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Houston, Texas, United States

The ADCO Increment lead serves as the technical supervisor of all ISS Motion Control System (MCS) planning, crisis management, and real-time decisions.Responsibilities:- Coordinate with the rest of the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) Increment team, International Partners, and Commercial Partners to integrated ISS Program objectives and requests while satisfying operational constraints- Serve as the interface between the ADCO console and the GN&C MER engineering support team as needed- Provide clear direction to the ADCO console for all planning and execution tasks - Support various ISS Program meetings as the ADCO POC[KBR Contractor]

Houston, Texas, United States

The Artemis program will consist of several pressurized vehicles that will provide habitation while also supporting both crewed and uncrewed science and exploration objectives. These pressurized vehicles currently include JAXA's Pressurized Rover (PR), ASI's Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH), and the Surface Habitat.Flight Dynamics is focused on the GN&C systems of these vehicles which will enable them to obtain and provide navigation data, translate across the surface manually or remotely, and perform proximity operations such as docking/mating to other Lunar Surface components.Responsibilities:- Support various multi-discipline operations meetings as the Flight Dynamics GN&C representative- Develop and review concepts of operations (ConOps) and requirements for the GN&C system[KBR Contractor]

Houston, Texas, United States

The Motion Control Group (MCG) Instructor is responsible for training and evaluating ADCO flight controller trainees through the use of simulations. MCG runs the simulation model for the Motion Control System (MCS) and ensures it is performing nominally while also evaluating the ADCO trainee’s performance.In order to effectively train and evaluate the students, MCG must have a deep understanding of the MCS as well as the student’s focus areas and goals for the simulation. Every debrief and evaluation must be uniquely tailored to the trainee.Responsibilities:- Complete the MCG Instructor training flow to learn how to run the MCS simulator and effectively conduct debriefs and evaluate students - Teach technical and operational lessons to the ADCO trainees throughout their training flow- Manage the MCS simulator during training simulations including inputting malfunctions, troubleshooting model issues, and evaluating the ADCO trainee in order to meet training objectives[KBR Contractor]

Houston, Texas, United States

The Attitude Determination and Control Officer (ADCO) plays a key role in operating the International Space Station flying at 260 miles above the earth at a speed of 17,500 mph. ADCO is responsible for maintaining the Motion Control System which controls the ISS's attitude and altitude. By maintaining a correct attitude, the ISS is able to generate power, maintain communication with ground teams, and execute high-stakes events such as robotics, dockings, undockings, and reboosts.Responsibilities:- Plan and execute complex, dynamic events such as altitude adjustment burns (reboosts), rendezvous and docking operations, undocking and departure operations, and various robotic activities through extensive coordination with several international and commercial partners in order to ensure crew safety, vehicle safety, and mission success- Work as part of a highly integrated and diverse team of engineers, flight controllers, and flight directors to coordinate various activities through effective technical communication- Identify and troubleshoot anomalies related to the attitude determination and control system and provide effective recommendations to resolve the issue[KBR Contractor]

Houston, Texas, United States

Becoming a flight controller for the International Space Station (ISS) requires a rigorous training flow that includes technical training, in order to develop expertise in the system, as well as simulation training, which develops the flight controller soft skills requires to effectively and safely operate the vehicle. This training flow includes dozens of lessons, workshops, and checkouts to ensure knowledge capture as well as over 300 hours of training simulations working with an integration Flight Control TeamResponsibilities:- Complete an extensive technical knowledge and simulation training flow in order to develop strong technical communication skills- Updating training and operations products such as procedures, lessons, and Wiki pages- Gain system and operational expertise of the ISS's Motion Control System (MCS)Accomplishments:- Redesigned the Flight Dynamics Division's internal SharePoint website to improve usability and storage capacity- Developed a new US Crew Vehicle (USCV) planning lesson for the training flow to improve ADCO trainee's knowledge of USCV docking and undocking timelines and planning processes[KBR Contractor]

West Lafayette, In

Responsibilities:- Efficiently restocked grocery inventory while assisting customers throughout the store- Managed and coordinated the Ad Bay to ensure that the product was efficiently ran each week

West Lafayette

In this role, I managed and organized the Balanced Man Scholarship program. This involved marketing the scholarship to incoming freshman, designing the application, interviewing candidates, and planning the luncheon where the recipients will be announced. It was also the first SigEp event to be conducted entirely online. The Luncheon was a success and led to the recruitment of several new members.

