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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Principal to both Geospatial Tech and Enterprise Software Tech Funds. Geospatial Tech primary focus areas:-Upstream Space / Aerospace hardware and software innovations-Downstream Space data analytics and predictive modeling-Supply chain and logistics impacts across industries-Climate tech forecasting and analytics-Earth observation and monitoring Enterprise Software Tech primary focus areas:- Data Analytics- Gen AI- FintechLeverage technical expertise and industry network to deal flow, conduct extensive research, and provide diligence on investment candidates. Facilitate growth and development of portfolio companies. Build and manage relationships with extensive founder, entrepreneur, investor, and industry experts in focus areas to grow fund's network.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Competed in the Social New Venture Challenge Competition with Valued: a start-up focused on improving rates of employee-ownership among businesses in the US.Served as an operations and business-development asset on the team, providing CRM and Project Management frameworks, conducting customer discovery, market research, and financial analyses contributions to the effort. Contributed to strategic direction and impactful decisions regarding Value's target market segment, GTM Strategy, growth strategy, and Market Fit.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As Team Lead for one of Hacking For Defense's 2022 projects: conducted extensive and systematic customer discovery among intelligence community and private industry pertaining to secure, MFA accessibility; Tested and developed prototype hypotheses with further market research; Presented proposed product and solution to intelligence agency client and adapted solutions for dual venture applications in both secure private and public applications outside of said community.

Palo Alto, California, United States

Heater RE responsibilities include large amounts of both customer and vendor facing interaction.Maintaining a database of hardware currently in stock, that hardware's capabilities and applications, the hardware that various vendors have available and estimated lead times on its procurement. Further responsibilities include verifying custom or new and untested hardware designs to increase the maturity and confidence of operation and flight quality, ensuring that assorted test data is properly catalogued and deriving quality assurance guidelines for ensuring that hardware remains flight ready through testing.

Palo Alto, California, United States

As a Mechanical Systems Analyst, my experience focuses on the Thermal and Structural Subsystems.Responsibilities include conducting engineering analyses ranging in scope from individual component verification to entire Spacecraft test and analysis.Technical contributions regularly include: Structural analyses for stiffness, strength, random-vibe, etc. [NASTRAN Sol 101, Sol 103, Sol 200, Sol 400, etc.]; Thermal analyses for heat flow and conduction mapping [Thermal Desktop and SINDAFluint]; Extensive structural and thermal testing support [Static pull, Vibe table, TVAC Chamber, etc.]In addition to deriving said conclusions, they - as well as any uncovered problems and their proposed solutions - are both presented to and defended from peers, technical and program leads, and customers via a series of Design reviews.On multiple occasions, have taken on the responsibility of Project Subsystem Lead to fill in for a Lead taking extended leave [4-8 weeks of vacation / leave].Additionally, lead and participate in long-term development of new proprietary information in the form of Work Instructions and Database creation.

Brooklyn, New York

Design, estimate and provide project management and administrative services for a wide variety of HVAC systems for both residential and commercial spaces.Size and scope of projects designed and managed range from 1 Ton residential split systems to 100+ Ton commercial space VRF systems. Lead and manage multitude of jobs and contracts.Instrumental in winning company's single largest contract to date valued at over $5.3 million.

Provide Consulting Engineering work for varied clientele.(Clientele ranges from HVAC contracting companies to NASA)Selected projects include: HVAC system design and analysis; component design, fabrication, testing and analyses; Systems Engineering, Automation and Process Improvement.Design, analyze, construct, test, and prototype various products in a wide range of fields including Aerospace: (Air-Breathing Engine, Wind Turbine, Wind Tunnel); Mechanical: (Zero-G exercise and utility equipment); Automotive (Dynamic Tire Pressure).Products range in readiness, testing, and stage of prototyping.

Greater New York City Area

Drafted and analyzed drawings for various mechanical and electrical systems throughout multiple ongoing MTA-Subway construction and networking projects.Created drawings for relevant system, power, and network layouts; Prototyped specific hardware components for production and assembly; Conducted mechanical and electrical analyses when necessary.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master’S Degree, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: magna cum laude, Tau Beta Pi, BS-MS Program, Honors ProgramGraduated with a specialization in Thermo-Fluids. GPA.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: cum laude, Tau Beta Pi, BS-MS ProgramGraduated with Cum Laude Honors Minor in Aerospace Engineering GPA 3.55