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Moffett Field, Ca 94035

Working on the Laser Enhanced Arc jet Facility (LEAF) which is part of NASA's thermal protection system (TPS) mission assurance.

San Jose, California, United States

Solar Array Drive Assembly System Project, NASA JPL University Crowdsourcing Initiative (JUCI) Project at San Jose State Universityhttps://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/opportunities/academic-partnerships/juciAdvisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti- Utilizing systems engineering design to create a solar array drive assembly system for small satellites as part of the NASA JPL University Crowdsourcing Initiative (JUCI) program - Leading 15 aerospace engineering students to follow systems engineering design principles - Presenting to NASA JPL engineers every 2 weeks to receive advice

San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly's Rocketry Club that competes in a 30,000 feet apogee competition every year. IREC in 2016 and 2017. FAR 1030 in 2018.‣ Designed plumbing for 40,960 N-s N2O-HTPB hybrid rocket (O motor, largest possible without a special permit) to supply required mass flow rate and pressure to achieve similarity with prior rockets.‣ Analyzed pressure loss by developing MATLAB code and researching incompressible internal flow to correctly size plumbing line. Decreased plumbing diameter by 1/8 inch for an extra 1000 ft higher apogee.‣ Redesigned the fire valve using SolidWorks to be lighter weight for an extra 1000 ft higher apogee.‣ Operated valve actuation and data readout during >50% of test fire attempts.‣ Tested and repaired ground support system and LabVIEW setup with multimeters and pressurized leak tests.‣ Performed rapid setup and takedown of ground support equipment and rocket propulsion system.‣ Improved safety in propulsion test setup by using non-corrosive plumbing.‣ Coordinated meetings, tours, and events with the team’s members.‣ Fast typist and note taker with a typing speed of 90 words per minute.

San Luis Obispo

Aerospace Honor Society at Cal Poly SLOSecretary 2016-17President 2017-18

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Spacecraft Design Class - Asteroid Protection Feasibility Study (BS Aerospace Engineering senior project at Cal Poly SLO)‣ Created and maintained the requirements database for this asteroid detection and mitigation feasibility study.‣ Researched the asteroid threat and created top-level requirements to meet the customer’s RFP.‣ Performed trades on top-level system architectures to meet system requirements.‣ Assessed performance of system capabilities to meet customer specifications against potential competing systems.‣ Presented system capabilities to panel of industry experts.‣ Designed an ADC Attitude Determination and Control subsystem for a 3-sigma, 2.5 arcsecond high pointing stability IR space telescope that searches for and identifies potentially hazardous asteroids.‣ Integrated ADC subsystem with the rest of the spacecraft to create mass and power budgets, and ensure system functionality with margin.‣ Performed requirements verification with error budgets for the ADC subsystem on the detection satellite.‣ Worked cooperatively with a team of 62 students to design an asteroid redirect mission.

San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly's Rocketry Club that competes at IREC each year. Held this position for 2016 IREC.‣ Researched geometries, drag coefficients, safety factors, and materials for parachute design.‣ Tested drogue parachute up to 100 mph using Cal Poly’s wind tunnel. ‣ The parachute and drogue cleanly deployed after launch.‣ Rebuilt the test stand for a larger diameter rocket, and gathered expected flight profile data.

Prospect High School, Saratoga, Ca

FIRST Robotics Team at Prospect High School‣ Worked with drivetrain, electronics, and programming subteams to build several FIRST competition robots.‣ Led a 20-member club to create a frisbee-flinging robot in six weeks. It had the first use of a CNC manufactured part (a frisbee-feed assembly designed in SolidWorks) and pneumatics in club history.‣ Wrote LabVIEW and Java code for the 15-second autonomous mode. Assisted with the human controls.‣ Built and installed the electronics board to control the robot.‣ Led a twenty-person club to create a frisbee-flinging robot in six weeks.‣ Installed a pneumatic control system to let the robot climb a jungle-gym pyramid for extra points.‣ Designed a PID control law to aid in aiming the launcher at the goals.Secretary 2011-2013President 2013-2014

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: AIAA CubeSat Solar Array Drive Assembly Project Rocket ClubCourses Taken: Advanced Structures & Materials.

No Degree, Stem Subjects, 3.9

Courses Taken: C++ Programming, Differential Equations, Python Programming, Database Management Systems I (MySQL), UAS Image Analysis.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering, 3.17

Activities and Societies: Rocket Club - Cal Poly Space Systems' Hybrid Rocket Project, Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Honor Society, AIAA.