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Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Simulated diverse vehicle and environmental conditions to analyze safety footprint and improve flight dynamics, trajectory dispersions and target miss distances.
• Evaluated components and subsystems through HWIL and SWIL simulations to ensure readiness for system-level integration and test.
• Modeled system performance from Monte Carlo dispersions and translated results to HWIL simulations.
• Tuned navigation and control algorithms to optimize vehicle stabilization, flight mode accuracy and impact rates.

Tucson, Arizona

• Researched and developed a magnetic aided inertial navigation (MAIN) solution to function as a reliable aiding source in GPS denied environments over water.
• Designed and simulated custom flight paths to test the magnetic navigation performance over bodies of water.
• Implemented Kalman, EKF and Particle Filters to predict state and error information over simulated trajectories.
• Embedded MAIN algorithms onboard aircraft to observe navigation performance during real time flight.
• Analyzed real flight measurements and compared simulated flight measurements to calibrate aircraft platform noise, space effects and Earth’s magnetic core field.

• Applied an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to design, develop and test a fully autonomous multisystem vehicle for competition.
• Supervised the functional interface of the chassis, drivetrain, computer vision and electronic systems.
• Incorporated guidance, navigation and control techniques to autonomously detect, capture and deliver small packages to specified locations.

• Assisted with data analysis, automated sensor control and verification testing related to dynamic magnetic field interactions, spacecraft charging and electrostatic actuation.
• Programmed LabView VI’s to autonomously run space simulations in a vacuum chamber. Simulations were used to further comprehend the nature of columbic interaction in deep space environments.
• Simulated and designed a multi-axis Helmholtz coil system to study the effect of non-uniform magnetic fields on electron trajectory.
• Expanded on touchless electrostatic mitigation systems as motivation for active debris removal at GEO.

• Managed chassis, controls and drivetrain subteams to assure compatibility of all physical and functional interfaces.
• Designed rear suspension subsystem to provide greater shock absorption, increased handling and ease of adjustability. Minimized manufacturing costs by implementing simple and smart engineering designs.
• Optimized suspension system to prevent vehicle rollover, eliminate component failure and maximize responsiveness and safety through ride frequency optimization, hydraulic shock tuning and impact testing.
• Documented design decisions, failure analysis, performance requirements, test plans and system integration procedures.

• Engineered a revolutionary metamaterial thin film that passively cools any surface by nearly 6°C below the ambient temperature with zero energy consumption.
• Conducted heat exchange and material tests to evaluate operational needs and tuned the performance of the RadiCold film through environmental control.
• Monitored quality control and enhanced the production process for the RadiCold film to ensure exceptional performance and expedited the manufacturing time by a factor of 2.
• Assisted in analyses for affordability, reliability and vulnerability to ensure product functionality and practicality.

• Incorporated MATLAB into student projects and assignments to build a wide comprehension of its application in computational and modeling methods.
• Transformed novice students into confident programmers capable of modeling a wide variety of engineering problems and solutions.
• Established individual connections with students to enhance and motivate their programming experience.

• Provided a strong foundation for students’ understanding of introductory physics through the coordination of group activities.
• Solidified common misconceptions of physics through a wide variety of conceptual examples and real world applications.
• Established individual connections with students to enhance and motivate their learning experience.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Worked with students ages 4-18, assisting in the development of their techniques for efficient independent study.
• Aided in the data entry of materials and assignments, preparation and organization of student/parent files.
• Interpreted the intellectual and academic progress of students to parents through the use of data tables, time charts and overall continuous observation of the students.
• Offered assistance for students in the center, ranging from the development of elementary motor skills, language development and analytical interpretations of readings, to the breakdown of the fundamentals of.