Experience

Stoke Space

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Vehicle aerodynamics lead • Engine development • Vehicle aerodynamics lead • Engine development



BLUE ORIGIN

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Propulsion Engineer

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

• Propulsion Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2022

  • Lead CFD analyst responsible for all BE-4 turbomachinery and surrounding subsystems



The Aerospace Corporation

• United States
• Space Research and Technology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Propulsion Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Analyzed the performance and operation of SpaceX's Merlin 1D (M1D) booster engine in support of future U.S. Air Force missions • Real time data analysis of Falcon 9 booster engines during seven launches and static fires • Analyzed the performance and operation of SpaceX's Merlin 1D (M1D) booster engine in support of future U.S. Air Force missions • Real time data analysis of Falcon 9 booster engines during seven launches and static fires



Rolls-Royce

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Turbine Aerodynamics Design Engineer

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Designed and optimized multistage/multishaft axial flow turbines from preliminary design through detailed 3D design • Routinely developed meanline, through-flow, and high fidelity CFD models to assess subsystem performance and investigate detailed flow phenomena in axial flow turbines

• Compressor Aerodynamics Intern

  • May 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Developed meanline and CFD models characterizing the Purdue 3-Stage Axial Research Compressor aimed at investigating the effects of secondary flows on performance



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Major Project: An experimental and computational investigation on the effects of stator leakage flow on axial compressor performance (see publications) • Investigated the sensitivity of compressor performance predictions to small inlet distortions and experimental measurement uncertainties (see publications) • Major Project: An experimental and computational investigation on the effects of stator leakage flow on axial compressor performance (see publications) • Investigated the sensitivity of compressor performance predictions to small inlet distortions and experimental measurement uncertainties (see publications)



Utah State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Responsible for the aerodynamic design and motor-propeller optimization of a fixed wing UAV • The UAV enabled the Utah Water Research Laboratory to track fish migration and monitor plant growth efficiently • Responsible for the aerodynamic design and motor-propeller optimization of a fixed wing UAV • The UAV enabled the Utah Water Research Laboratory to track fish migration and monitor plant growth efficiently



Duke Energy Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010



Duke Energy Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009