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Washington, DC, US

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

- Preform rigorous Mechanical Testing, Validation, and Commissioning Engineer roles for mission-critical facilities in the Northern Virginia region to surpass industry standards.- Collaborate with a diverse range of engineers, tradespeople, and management to ensure reliable and safe performance of costly and essential infrastructure.- Ensure optimal uptime.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

- Worked under Dr. Keivan Davami's lab researching 3D printed tensegrity structures for failure testing under dynamic and static loading- Used high-speed cameras and computer vision to track deformation under dynamic loading. - Used Ansys to predict and verify results and generate graphs and diagrams for published paper.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Developed test hardware to simulate and characterize plume environment of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, in a cryogenic vacuum chamber. - Designed aerogel collector to be tested in the plume environment. - Designed linkage system for Artemis II astronaut glove functional test campaign.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

- Manage and maintain 20+ industrial 3D printers and scanners. - Advise professors and students on design for additive manufacturing. - Updated The Cube's website to automate print request process.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

- Partnered with Adapted Athletics Department to redesign their gym and wheelchairs to maximize athlete independence. - Developed adaptive pull-up bar to allow student athletes to workout independently.- Developed Romanian Deadlift (RDL) weightlifting equipment to allow student athletes to workout independently. - Developed custom wheelchairs to allow.

- Responsible for testing and commissioning industrial energy recovery units, air handler units, chillers, and cooling towers at hyper-scale data centers. - Worked on a monumental & novel construction project with diverse teams. Actively contributed to daily and weekly meetings.

- Designed and manufactured engine and transmission lifting fixtures for Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle assembly line using SolidWorks and machine shop. - Manufactured door installation hoist for Nissan Frontier assembly line. - Created web-based Project Lifecycle Management software to manage and visualize demand for large projects.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

- Trusted to lead documentation project for Uranium Processing Plant, worked directly with customer to ensure outstanding results. - Used AutoCAD to review and revise drawings for U.S. Military and several Fortune 500 Companies. - Developed Visual Basic scripts to automate tedious office tasks.

- Led a team of 100+ volunteers to 3D print, assemble and disinfect face shields for local hospitals and first responders during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Raised $30,000 and donated over 5,000 face shields. - Used GoFundMe, Trello, Instagram, and website to recruit and coordinate our volunteers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: TOM:UA, SAE Baja, The Cube Industrial Printing Lab

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Riverwood MakerSpace, Robotics, Mountain Bike Team & Writing Center