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United States

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Laurel, Maryland, United States

Secret ClearanceProject Management• Manage schedule and budget for execution of multiple projects for the Navy (NAVSEA 05T) each on the order of $400K.• Foster cross-organization collaboration via projects, e.g., multiple NAVSEA branches as well as external government labs.• Work with sponsors to define appropriate project scope and propose additional project work.• Deliver regular status updates and compile final reports capturing all relevant information from the project.• Work with external vendors to fabricate and characterize test components.• Collaborate with internal APL resources including the AM fabrication team, machine shop, mechanical designers, and materials characterization engineers to complete projects.Research & Development• Act as a task lead and/or technical resource on projects ranging from metal AM (LPBF, binder jet, wire DED) to soft materials (foams, hydrogels) and interact with government and defense organizations, academic institutions, independent research labs, and industry partners.• Propose and execute smaller scale projects to improve testing workflow and data capture, including improved utilization of the Ansys MI Granta materials database.• Utilize existing and develop new test methods and fixtures to execute mechanical testing ranging from routine, standard testing to complex test setups for large scale or non-standard samples, and complete associated data analysis and reporting.• Operate electromechanical and servohydraulic load frames, and a rotating beam fatigue tester.• Use DAQs to capture signals from additional measurements devices including DIC cameras, clip-gage and video extensometers, thermocouples, etc.• Utilize environmental chambers for in-situ temperature control.

Laurel, Maryland, United States

● Coordinated and ensured execution of complex hand-offs between design, build, post-process, and characterization resources for AM parts.● Assisted with novel materials process development and associated DOEs as well as alloy down-selection, including for the CHAPS-D instrument housing.● Operated laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing systems and associated software.● Improved front-end estimations of powder use by using data collected directly from builds to replace back-of-the-envelope theoretical estimates.● Developed novel sample geometries for testing and supported the development of a novel powder analysis technology.

Memphis, Tn

• Led materials research and testing for new product developmento Developed and executed testing strategy for multiple high priority projects. o Contributed to regulatory submissions and responses with regulatory agencies through interpretation and execution of regulatory guidance and industry standard documents (ASTM, ISO, YY).• Primary user of lab equipment – SEM, FTIR, DSC, hardness tester, load frames, etc.o Created work instructions, trained junior engineers and technicians, knowledgeable in relevant test standards, resource for troubleshooting equipment.• Subject matter expert for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturingo Led verification testing of a new EOS M290 AM system.o Contributed to ASTM F42 AM committee standards.

Greater Memphis Area

Trained on various lab equipment, performed and documented testing per requests, participated in team meetings and discussions, became familiar with additive manufacturing concepts.

Greet members and answer questionsMaintain safety and cleanliness of the facilityTrain new hires

Ithaca, Ny

Mentor students for presentationsGrade exams and problem sets

Ithaca, Ny

Assist students with problem sets and understanding course materialPrepare answer keysGrade exams

Investigated plastic deformation mechanisms in amorphous pillars of colloidal particlesUsed spectrophotometry techniques to characterize the refractive index of silica particlesUsed confocal laser scanning microscopy to visualize particle-level pillar deformationImproved the design of a custom humidity chamber

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials Science Engineering

Activities and Societies: "Scientifically Speaking", radio show on CornellRadio.com, Cornell Barbell Club

Master'S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering

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