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-Manage Technical / Schedule / Cost of new technologies applied research programs-Network with customers to identify technology needs, write proposals to bring technology to bear on customer problems and negotiate new business captures; brought in ~20% of directorate's 2020 revenues -Provide management consulting services to program managers

-ASIC design-Develop bootloader for a satellite payload-Debug flight software

Data Analyst:- Lead image processing algorithm implementation plan for a satellite constellation design- Developed satellite constellation tasking strategy using weighted scheduling algorithms- Developed MATLAB scripts to analyze optical data from satellite payload performance testing and system model and simulation testing and presented results to customer community- Analyzed time history of space flight hardware subject to random vibration dynamic environment using MATLAB scripts to compute statistics on accelerometer output, enabling early identification of structural integrity degradationIntegration and Test:- Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead for radar programming tool- Lead customer demonstrations of radar programming equipment- Developed detailed acceptance test procedures and users manualsResponsible Systems Engineer:- Directed review of requirements verification ensuring requirements are met for $65M Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) subcontract- Researched and resolved random vibration test issues and worked on-site with subcontractor as needed to determine root cause, rework/repair procedure, and preventive actionsObservatory Systems Engineer:- Performed requirements analysis and wrote requirements verification reports (RVRs) for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cryocooler Jitter Attenuator Assembly (CJAA)- Coordinated JWST Observatory Impact Analysis for engineering changes and presented results to the Engineering Review Board (ERB)Leadership:- Member of Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Leadership Development Cohort, 2012-2013- Initiated and run financial club, a Northrop sponsored employee resource group at the Azusa campus

Analyzed hydraulic pump system operation for manned submersible vehicle by updating MATLAB simulation and wrote detail reports to customer with recommendations to reduce noise by varying pump speed over mission profileCreated detailed 3D CAD models and drawings of radar hardware from conceptual ideas by utilizing engineering best practices to analyze technical issues including tolerance stack and interferences, coefficient of thermal expansion mismatches and resultant thermal stresses, stress and deflection under load, and galvanic corrosion of dissimilar metalsCollaborated with vendors to develop specification control drawings outlining requirements to ensure RF Flex Cables would meet program electrical, mechanical, environmental and schedule requirements

Performed verification and validation testing on space hardware flight units Revised test history access database to reduce data conversion time, freeing 72 man-hours and $10K in resources over a 12-month periodCreated Acceptance Requirements for airborne IR targeting pod and Electro-Optical Sensor Unit (EOSU) by verifying and documenting requirements flow downCertified as a Raytheon Six Sigma SpecialistMember of the Raytheon Toastmasters public speaking club

Masters Of Eng, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: GPA: 3.5 / 4.0

B.S., Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Certificate in Social PsychologyHonors and Awards: Dean's List and Faculty Honors Charter Member of the Mars.