Experience

University of Utah

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  ○ Designed and ran a one-year simulation in Matlab/Simulink of a dynamic model of a novel hybrid nuclear energy system with an SMR and large-scale hydrogen storage in underground salt cavern using real grid demand data for flexible energy generation to meet electrical demand○ The proposed nuclear hybrid system decreases the ramping cycles by 92.7%, increases the capacity by 12%, and increases the amount of demand met from 73.4% to 93% of the year○ Developed and simulated an optimization dispatch study of a novel hybrid nuclear energy system based on electricity pricing○ The proposed hybrid system increases revenue up to 40 million USD a year compared to a stand-alone SMR○ Performed an economic analysis on a novel nuclear hybrid system within the existing electricity market, showing that the nuclear hybrid system needs a smaller incentive than a stand-alone nuclear plant to be economical: 9.74$/MWh compared to 12.14$/MWh of a NuScale SMR○ Built and applied a 118 bus and 500 bus grid system for a battery dispatch optimization study utilizingoptimal power flow calculations in PYOMO○ Case study shown that industrial facility dispatch control results in an increase of facility savings by a factor of 8.7 when compared to grid dispatch control

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  ○ Supported professors in teaching and helping students in Process Control and Heat Transfer classes○ Helped facilitate and proctor exams, grading homework and exams○ Assisted students understanding concepts in conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer○ Helped students internalize the practical and theoretical concepts of process control, which included process dynamics, PID control, cascade control, feed-forward control, and model predictive control



Idaho National Laboratory

• Integrated Energy Systems Analyst Intern

  • May 2022 - Sep 2022

  Develop Integrated Energy System mathematical models, consisted of heat exchangers, pumps, gas turbine, thermal storage to distribute thermal energy to meet electrical and heat demands. Develop Integrated Energy System mathematical models, consisted of heat exchangers, pumps, gas turbine, thermal storage to distribute thermal energy to meet electrical and heat demands.



Missionary Training Center

• Provo, Utah Area

• Teacher

  • Mar 2016 - May 2019

  ○ Instructed personal, organizational and teaching skills to more than 200 representatives ○ Increase performance by 30% by instructing goal setting, planning, and implementation ○ Lead 5 teachers and trained 4 teachers to work cohesively and effectively together to achieve goals ○ Instructed personal, organizational and teaching skills to more than 200 representatives ○ Increase performance by 30% by instructing goal setting, planning, and implementation ○ Lead 5 teachers and trained 4 teachers to work cohesively and effectively together to achieve goals



The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Interpreter/Translator

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  ○ Translated hundreds of Church confidential/official documents and manuals to Vietnamese ○ Interpreted for global leaders in live events to a worldwide audience ○ Translated hundreds of Church confidential/official documents and manuals to Vietnamese ○ Interpreted for global leaders in live events to a worldwide audience



VALUE Resources/Cosmas Inc.

• Provo, Utah, United States

• Operations Intern

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  ○ Lead a team of 3 interns creating plans to implement full-scale production of alumina ○ Created an Overall Landscape Operational Design to guide a specialty alumina start up entering a $1 billion market ○ Outlined Process/Quality Assurance Development Plan to reduce costs and streamline design decisions, projected to save $8000/month ○ Fabricated flowcharts for catalyst manufacturing process and supply chains using Microsoft Visio and Lucid Chart ○ Lead a team of 3 interns creating plans to implement full-scale production of alumina ○ Created an Overall Landscape Operational Design to guide a specialty alumina start up entering a $1 billion market ○ Outlined Process/Quality Assurance Development Plan to reduce costs and streamline design decisions, projected to save $8000/month ○ Fabricated flowcharts for catalyst manufacturing process and supply chains using Microsoft Visio and Lucid Chart



Brigham Young University

• Provo, Utah, United States

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  ○ Executed bench-scale experimentation with Cell-free Synthetic Biology for Protein Engineering, focusing on cancer therapy ○ Improved rate of research by 10% by analyzing articles to plan and troubleshoot experiments ○ Executed bench-scale experimentation with Cell-free Synthetic Biology for Protein Engineering, focusing on cancer therapy ○ Improved rate of research by 10% by analyzing articles to plan and troubleshoot experiments



The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• San Jose, California

• Missionary

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  ○ Increased volunteer effectiveness by 30% by providing training in personal communication, problem-solving, and planning skills for 50 other representatives ○ Oversaw and trained different groups of 16-20 representatives as a Zone Leader ○ Organized service projects with leaders of different religious congregations and community monthly ○ Increased volunteer effectiveness by 30% by providing training in personal communication, problem-solving, and planning skills for 50 other representatives ○ Oversaw and trained different groups of 16-20 representatives as a Zone Leader ○ Organized service projects with leaders of different religious congregations and community monthly



Brigham Young University

• Provo, Utah Area

• Security Officer

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

   Demonstrated problem solving skills in critical situations to ensure safety of others  Developed interpersonal skills in order to coordinate events smoothly and effectively  Demonstrated problem solving skills in critical situations to ensure safety of others  Developed interpersonal skills in order to coordinate events smoothly and effectively