Experience

RYSE Aero Technologies
• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Aerospace Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructional Space Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering -− Researched technologies to design a prototype system for Rapid Damage Identification on John Deere cylinder head to scan defects (cracks, dents, fractures, etc.) and reduce remanufacturing costs− Programming in TMFlow and C++ to integrate Techman TM5-900 Cobot with external embedded systems to automatically scan the cylinder head for image acquisition by interfacing Basler line and area scan camera, borescope, and laser line profiler Show less

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2019 - Aug 2022

  Department of Aerospace Engineering - − Hardware development of GPS-denied ground vehicles for 3 chasers tracking a target in real-time; formulation and testing of collective control algorithms such that the distance between the target and chaser is always minimum− 10th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC): formulated and executed cost-effective missions by applying astrodynamics concepts to solve the complex optimization problem designed by NASA JPL; used non-linear optimization (fmincon) and Hidden Genes Genetic Algorithms in MATLAB (ranked among the top 30 teams – 2019) Show less

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Department of Computer Science -− Built autonomous quadcopter using PX4 flight controller, Jetson TX2, ZED stereo camera; simulated the quadcopter movements in Gazebo software; modeled quadrotor vehicle dynamics and developed optimal control using LQR control



Wärtsilä Voyage

• Germany
• Maritime Transportation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Navigation Service Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2018

  − Installed and commissioned Electronic Charts Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) and RADAR (X-Bandand S-Band) on ships, Ship Traffic Control Systems (STCS) at ports across the Middle East, Africa, and India(MEAI) region− Interfaced marine sensors (GPS, Gyro, Log, AIS, Wind Sensor, Echo Sounder, NAVTEX and ARPA) usingcommunication protocols as per International Maritime Organization Safety Standards− Integrated Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine (Certified), JRC, Raytheon, GEM Electronics and Consiliumscanners for RADAR systems using heading, bearing, video and trigger signals to measure range andbearings of the targets up to 96NM at sea− Performed service jobs on ~150 commercial/navy (US, UAE, India) vessels and trained mariners on usage ofnavigation equipment and route planning for safe operation at sea− Led project teams on STCS to collect data from AIS, RADAR, CCTV camera, weather stations, water-levelsensors etc. located at remote sites through VHF/RDF antenna and stored on SQL servers; installed andprogrammed VHF radios for communication between Port Control and vessels− Engineered ship simulators in marine academies to simulate software models of commercial vessels− Traveled across the Middle East, Africa, India, and Europe for various service jobs− Awarded Best Navigation Service Engineer in 2017 for holding 100% service record in Middle East, Africa, and India region. Show less

• Navigation Service Coordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2016

  − Managed resource allocation and scheduling for service jobs by collaborating with cross-functionaldepartments across different locations worldwide; analyzed performance and utilization of resources fromCRM Dynamics 365 software− Prepared quotes for service jobs according to ports of service, followed up on logistics and planned for theservice jobs; calculated the revenue generated, created invoices using Navision Software and stored therelated reports and data in Customer Resource Management (CRM) Software Show less