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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Model and design control systems for superconductor coils in support of Eos stellarator demonstration projectSimulate critical current behavior of high temperature superconductors with COMSOL and custom numericsLeverage sparse regression techniques to find optimal small coil arrangements for magnetic field reconstruction

New York, United States

Train new users; maintain manufacturing capabilities; plan upgrades to facilities and toolsProvide guidance in design and manufacturing with a specialization in CNC machining

Independently created deep learning and convolutional neural networks in TensorFlow to predict stress within granular fluidized beds in conjunction with CFD and DEM simulationConstruct model for simulating lunar plume impingement in MFiX; prototype computer vision scripts in Matlab and Python for experimental data processing

Lead 50-member rocketry team in designing and manufacturing 600 lbf thrust hybrid rocket for Spaceport America Cup competition; set and applied design standards, shaped system-level goalsOrganize funding, sponsorships, outreach, and recruitment; liaison to companies and university

Long Beach, California, United States

Designed and implemented lightweight hardware-in-loop test stand for autonomous star tracker qualification and validation using simulated night sky images in C++ and OpenGLPerformed trade study on algorithms for attitude determination with star trackers on rapidly rotating satellites

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Design PyTorch machine learning model to reconstruct solar sail shape from simulated telemetry for Solar Cruiser, enable potential $1.7M cost savings from descoping context cameraDevelop attitude determination and control software in Simulink with software-in-loop testing

Research and design setup of fuel pressure regulator using SolidWorks and MoTeCOptimize engine, intake, and exhaust for power and efficiency in Ricardo WAVE and ANSYS CFD and perform data analysis in RCoordinate and automate ordering, budgeting, and deliveries for over $60k in annual funding for team

Designed and presented mission architecture for lunar excavation system in NASA Break the Ice Challenge; Runner Up in Phase 1 competitionResearched and designed manipulator arms for ROV submersible using SolidWorks to optimize grasp stability

Design and budget hypothetical $400M Enceladus lander mission using Siemens NX and present design review. Facilitate role division and ensure 11-member team participation in project for on-time deliverables, while learning about NASA mission planning process and engineering design principles.

Managed global team of volunteers to coordinate delivery of hundreds of thousands of face shields between manufacturers, makerspaces, and hospitals within the NYC area and in Liberia, India, and Europe. Processed data from makerspaces and independent volunteers to create a database of available fabrication tools for rapid mobilization of distributed PPE.

New York, New York, United States

Implemented independent project which leveraged machine learning-based satellite remote sensing to determine how drought and heat stress affects tree respiration and resilience. Learned field and data analysis techniques, designed remote sensing procedures for lab use.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 4.17

Relevant Courses: Plasma Physics, Stellarator Physics, Comp. Learning Theory, Bayesian Stat., Sparse Modeling, Optimization

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Science Olympiad Co-Captain and Build Co-Captain, Ocean Bowl Captain, Science Bowl Member, Big Sib, I-Help.