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• Led a 9-member team to develop onboard circuitry for atmospheric data collection and transmission, resulting in a 1st place winning design.

• Led 3 members out of total team of 10, with the mission of designing a portable ground station capable of transmitting telemetry data to an airborne CanSat using radio and antenna communication.
• Independently designed a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) using KiCad & implemented ample power supply to onboard electronics.
• Tackled the challenge to ensure the functionality of final product with subsystem integration using the system engineering V-model.

Kent, Washington, United States

• Developed & implemented a backend system to efficiently extract configuration data from HIL plant computers, deepening my understanding of controller configurations & avionics validation.
• Created a cross-functional React JS/Python-based User Interface (UI) for HIL configuration management, improving system snapshot accessibility.
• Gained knowledge about Embedded Controller configurations during the development of data fetching mechanisms, learning to differentiate between redundant ‘Side A’ and ‘Side B’ in avionics systems.
• Automated the generation of JSON and Excel configuration management reports derived directly from API responses.
• Crafted Python scripts incorporating unit tests and deploying code to test racks utilized in rocket avionics testing.
• Implemented ‘Download Config Management Report’ feature to HIL Agent UI to facilitate easy access to configuration snapshots.

Kent, Washington, United States

• Developed & deployed 17 Integrated Ground System (IGS) operator panels, optimizing production Radio Frequency (RF) Ground Communication Systems using Git version control & QML.
• Led production readiness testing of operator panels within the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environment under simulated operational conditions.
• Attained certification in STK (Satellite Tool Kit) software, proficiently utilizing it to analyze mission dynamics & logistics within pre-launch, launch, & recovery phases.
• Leveraged Git version control for systematic tracking & development of User-Interface panels.
• Gained firsthand exposure to the intricacies of launch infrastructure, mission control center facilities, & advanced ground station antennas at the Cape Canaveral, Florida – Blue Origin Orbital Launch Site (Launch.
• Designed, built, & implemented a Power Amplifier (PA) circuit enabling real-time monitoring of amplifier output status from Mission Control Center (MCC).

College Station, Texas, United States

• Independently designed a simulation of conduction and radiation in a thermal vacuum chamber in SolidWorks.
• Supplied simulation results of a lunar dust sensor reaching equilibrium in this environment.
• Delivered simulation results to NASA Engineers, offering valuable insights to enhance the lunar sensor's design.

Baytown, Texas, United States

• Formulated migration plan for obsolete uninterruptable power supply (UPS) that provides emergency backup power for 4 production lines.
• Analyzed Power Requirements for the critical consumers connected to the UPS and considered future expansion to define capacity needs. Realized $210,000 in savings when sizing new UPS.
• Established spare parts strategy and BoM and verified availability of rental UPS to ensure reliable emergency backup power in event of failure.
• Delivered end of life replacement project scope and budgetary estimate for execution in 2027 turnaround.
• Identified modern equivalent for outdated lube oil flow switches on 24 centrifuges
• Specified process data including specific gravity, temperature, and pressure.

• Delivered Redox (Reversible Oxidation and Reduction) Flow Battery.
• Built rechargeable battery cells.
• Performed electro-chemical analysis/degradation studies for research papers.

Bachelor Of Science - Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Texas A&M Sounding Rocketry Team AggieSat Laboratory Undergraduate Research at the TAMU Nuclear Engineering.

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