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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Idaho Falls, Id, Us

Department of National & Homeland Security Graduate FellowshipResearching lattice-based cryptosystem that can be integrated into embedded control systems or deployed in cloud-based control system architectures.

Idaho Falls, Id, Us

Exploration and development of high assurance software for cyber-physical systems. Formal methods-based approaches to verify functional and security requirements of cyber-physical systems. Extensive research on theorem provers and model checking techniques for verifying security properties in cyber-physical systems.Rust, embedded control, and application of advanced encryption schemes.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

-- Researching the effectiveness of formal methods-based approaches for cybersecurity and control applications in cyber-physical systems. This effort developed into an internship with Idaho National Labs who funded the research and schooling.-- DoE research project involving advanced online monitoring and diagnostic technologies for nuclear plant management, operation, and maintenance. Probabilistic risk assessment, component reliability, and data-driven decision analysis through machine learning and stochastic models.

Cranberry Township, Pa, Us

Cranberry Township, Pa, Us

Responsible for the design and implementation of various AP1000 Non-safety Control System (PLS) architecture software. PLS software is materialized through custom built SQL queries and IEC 61131 languages. Constructed and executed a test software for display object and display interface software that allows reactor operators to control the AP1000 unit.Awarded a Creativity Award for a suggested resolution to the tritium leakage that accumulates throughout the life-cycle of a nuclear power plant.

Courbevoie, Fr

Acquired the technical knowledge of Siemens’s Water Cooled III-High Availability Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and provided technical knowledge in a Project Engineering position for specific nuclear sites/projects.Provided commercial grade dedication packages and equivalency evaluations per EPRI NP-5652 for nuclear safety related applications as a Quality Engineer.Wrote and performed the testing procedure for a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer to be used to analyze organic materials for environmental qualifications under AREVA R&D.Performed witness testing and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for nuclear power plant customers for Water Cooled III-High Availability Variable Frequency Drive components at the Siemens’s facility.Met and spoke with nuclear power plant customers to determine their needs for safety-related and nonsafety-related items for their nuclear facility. Traveled alone to South Bend, Indiana to ensure customer satisfaction of VFD product was successfully disassembled from the Power Distribution Center (PDC).

Courbevoie, Fr

Became familiar with the following standards/procedures:EPRI NP-5652 and TR-102260 Guideline for the Acceptance of Commercial-Grade Items in Nuclear Safety-Related ApplicationsEPRI NP-7484 Guideline for the Seismic Technical Evaluation of Replacement Items for Nuclear Power PlantsEPRI TR-112579 Critical Characteristics for Acceptance of Seismically Sensitive Items (CCASSI)IEEE 141-1993 Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial PlantsIEEE 308 -2001 Standard Criteria for Class 1E Power Systems for Nuclear Power Generating StationsIEEE 344-2013 Standard for Seismic Qualification of Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating StationsIEEE 323-2003 Standard for Qualifying Class 1E Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating StationsNEMA AB 4-2003 Guidelines for Inspection and Preventive Maintenance of Molded Case Circuit Breakers Used in Commercial and Industrial ApplicationsUL 248-1 Low-Voltage FusesUL 489 Molded Case Circuit Breakers, Molded Case Switches, and Circuit Breaker Enclosures

Remotely analyzed the Hall B Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH) using the Geant4 Monte Carlo (GEMC) simulator during the energy increase of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) to 12 GeVAnalyzed the geometrical constraints and particle scattering imposed by the RICH through simulationsCoded and tested pieces of the RICH in the GEMC simulator using Parallel and C languageSubmitted abstract of research to the American Physical Society (APS)Attended the Department of Nuclear Physics Conference in Newport News, VA

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Certificate

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics, Mathematics Minor