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Huntsville, AL, US

• Applied knowledge of subsonic flow and flight dynamics to design a high-powered launch vehicle capable of reaching a constrained altitude range of 4,000 - 6,000 feet
• Led and mentored a group of students in designing a sub-scale and full-scale high-powered launch vehicle
• Utilized OpenRocket Simulation Software to run flight simulations on a high-powered rocket in analyzing motor performance and to optimize vehicle stability under different environmental and payload transportation.
• Created MATLAB programs to calculate the fin flutter speed of the launch vehicle's fin configuration under maximum simulated velocity conditions
• Converted mathematically derived coordinates points from MATLAB to SOLIDWORKS in modeling LD-Haack series nose cone profiles
• Custom-designed a thrust structure to modify vehicle re-usability in performance testing and flight competition

• Applied knowledge of supersonic flow in C-D nozzles and fluid design to determine the required combustion chamber and nozzle parameters to produce 1500 lbs. of thrust with a chamber pressure of 480 psi
• Developed MATLAB programs to produce combustion chamber and C-D nozzle parameters given system constraints
• Converted data points mathematically derived from MATLAB to SOLIDWORKS for a bell-shaped engine nozzle
• Employed SOLIDWORKS software skills to model and assemble a combustion chamber and C-D nozzle with a thin film cooling system
• Conducted heat transfer analysis to compare film cooling versus regenerative cooling in a combustion chamber and C-D nozzle configuration for the purpose of preventing heat failure during active combustion
• Performed SOLIDWORKS flow simulations to study flow rates, velocities, flow separations, and pressure conditions within a combustion chamber, C-D nozzle, and pintle injector system assembly

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

• Modeled Naval aircraft components in Siemens NX using blueprint drawings and mold line data
• Compared Through Curve Mesh Surfaces with AIMS Library Surfaces and Loft Data Book points to create mold line contours
• Operated 3D scanning software and hardware to collect scan data of sample aircraft parts
• Utilized Geo-magic Control Software to compare 3D scan data with CAD models to ensure accurate model geometry
• Drafted 2D verification drawings to check against blueprint drawings for geometry validation
• Constructed verification reports to interpret and document solid geometry model specifications for manufacturing purposes

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Engineering