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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Development and testing of supersonic inlet hardware.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Lead the development of structural and engine composites

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Built a carbon fiber composite fin can for the rocket that broke the record for highest launched and recovered collegiate liquid rocket.- Lead the development of a new carbon fiber fin can for a spaceshot rocket to resist aerodynamic forces at Mach 5+.- Support engine development team with ablative development and fluid system support.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Lead the simulation effort for trajectory, CFD, and aerothermal analysis to launch a liquid-fueled rocket past the Karman line.- Determined rocket fin sizing using RASAero II and MATLAB simulator to support successful launch of YJSP’s liquid-fueled Darcy-1 rocket to 20,000 feet by collaborating with 5-member team. - Develop a MATLAB code to calculate.

Hampton, Virginia, US

- Uncertainty quantification (UQ) and multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO) for next-generation aircraft concepts.- Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP) Ambassador- Validated polynomial chaos expansion model for UQ by developing a beam design optimization problem. - Developed a method to integrate UQ into Aviary to enable.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Advanced Configurations DivisionLowering Emissions and Environmental Impact from Civil Supersonic Transport (LEAN-CST)- Aerodynamic optimization of a 65 passenger civil supersonic aircraft constrained by environmental impact of cruise altitude.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Improve aerostructural optimization of truss-braced wings for a sustainable flight demonstrator.- Produce a structural and aerodynamic mesh of the aircraft as the baseline for development of a wing flutter module in Python.

San Diego, CA, US

- Executed finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to support product innovation for 10+ customers. Additional responsibilities: Structural analysis, coding, formal documentation, cross functional communications, and resourceful problem solving. - Analyzed structural, thermal, and material properties of critical components to.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Reinitialized an in-house Large Eddy Simulation solver by editing the base code to use Python 3 compiler.- Conducted turbulent periodic channel simulations on a supercomputer cluster, utilizing the Linux terminal for case execution. - Confirmed turbulence modeling accuracy through Tecplot postprocessing, enabling future applications in combustion modeling.

San Diego, CA, US

- Implement new bracket for space telescope cover using NX and FEMAP software to ensure stress levels follow factor of safety.- Meshed space vehicle components using 2D-3D element interfaces and run random vibration and thermal simulation using NX NASTRAN direct deck editing to confirm compliance with launch vibration and 400°F lunar temperature ranges..

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory | Aerospace and Acoustics Technologies Division- Built hypersonic materials test bed using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) with 6-member team.- Designed ICP torch base stand using SolidWorks and delivered engineering drawings to machine shop to adapt off-the-shelf quartz tube.- Validated jet engine.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

- Helped refine heat-based manufacturing process for aircraft fuselage hollow carbon fibers as a laboratory assistant in a 4-member research team to produce fibers with higher tensile strength.- Reinitialized carbon fiber line and maintained 24/7 PAN-based carbon fiber processing technology to remove PMMA island component.- Measured thermal conditions in.

Rosemead, California, US

- Led a 5-member team to establish new standardized closing procedures, resulting in 10% average reduction in labor costs.- Promoted commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion during training process, causing reduction in turnover rate.- Managing store inventory and cash flow.- Working with store management to address issues related to staff shortages.

Rutherford, New Jersey, US

- Tutoring students from K-12 in a diverse set of mathematic concepts. - Collaborating with a team of 3-5 graders to efficiently return work under a deadline to students during busy times.- Maintaining an organized workspace while handling various teaching material for all grade levels.- Making sure there are sufficient worksheets at all times for teacher.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

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