Selected coursework includes:Utility Solar Power, studying utility scale energy storage for PV, solar tracking, and concentrating solar thermal power.Engineering of Wind Project Development, studying wind farm project development, offshore wind market trends, and wind farm control strategiesEnergy Markets, Policy, and Regulation, studied regional and national energy markets and energy grid organization, project finance, and LCOE analysisAdvanced Technical Wind Energy II, (Wind-U from Texas Tech University), studied wind farm wake effects, wind resource evaluation, grid interconnection, and power system engineering.

Developed OCP-compliant rack infrastructure for the next generation of AMD EPYC processors.Designed 3U and 4U rack-mount and bench-top validation server systems for all internal reference server motherboards.Managed vendor relations and manufacturing process for all chassis designs and associated shipping packs.Adapted hobbyist CNC machine (Stepcraft 420) for usage trenching thermocouple grooves into AMD EPYC processors.Conducted shock, vibration, and drop testing on rack-mount and bench-top server system shipping packaging.Created server system assembly documentation for contract manufacturers and end user mechanical support.Assisted non-mechanical teams with vendor communication, inventory management, and to overcome supply chain constraints.

Lead design and analysis of packaging, mechanical, thermal, and environmental aspects of aerospace communications hardware for Cube-Sats, satellite buses, UAVs, and ballistic platforms.Performed conduction-based thermal simulations using FEA on densely populated PCB models to determine component junction temperature.Designed and manufactured CNC-machined PCB mechanical housings following tolerance analysis and thermal interface material selection.Designed mechanical and thermal chassis of phased array communication system, incorporating heat pipe assembly and satellite bus integrationAssisted in the preparation of several proposals and Phase-1 SBIR reports for customers such as DARPA, NASA Ames, Missile Defense Agency, and Navy SPAWAR.

Designed and assembled pneumatically actuated thermal control test system for thermal validation of new processors. Conducted thermal impact study of voids in thermal interface material of processor package following CSAM imaging.Analyzed processor die-level temperature sensor variation to characterize sensor calibration.Validated thermal performance of processors and heat sinks during bring-up development.

Operated Mark-II TRIGA nuclear research reactor for experimental and commercial irradiationPerformed weekly and monthly inspection of reactor coolant system, reactor bay HVAC system, andradiation detectorsAssisted with annually and biannually scheduled maintenance of reactor control instruments, fuel elements, and experimental facilities

Assembled a weather monitoring station to continuously record wind and solar dataInstalled a step-up transformer to boost turbine generator output and achieve grid integrationEvaluated electrical generation system performance as a function of wind resource to characterizeturbine performance

Conducted classical shock testing on discrete graphics processors to validate mechanical integrity against induced strainsDesigned mechanical components for usage in classical shock testing fixture and simulated structural dynamics during shock tests in ANSYS MechanicalEvaluated thermal performance of liquid-cooled computer system following processing intensive benchmarksCharacterized performance of thermal interface material as applied to Accelerated Processing Units following power cycling