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Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

Responsible Engineer for fairing recovery on the east coast, supporting offshore operations on Bob, Doug, and GO Cosmos. Also acting Responsible Engineer for barge fluids on ASOG, and formerly barge fluids and structures onboard JRTI.

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

Mechanical system test engineer on the Delta IV program, leading integration and test operations for the final three Delta IV Heavy launches. Primarily focused on ordnance operations, major hoists, flight hardware installation, and Mobile Service Tower (MST) rolls. Performed the final operational roll of the MST on both SLC-37 and SLC-6!Primary launch operations ordnance engineer for Atlas V and Vulcan launch vehicles, performing ordnance checkout, installation, and connections during all phases of integration. This includes the Flight Termination System (FTS), separation systems, and ignition of SRBs. Led a major effort to reduce the SRB mate timeline for Vulcan from an ordnance connections perspective, revising drawings and heavily editing procedures to optimize the operation.Took part in Centaur V Structural Test Article (STA) anomaly recovery operations, helping to hoist wreckage from the test cell after the anomaly.

Clemson, Sc

A member of the Clemson ASME Student robotics team, worked on designing a robot to compete in the ASME robotics competition in the spring.Developed ideas on collapsible designs to maximize space, and researched different types of waterwheels and turbines to power the device.

Clemson University

A member of a creative inquiry research project working on using computer vision to operate a delta robot to pick items off a moving conveyor belt. I work primarily with the coding side of the robot, optimizing its movements and calibrating the camera.

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

A member of the flight dynamics team, I worked to determine key features of the rocket such as nosecone design and fin shape. Through use of programs such as RASAero III and python coding I simulated the flight of the rocket and predicted apogee.

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

Mentored and advised freshman students enrolled in Residents in Science and Engineering, helping them adjust to college life.

Clemson, South Carolina

Tutored students in a variety of freshman level courses involved in STEM majors specializing in Calculus 1 through 3, Physics 1, and introductory level engineering courses such as MATLAB, and Solidworks.

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Assisted in multiple projects across the four departments in Customer Order (CO) division of the Dodge brand of products. These departments include:Mounted BearingsGearingPower Transmission ComponentsBulk Material Handling

Wanchese, North Carolina, United States

As an intern at Bayliss I had the opportunity to participate in multiple different projects, including:· Developing 3d renderings of hulls, cabins, and interiors in Rhino 3d· Writing code in grasshopper to automatically generate cabins, flybridge consoles, prop tunnels, generator shelves, and more· Drafting numerous technical drawings including pipe/chase schematics, hull lines drawings, general arrangements, and more· Standardizing forms such as major equipment lists, weight estimates, and owner's manuals· Creating spreadsheets for weight estimates and hull particulars analysis using Microsoft Excel

Duck And Southern Shores, Nc

Planned, managed, and ran sailing camps for 10-14 elementary and middle school children providing instruction on the basics of sailing as well as finer points used in racing. This includes, but is not limited to, fundamentals of sail trim, boat trim, rules of the road, capsize recovery, and more.

Duck, Nc

Helped manage the on-water sailing side of business at Nor'Banks Sailing and Watersports. This involves coordinating with other sailing instructors, taking lessons, and overall upkeep of the boats. In addition, helped make weather and safety calls regarding sailing.

Duck, Nc

Worked in the water teaching sailing lessons and paddle board clinics, as well as giving safety orientation talks for paddle boards, sailboats, jet skis, and other recreational water activities. Also performed general maintenance on all of the equipment used on-site.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Residents in Science and Engineering Minor in Mathematics

Master'S Degree, Space Systems Engineering (Incomplete)

During my time at ULA I was pursuing a masters degree in Space Systems Engineering. I paused this to focus on my new role at SpaceX.