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San Diego, California, United States

- Operated and maintained chemical vapor deposition R&D furnaces, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to safety protocols.- Planned, performed, and reported testing studies for CMC fibers and their resins, providing valuable insights for product development.- Operated and developed process standards for a Diastron Tensile strength measuring instrument, assisting in quality control measures.- Created novel support fixtures for prototype components to be CVD coated, improving production efficiency and product quality.- Designed processes and conducted initial installations for a Fluidized bed CVD reactor, producing test samples for research and development purposes.- Installed, operated, and utilized a residual gas analyzer for detecting contaminants in a CVD reactor, contributing to the maintenance of high-quality standards.- Tested Prepreg Ceramic matrix composite slurry formulations and made modifications to achieve departmental requirements, contributing to product optimization.- Manufactured R&D scale ceramic matrix composite materials using wet-layup, prepreg, and PIP processing.

San Diego Metropolitan Area

- Designed physical vapor deposition coatings and optimized processes while generating and revising documentation for the manufacturing, inspection, and maintenance procedures providing on-time delivery. - Analyzed Optical data (TFCalc) including reflectance, transmission, and absorption to compare with theorized layer designs and material properties which improved product quality.- Measured optical/physical properties (adhesion and tensile) using reflectometers, contact profilometry, and other standard tests.- Designed reactor components including support structures and layouts while sourcing parts and consumable materials forfacilitating new products.- Improved production yields while improving deposition uniformity, density, and other parameters of products.- Designed, tested, and implemented quality testing for LEO barriers and other coatings, meeting client specifications and resulting in increased production yield.- Operated Vacuum Deposition chambers for production and development.- Trained technicians, wrote training manuals, and prepared for Audits and Inspections, ensuring regulatory compliance andconsistent performance.

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

-Lead research project using Rheometer data to predict and prevent in-process powder complications to limit waste and to expedite R&D production.- Developed experimentally defined predictive equations to relate various powder blends on a single station tablet press to a Gerteis Roller Compactor saving R&D time, material, and equipment usage.- Assist in experimentation and development activities by powder analysis through, particle size distribution, rheology, scanning electron microscopy, and envelope/true densities.- Setup, operation, breakdown, and maintenance of Comills, tablet coaters, Gerteis Roller Compactors, jet mills, vacuum ovens, powder blenders, and other designated equipment and prepared resultant data for full-time engineers.- Prepare designated batch reports to facilitate R&D productions and processes all in compliance of cGMP Practices.- Wrote, edited, and reviewed SOP’s for new equipment and updated existing equipment.- Designed and fabricated aesthetic collection vessels for client viewing manufacturing suites.

San Diego, California, United States

-Hosted instructional classes to guide and assist students in MATLAB and mathematics.

University Of California San Diego

- Organized the projects and members of the UCSD HPS Propeller team.- Designed 3D models using Solid Works for propeller and drive train parts- Manufactured components from raw materials using lathes, CNC machines, drill presses, and various casting methods.- Coordinated with faculty and school administrators with the purpose of building a submarine to race in ISR and EIRS

University Of California San Diego

- Built a human-powered submarine to race in the European Internation Submarine races and the International Submarine race

University Of California San Diego

- Performed experiments in search of the role of the C31 peptide in Alzheimer's disease.- Maintained cell cultures and prepared media.- Operated confocal microscope and bright field microscope for dendrite identification.

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering