Reviewed root cause analyses, operability determinations, and event summaries to determine if they warranted required event notification under 10 CFR 50.72, 10 CFR 50.73, and/or other applicable federal laws, orders, and regulations.Wrote event reports and white papers to TVA senior management and the NRC. These covered a variety of topics, including quarterly metrics, switch failure, improper valve closure times, valve spring failure, relief valves corroding shut, fused relays, tornado missile protection, EM and RF shielding inadequacies, single-point failure vulnerabilities, fire watch deficiencies, and programmatic deficiencies in plant security.Coordinated NRC baseline and special inspections on vessel and weld integrity, operator training, security, and cyber security.Served on a 24/7 emergency response team as a licensing representative and NRC coordinator.Completed a six-month professional development rotation as a systems engineer.

Designed and implemented a laser-etching system to carve capillaries into 3D-printed vascular tissue analogues for use in biomedical research.Provided technical and high-level project-planning expertise.To learn more, visit: https://nestegglabs.com/

Served as a general point-of-contact and alignment specialist for the kW-level CO2 lasers and optical assemblies driving next-generation lithographic semiconductor etching systems.Integrated products from several independent manufacturers into a single product, with an emphasis on optomechanics.Investigated and troubleshot technical issues, including but was not limited to: optical alignment, RF tubes, vibration, back-reflection, cable and waterline routing, heat exchanger fouling, and dust contamination.Taught laser theory, guided trainees on system tours, and provided guidance and oversight on alignment training on an as-needed and as-available basis.Traveled internationally on short notice to fulfill the above-listed roles at customer sites.

Researched dual-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, the enhancement of spectral line emissions of laser plasmas through reheating with a laser of a longer wavelength, for use in remote-detection applications.Troubleshot, and taught the use of various laser, ultra-high vacuum, and diagnostic systemsFor more, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CMUXE/

Researched laser-produced plasmas as an intense light source for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, a new method of semiconductor manufacturing.Characterized plasmas by using EUV, optical, and time-of-flight emission spectroscopy.Operated various laser and ultra-high vacuum systems.For more, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CMUXE/Proofread and copyedited research grants and proposals.

Instructed several introductory physics laboratory courses at a satellite college of a regional university.

Taught, and graded reports for several introductory physics laboratory courses, including an electronics lab based around LabVIEW.Conducted research in an A/M/O physics laboratory, with an emphasis on external cavity semiconductor lasers, beam quality improvement, and spectroscopy (including Raman spectroscopy).Designed apparatus for research purposes, notably an improved beam collimation system for the Miami University’s External Cavity Diode Laser (ECDL).Troubleshot, aligned, operated, and performed regular maintenance on the ECDL, and various interferometers, spectrometers, and power supplies associated with that project.Analyzed data.Graded homework and proctored exams for both algebra and calculus-based introductory physics courses.

Served as a live-in tutor for both algebra- and calculus-based physics and supporting mathematics courses in a dormitory reserved for science, management, and technology majors.