to 36 first-year engineering students. I planned fun and educational monthly events for my mentees and helped them adjust to their first year of college.- Served as an academic mentor and positive role model to 36 Engineering Village Residents- Created, planned, and implemented monthly Engineering Village events- Developed an Engineering Village point incentive system- Promoted the goals of the College of Engineering and First Year Engineering

Engineering Directorate: Space Suit EngineeringI worked on the Crew Survival Engineering team in support of projects for the Orion Crew Survival Systems (OCSS) space suit. This pumpkin orange-colored suit will be worn by astronauts for launch, entry, and emergency scenarios for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions to the moon.- Designed a portable pressure system as GSE to support crewed/uncrewed OCSS Suit functional leakage testing- Selected hardware to build and test the Portable Suit Tester (PST) prototype- Developed test plans, built hardware test set-up, conducted tests, and analyzed data to assess the Cooling Umbilical Bundle (CUB) with respect to Orion thermal environments

Engineering Directorate: Energy Conversion SystemsIn this virtual internship I worked on a team furthering development of ISRU technology. I supported the Lunar Auger Dryer ISRU (LADI) project for lunar polar ice mining. - Designed and 3D printed custom auger flights for a lunar regolith water extraction system- Improved a lunar screw conveyor assembly by engineering modular flight components to be additively manufactured- Developed a complete CAD model of the Lunar Auger Dryer (LADI) test assembly using Creo Parametric

Human Health and Performance Directorate: Orion DisplaysIn this virtual internship I worked on the Orion cockpit displays team to create training material for astronauts to learn how to use different displays in the spacecraft. I also participated in some of the first virtual human-in-the-loop tests to gain valuable data to continue the human factors work at NASA in an online setting. - Developed Orion Cockpit Display Training products applicable to the module’s propulsion systems- Performed research relevant to human error and unit systems in the Orion Crew Module Cockpit Displays- Evaluated eProc trends across human participant comments in 32 display evaluations- Recorded human participant comments in an Orion ECLS Display Quarterly Evaluation

Flight Operations Directorate: Propulsion SystemsI worked in flight operations training to be a propulsion systems flight controller for NASA, SpaceX, and Boeing missions. I learned a system-level overview of 4 vehicle's propulsion systems and how to troubleshoot problems using safe and fast procedures.- Designed and improved SpaceX Crew Dragon Propulsion displays for use in NASA MCC-H- Wrote fault logic for SpaceX Demo-2 CRANS matrices using Crew Dragon propulsion avionics details- Drafted and tested Orion propellant tank pressurization procedures- Analyzed propulsion usage data gained from previous SpaceX cargo missions- Composed a training lesson detailing the NASA Flight Software FDIR reactions in Orion propulsion systems- OJT operations experiences in flight operations simulations for SpaceX, Boeing, and NASA Orion and SLS systems

As a Brooke Owens Fellow, I was placed at Virgin Galactic's The Spaceship Company as a structural test intern. I worked with CAD programs to support the design of large structural test fixture assemblies and also had a personal project where I designed and conducted a test for contact microphones to locate test article failure points.- Drafted detailed technical drawings of large scale-test fixture assemblies and parts- Designed, manufactured, tested, and reported on mounting fixtures for piezoelectric contact microphones- Composed and conducted test plans and checklist procedures- Analyzed and drew results from large amounts of data using visual representations- Measured 128 custom parts to approve quality specifications for use in test fixtures- Compiled and documented an altitude chamber test procedure- Created procurement lists for required parts