Tyler Douglas Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Designing a modular, 250 lb., 8.5" diameter, 16' high, Class 3 high-powered rocket with active roll control and air brakes.
• Managing 100 team members across 8 sub teams including payloads, avionics, structures and propulsion.
• Awarded 1st place out of 150 teams from 16 different countries (2021)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Designed, built, tested, and flew multiple 40,000 Ns rocket motors with custom developed composite propellant.
• Promoted and developed a team-wide safety culture ranging from meetings to the testing facility.
• Organized and led six various propulsion sub teams reaching a combined total of 30+ members.
• Led the development of testing systems including a testing facility and supporting infrastructure.
• Organized the development of custom long-range wireless ignition and data collection including GUI.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Developed copper thermite slugs for instant ignition capabilities.

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

• Designed, manufactured, and assembled wind tunnel fixture for time-response testing of aerospace sensors.
• Integrated a National Instruments DAQ system for high-fidelity calibration and testing.
• Produced part activations and assembly change orders using Teamcenter.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Designed and manufactured hardware in development of a multi winch cable robot.
• Constructed an electrical hardware system including Arduino, Motor Controllers, and DAQ.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Organized events in which students can talk directly with industry workers in a professional environment.
• Oversaw the development and usage of member activity tracking systems.

• Completed an asteroid orbital determination of the NEO 2005UP156.
• Selected from national and international candidates to conduct research in coordination with MIT and CalTech.
• Published data for the Harvard-Smithsonian minor planet center.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: University of Minnesota Rocket Team, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Robotics.

Education record

Activities and Societies: AP Scholar, FIRST Robotics, National Honor Society