West Lafayette, Indiana

As the founding brother of the Indiana Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, I took it upon myself to ensure that backend of the chapter was not only efficient, but easily scalable to grow with the newly founded chapter. Throughout my time as the Vice President of Finance, I was able to make many improvement and utilize useful skills; some of these include:- Efficiently managed and grew the chapter’s budget- Lead the Finance Committee in weekly meetings where I prioritized issues and delegated assignments- Prepared and presented a weekly report to the Executive Board- Accurately recorded and filed the chapter’s expense requests, expenses, and receipts.- Prepared the next VPF for his roleBy the end of my term as VPF, the chapter had a large savings, obtained 100% dues collection, and tracked all expenses.

Houston, Texas Area

I supported the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) through the Exploration Vehicles Guidance, Navigation, and Control group by developing Python scripts, Mission Control Center displays, and console tools to be used by flight controllers for the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis I mission.During my time in the FOD at NASA's Johnson Space Center, I learned about the Artemis I mission, Orion spacecraft systems, and operations in Mission Control that are responsible for ensuring a successful and safe mission to return humans to the Moon.Accomplishments:- Designed and built a GUI-based tool to be used on console by the GNC Flight Controller to speed up the command-building process, reduce mistakes, and increase confidence when making time-sensitive decisions- Refactored the prelaunch navigation alignment Python script by debugging it, adding new features, and improving performance all while reducing the number of lines of code by 72%- Redesigned a section of the GNC Overview Display to more efficiently convey data to the flight controllers while saving space- Wrote many EVGNC Wiki articles to help current and future interns find helpful resources, learn about display development, and writing Python scripts while practicing good revision control techniques with Git.- Participated in On-the-Job Training (OJT) with ADCOs by "sitting in" on the ISS de-boost and Orion GNC Accent Simulation- Experienced what it is like to be an ADCO by participating in a mini-simulation that tested my ISS systems knowledge, decision-making skills, and problem solving abilities[KBR Contractor]

Lebanon, In

My time at Hendrickson was very unique in that it provided a blend of manufacturing engineering with hands on time on the assembly line. As a manufacturing engineering intern, I was tasked with making several improvements to the station that inspected the third-crossmember beam weld of the slider boxes. Before, it was incorrectly altering the operator of faulty welds, which created down time. I designed a new layout that incorporated a laser mounted to a robot and a stand that aligned the box as well as scanned the barcodes. Through my time managing this project, I was able to:- Designed several components in Creo and created the CAD drawings for fabrication- Regularly communicated with company representatives to retrieve quotes, CAD models, and product information- Developed a quick solution, through rapid prototyping, to a weld station’s ground wire problem- Made Improvements to the weld station that resulted in less down time and better automation of the paint lineWhen I wasn't working on the weld station, I was working with the products, hands on, on the assembly line. I worked on the brakes station where I quickly and safely assembled the disk brakes, attached the body rail clips, and verified the previous stations work. Now when I see a semi-truck on the road, I know there is a good chance that our product is supporting them.

Purdue University

- Collaborated with a team of two other undergraduates where I studied how the detector's software calculated the time between event signals- Developed algorithms using Python that analyzed data collected from the XENON detector based on various parameters of interest- Created weekly presentations using Jupyterlab that communicated our progress with the other teams working on the project- My algorithms proved that the current software used by the detector produces errors when calculating the time between event signals.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - High Altitude Balloon Team, Purdue Space Day.

High School Diploma