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Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Optimized field services scheduling for operations in the entire United States- Provided probabilistic pricing recommendations using Bayesian Hierarchical models. Solved several long-lasting issues on the team such as estimating conversion rate and inferring the effect of location on price- Automated high quality engineered prompts for LLMs with.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Conducted independent, original research in machine learning applications in uncertainty quantification, surrogate modeling, and digital twins- Performed Bayesian inference for probabilistic machine learning models- Wrote analytical scripts in Python, MATLAB, and R- Authored 3 journal articles (2 accepted, 1 under review) and presented at 4 conferences

- Graded lab reports and homework and held office hours for 25-30 students- Constructed educational materials for 26 lectures- Facilitated experiments using LabView in lab and remotely twice a week- Prepared experimental demonstrations with other teaching assistants for a variety of sensors (thermocouples, strain gauge, servomotors)

- Automated physics simulation using shell scripting in Linux to obtain tens of thousands of simulations with minimal user input, reducing work from weeks to days- Reduced physics simulation time by 95% using a TensorFlow neural network surrogate- Applied TensorForce reinforcement learning package to optimize system control- Performed state estimation.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Collaborated with the Structural Sciences Center in the Air Force Research Labs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to conduct research in the summers of 2017, 2018, and 2019- Developed uncertainty quantification methods to predict hypersonic vehicle panel performance- Combined 3 multi-fidelity corrections into unified framework - Optimized sensor placement.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Participated in a research experience for undergraduates with the UCLA Math department- Researched thin film viscous particle slurries on an incline with a team of 6- Utilized Navier-Stokes equations to predict highly viscous fluid flow in MATLAB- Designed and constructed experimental equipment using SolidWorks- Presented final research to professors and.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Participated as an Engineering Co-op student for the summers of 2014 and 2015

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

- Designed street improvements for Memphis’s natural gas system- Utilized AutoCAD to draft replacements for aging gas mains- Frequently organized meetings with supervisors inside and outside the company- Collaborated with crews to gain an understanding of field work

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

- Assed the reliability of the water production system by analyzing pumping capacity history of the city's freshwater wells- Made recommendations for the development of new freshwater wells- Analyzing the future use of stainless steel wells alongside engineers in the Water Production department- Assisted supervisor with a long term plan to replace old.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Sankaran Mahadevan Dissertation: Probabilistic Digital Twin for Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Sensing, Diagnosis.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Math, 3.93

Activities and Societies: Theta Psi, Math Club, President of Lipscomb Engineering Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta B.S. in Mechanical.