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San Diego, California, United States

- Develop and run verification tests during software integration- Lead lab investigation to characterize and identify software bugs- Author formal test reports, summarizing success and quantifying the efficiency of test campaigns- Authored Integrated Test Planning covering the span of each Software Life Cycle - Collaborated across teams to ensure appropriate resources were available for testing - Implemented CSV import process for defining sprint tasking within Jira- Documented team SOW within confluence- Provided high level metrics for test progress visibility

Palmdale, California, United States

- Develop procedures to verify hardware and software requirements have been met by the production build- Coordinated equipment and personnel to conduct verification testing- Developed, revised, and maintained procedural documentation - Collaborated with supplier to define subsystem test requirements and transfer knowledge- Authored and presented technical system and subsystem level training - Built dashboard style metric pages in Confluence to condense digestible snapshots of Jira tracking

Palmdale, California, United States

- Authored instructional documentation that utilize narrative and query-based learning to efficiently communicate the review and submittal process of documents- Analyzed current process to provide changes that resulted in significant reduction of miscommunication and misuse of the process- Utilized cross-disciplinary communication to assist engineers in improving documents to meet programmatic standards- Applied a thorough understanding of Data Rights and Data Rights Assertions to improve program alignment to contractual requirements- Processed tens to hundreds of documents on a weekly basis

Lexington Park, Maryland, United States

- Co-authored intern presentation, selected for further exhibition at company wide event- Created a positioning algorithm in MATLAB and in Python 3- Enhanced User Experience through improving GUI styling and developing style documentation- Communicated and managed expectations of current and future algorithm capabilities

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Conducted Process optimization for data tracking on the core rocket launch system for the Navy-Used Visual Basics to better understand, collect, and track data in order to analyze failures and malfunctions of the product-Worked with tester system data to better understand and present the capabilities of a Jet-Assisted Take off System for the Navy-Optimized the user interface for recording and tracking failures, enabling the ability to predict failures prior to the occurance, Saving the Navy time and money as well as better protecting the Sailors and Marines-Conducted statisitcal analysis on the Missile Guidance System used by Navy aircraft to improve the operational expectations of the system

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Develop mentor relationships with 17 women in STEM to ensure they receive adequate support and nourishment in attempts to increase the retention rate of women in STEM programs at NC State-Create monthly reports on the status of my assigned mentees and document their scholastic needs-Generate monthly programs to encourage interest in scientific fields, mental health, and community involvement

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Cultivate the professional skills of my peers through presenting material tailored to groups between 4 and 80 students -Collaborate with other Career Ambassadors to develop presentations on professional development information in preparation for our workshop presentations-Gain and apply insight from the course material covered in the corresponding class

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Lead an effort to replace and improve components vital to the core rocket launcher used my Naval Aircraft-Provided analysis of the best material choice to satisfy the requirements based on a variety of constraints set by the US Navy-Collected and compared simulated predictions to determine the life span of different material choices-Compared Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to ensure the safety of US Navy Sailors and manufacturers-Updating a tracking system of nearly 500-line items for tools to be used in the fleet

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Worked alongside a team of three other peers from the college of first year engineers to design and fabricate a small-scale canoe made entirely of concrete-Over the period of the five months that we worked on the project we were able to create a canoe that placed in the top four of the competition, holding 1.9kg of weight