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Santa Monica, CA, US

Long Beach, California, US

Pasadena, CA, US

• Managed team of engineers to develop new technologies, design upgrades, andimplement new processes on a thermal vacuum chamber
• Led team to build-up, test, and operate new vacuum chambers
• Travelled to conferences and vendor sites to drum up support and seek strategicpartnerships for cryogenic vacuum environments
• Led numerous open house events for internal employees to develop relationshipswith different teams to utilize a variety of different testbeds and chambers for theirtesting purposes
• Developed and managed long-term budgets for projects greater than $100 thousandin value
• Managed multiple summer interns creating task lists and workflows for theireducational benefit

Pasadena, CA, US

El Segundo, CA, US

• Owned thermal vacuum chamber to test sample acquisition of extraterrestrial simulants in acryogenic vacuum environment
• Stoop up robotic arm assembly designed to interact with numerous simulants including iceand sand
• Served as Test Conductor for the Qualification Model Dirty Testbed (QMDT) in support of the Sampling & Caching Subsystem (SCS) of the Mars 2020 (Perseverance) rover
• Developed and implemented test procedures using Jupyter Notebook and internal JPL tools including RoSe, iBAT, and pBAT
• As QMDT Thermal Lead, coordinated with environmental team and conducted data analysis to develop chamber pressure/temperature ramping procedures to mimic Martian environment
• Extensive experience using team tools necessary for testbed operations including git, Github, JIRA, CAE Artifactory, and JMP for data analysis

Marina Del Rey, California, US

• Designed and built enclosures for prototype transmitter/receiver packages for delivery to strategic partners.
• Designed and built an automated two-axes gimbaled transmitter platform to enable line-of-sight connection between a centrally located transmitter and multiple receivers.
• Developed new fabrication techniques and designed improved fixturing to improve accuracy and batch manufacture transducers, improving ease of production and increasing yield by 250%
• Supervised transducer production by technician team and managed transducer machinist
• Led numerous initiatives to improve manufacturability of transducers, transmitters, and receivers including conducting redesigns, developing manufacturing improvements, and designing new testing protocols
• Designed new transducers and ran modal and full acoustic analysis using Ansys with emphasis on altering design to produce desired harmonic response

Solon, OH, US

• Designed, built, assembled, and tested robotic systems including highly dexterous arms for explosive ordinance disposal, prosthetics, and autonomous load carrying vehicles
• Managed three interns during the design phase of a robotic arm system
• Led numerous rebuild and repair efforts on robotic systems, including extensive experience in testing, calibration, and fault analysis
• Retrofitted and upgraded controller code in C++ to improve efficiency, reliability, and usability, and utilized Linux-based Robotic Operating System (ROS) to remotely control robotic systems
• Conducted in-depth performance analytics and pre-shipment verification of all robotic systems, including design of companywide system reliability and checkout procedures
• Developed and designed mechanical, electrical, and control software on transportable generator developed to operate in high-risk environments

Hawthorne, California, US

• Designed fluid quick connect automation systems with 3D design software (NX) for running fluids to the rocket to reduce launch day operations timeline by 4 hours
• Analyzed and designed rocket propellant loading systems for kerosene and liquid oxygen to determine fill rates, pressure differentials, and system loads
• Ran in-depth finite element analysis on fluid systems to determine maximum internal stresses and ensure safety factors were met for all launch pad fluid systems to ensure successful launches
• Collaborated with machinist and technicians to design pad upgrade parts for easy manufacturability and installation
• Oversaw fluids system installations at Vandenberg AFB leading up to first launch at sit
• Collaborated with engineers to provide pad efficiency and time saving mechanisms for launch operations at Cape Canaveral AFB for 6 successful launches

Charlotte, NC, US

• Worked alongside mechanical and electrical engineers at 400 acre chemical plant to maintain pumps, heat exchangers, and reactors in order to ensure proper plant operation
• Led several safety improvement projects to meet OSHA standards including design of cages for fall protections, proper placement of safety showers, and escape route improvements
• Conducted root cause failure analyses on pumps, heat exchangers, and reactors to prevent future failures by either changing equipment being used or changing operating modes
• Researched new equipment and conducted cost analysis for future system upgrades

• Designed heating and cooling systems using AutoCAD for new commercial buildings including HVAC, lighting, and solar PV systems
• Performed on-site engineering inspection and analysis in Presidio and Austin, TX on energy systems, including heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting systems to determine energy use or potential.