Li-Ion Battery Systems Engineer. Working on research and design of Li-Ion batteries at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

- Defined mission operations for thermal subsystem of NASA’s lunar rover VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)- Thermal console lead for tests of design units and flight units

- Developed flight vehicle test procedures and coordinated operations for ambient and thermal vacuum testing to verify system functionality- Directed tests on engineering design units and flight units as the Test Conductor- Contributed to system debugging efforts during tests- Commanded vehicle during tests on design and flight units as the commanding console- Created command and control GUI for flight testing- Collaborated across system engineers, science instruments owners, power subsystem team and thermal subsystem team to co-create test plans and identify key elements to test set up and success

-Prepared documents (P&IDs, PFDs, PHA-pro, etc.) before client sessions-Analyzed hazardous systems to determine safety compliance with client’s corporate standard-Evaluated processes against 29 CFR OSHA 1910.119 to determine compliance with U.S. safety standards-Examined safety critical and fail-safe/redundant designs in oil & gas / chemical plants (including processing data to calculate safe operating limits)-Collaborated with team for sessions with clients to conduct hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies and layer of protection analysis (LOPA) on various processes (catalyzed reactions, vacuum distillation, swing reactors in cyclic reforming, butane, alkylation, urea, off-shore gas systems, etc.)-Responsible for working with team to keep projects on budget and on pace

-Analyzed and modified systems at university to understand how to create effective diverse and inclusive programming-Coordinated with multiple offices for event logistics such as funding, and location-Coordination heavily involved working with the Dean of Undergraduates’ office and other campus governing bodies

-Managed executive board -Oversaw operation of the entire organization -Previously held the position of Events Coordinator (May 2019 - April 2020).-Strategized budgets for event planning, and ensuring club’s future financial stability-Interfaced between organization, Rice administration, and campus-Responsible for curation of events to increase member engagement

-Developed MATLAB model to represent membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI)-Expanded single-ion model to multi-ion model for MCDI-Analyzed previous academic papers about MCDI to ensure understanding of computational method to properly expand model and understand outputs

-Inspected current systems directed at 1st year students and improved the efficiency of them by streamlining documentation requirements and procedures-Determined potential improvement areas for onboarding of first year students-Drafted new onboarding procedure to handle document flow -1 of 2 undergraduate students selected by Dean of Undergraduates to serve on committee.

Planning events at residential college that promote positive interracial interaction and inclusionAnalyzing and modifying structural systems at residential college to better promote diversity and inclusion

-Researched carbon nanotube (CNT) applications and the effects of doping on CNTs-Analyzed properties (physical and electrical) of doped CNTs and used experimental data to determine potential experimental plans to manufacture the highest quality CNT

-Researched and tested effective formulas, and ways of mixing/pouring fuel grains and igniters-Formulated and poured fuel grains with team prior to test launch dates-Analyzed fuel grains post test launches to evaluate the performance of the fuel and report findings to other teams-Collaborated with chemicals team to continue improvement of mixing and pouring process and determine the methodology for the next pour to achieve overall project goal of having a rocket fully made in house

-Evaluated profitability of solar energy in various Texas locations with a team-Determined feasibility of distribution-scale solar farms in comparison to larger scale solar farms -Researched different types of controllable load sources that could be paired with a solar farm-Optimized a controllable loud source operational model for a distribution scale solar farm-Responsible for team scheduling and ensuring timeline was met

- Shadowing medical professionals across multiple sectors of the healthcare industry to observe daily operations and use of equipment, learned how to communicate sensitive information accurately and respectfully under stressful circumstances- Certified OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) General Industry Safety and Health, (09/2016)

- Teaching students ages 4-12- Collaborating with other instructors to design a new curriculum to be implemented in class - Began training in August 2009 and received 1st Degree Black Belt in December 2013