Experience

DRIFT

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Drone Research and Innovative Flight Technologies - Lead Systems Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  • Laser Energized Aerial System (LEADS) is an optimized Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) platform that incorporates a wireless charging system that can enable the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to sustain virtually unlimited flight time while also focusing on safety, quietness and affordability • Collaborate with Amazon Alliance to build and design Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) to compete in the X-PRIZE rainforest competition in Singapore by capturing and observing different plants, animals, and other living organisms with a grand prize of 10 million dollars • Lead a team of engineers and pilots to design and develop an optimized payload mechanism to efficiently drop and retrieve packages for the X-PRIZE rainforest competition in Singapore Show less



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NASA Undergraduate Student Research - Lead Systems Engineer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Fully autonomous Aerial Intra-City Delivery Electric Drone (AIDED) is a transport vehicle with capabilities of carrying a 20-pound package, landing on different public transport vehicles where it will charge using an advanced latching and support mechanism to extend flight time and decrease overall cost • Responsible for all onboard and ground station electronic systems which include Precision Landing (IR), Object and Obstacle Avoidance (LiDAR), Power and Battery Management, Navigation (GPS/GNSS+), and Motor/Propulsion • Part of an intelligent team to design and build a proof of concept 2.4-meter wingspan drone with a budget of $80,000 and expected end date of August 2023 Show less



MSU Unmanned Systems

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

• Lead Electrical Engineer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Lead a team that designs, builds, and operates FPV and Autonomous drones in preparation for the Student Unmanned Aerial Systems Collegiate Competition to compete against other universities across the nation • Mission tasks include Interoperability, Autonomous Flight, Obstacle Detection and Avoidance, Classification, Localization, Mapping and Air Delivery • Responsible for onboard electronic systems including Propulsion, Navigation, Battery Management, Telemetry, Flight Planning and Logging while gaining valuable experience using QGroundControl and Mission Planner Show less



Northrop Grumman

• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems/Survivability Engineering Intern

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • DOD Secret Security Clearance ǀ Active • Worked on a special access classified program STRIKE to support the Survivability Engineering team • Performed computational electromagnetic analysis to determine the Radar Cross Section of the vehicle • Used SIEMENS NX and CUBIT to model and mesh antennas to predict the RCS at various frequencies • DOD Secret Security Clearance ǀ Active • Worked on a special access classified program STRIKE to support the Survivability Engineering team • Performed computational electromagnetic analysis to determine the Radar Cross Section of the vehicle • Used SIEMENS NX and CUBIT to model and mesh antennas to predict the RCS at various frequencies



blueflite

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrical Engineering Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Design, develop and equip electrical systems which include sensors such as LiDAR and Infrared on autonomous delivery drones that are responsible for Precision Landing and Obstacle Avoidance • Evaluate and Compare different Propulsion and Power Systems to maximize efficiency on the drone • Configure and Design Radio and Telemetry Systems to establish a steady reliable connection throughout the flight to ensure safety and completion of mission • Design, develop and equip electrical systems which include sensors such as LiDAR and Infrared on autonomous delivery drones that are responsible for Precision Landing and Obstacle Avoidance • Evaluate and Compare different Propulsion and Power Systems to maximize efficiency on the drone • Configure and Design Radio and Telemetry Systems to establish a steady reliable connection throughout the flight to ensure safety and completion of mission