Senior Software Engineer

• Jun 2022 - Present

Software Engineer

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2022

Software Engineer

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2022

Ph.D. Candidate

• Aug 2012 - Apr 2018

I was a Ph.D. student in the Fusion Science and Technology Center, where I studied liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows for fusion energy applications. - Developed a mathematical methodology and designed a 3D code from scratch to simulate magnetohydrodynamics flows in unsteady applied magnetic fields akin to plasma-disruptions (PDs) in a fusion energy reactor. Liquid-metal flow velocities were discovered to be 230 times larger in PDs compared to normal operation. - Simulated the first moderate magnetic Reynolds number MHD LDC flow using non-local magnetic boundary conditions. - Exact (real-vacuum) and approximate (pseudo-vacuum) magnetic boundary conditions were compared for a steady finite magnetic Reynolds number lid-driven cavity MHD flow. - Developed and maintained a code-generator which generated 31\% of UCLA's MHD Fortran code. Achieved a solution-rate of 7 iterations per minute for 41 million unknowns for large condition numbers. - Audited and attended several classes outside of my direct curriculum including • Hypersonics and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics (statistical thermodynamics) • Compressible fluid dynamics • Stanford's online Machine Learning class, taught by Andrew Ng through Coursera Show less

Computational science consultant

• Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

I was hired to collaborate with Hypercomp Inc's software architect on best programming practices for implementing a magnetic induction formulation into their magnetohydrodynamic code, HIMAG. Collaborated on details including the mathematical formulation, algorithm-optimization, and statistics collection to improve the product capability. I was hired to collaborate with Hypercomp Inc's software architect on best programming practices for implementing a magnetic induction formulation into their magnetohydrodynamic code, HIMAG. Collaborated on details including the mathematical formulation, algorithm-optimization, and statistics collection to improve the product capability.

Researcher

• Aug 2012 - Sep 2012

I was invited for the summer to conduct further research on my senior design team's engineering capstone project. The project was focused around the physics of evaporating droplets with suspended polymers, which deposit nano-precise ordered rings ("coffee rings"). Led the project hardware design, including the 3D printed vibrating platform system, and software design using an iterative-learning control (ILC) algorithm in Matlab along with the data acquisition system. The final product was later used to study droplet evaporation with micro-precision, controlled by IR sensors and the ILC algorithm. Our project won the "best overall engineering design" award. Show less

Supplemental Instructor

• Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

Served as a supplemental instruction facilitator for Calculus II in the Rutgers ODASIS program. Performed several tasks including: - Designed and developed quizzes and instruction material. - Taught supplemental instruction on topics including: - analytic and numerical integration - error analysis - infinite series - generating volumes by revolution - Collaborated ODASIS program manager on supplemental instruction material. - Provided students with additional office hours. Show less

Supplemental Instruction Facilitator for Calculus II

• Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

Served as a supplemental instruction facilitator for Calculus II. Performed several tasks including: - Taught supplemental instruction on topics including: • Analytic and numerical integration • Error analysis • Infinite series • Generating volumes by revolution - Collaborated with the mathematics department Chair on curriculum development. - Reviewed course material and class examinations. Served as a supplemental instruction facilitator for Calculus II. Performed several tasks including: - Taught supplemental instruction on topics including: • Analytic and numerical integration • Error analysis • Infinite series • Generating volumes by revolution - Collaborated with the mathematics department Chair on curriculum development. - Reviewed course material and class examinations.