Experience

Michiganensian Yearbook

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Photojournalist

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  As a staff photographer, I cover student life and activities on campus, as well as Michigan Athletics and profiles of people interviewed in the publication. As a staff photographer, I cover student life and activities on campus, as well as Michigan Athletics and profiles of people interviewed in the publication.



AeroVironment

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

• Aeromechanical Engineering Intern

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Conducted a trade study between wet layup and prepreg carbon fiber operations, considering material properties, tooling, core, and cost. • Interfaced with suppliers, production, and engineering in order to determine needs and capabilities for prepreg composite manufacturing. • Developed a user-friendly weight and balance calculator, allowing seamless flight operations in adverse conditions, incorporating all aircraft configurations and payloads. Further accounted for aircraft performance limitations, future capabilities, and customer requirements. • Analyzed post-life material to evaluate current production methods and lifecycle fatigue. Show less



Formation Flying Space Interferometer Team

• Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Firmware and Integration Lead

  • Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Demonstrating formation flight, stabilization, and optical systems using drones for future telescope formation in space. • Implementing industry systems engineering tools to integrate control algorithms and flight vehicles while meeting project requirements. • Project is incorporated into a model-based systems engineering course, keeping us on track and teaching us to use industry software like StarCCM, NX Nastran, and Ansys Discovery through in-class labs. • Demonstrating formation flight, stabilization, and optical systems using drones for future telescope formation in space. • Implementing industry systems engineering tools to integrate control algorithms and flight vehicles while meeting project requirements. • Project is incorporated into a model-based systems engineering course, keeping us on track and teaching us to use industry software like StarCCM, NX Nastran, and Ansys Discovery through in-class labs.



Michigan Aerospace

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Assistant

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Created a narrative to present the best of Michigan Aerospace to our followers and share our values with the world. • Raised morale and built a community through graphics, giveaway merchandise, and social media. • Created a narrative to present the best of Michigan Aerospace to our followers and share our values with the world. • Raised morale and built a community through graphics, giveaway merchandise, and social media.



Michigan Aeronautical Science Association (MASA)

• United States
• Space Research and Technology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tank Pressure Control Vibration Testing

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Designed mounting hardware for high pressure systems with a resonant frequency out of the test range.• Aided in the assembly of pressure systems, data recording, and test setup.

• Nosecone and Recovery, Senior Engineer

  • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Coordinated requirements, deadlines, funding, and designs between the nosecone, recovery, and airframe teams to facilitate nosecone attachment and separation as part of our recovery sequence.• Laid up multiple couplers and airframes, delivering flight components ahead of schedule despite redesign due to equipment failures.• Conducted full system testing and integration with deployment, including redesign of pyrotechnic bolt

• Business Lead

  • Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Led a team of 5 to manage over $100,000 in funding, design team merchandise, and oversee public relations.• $28,000+ raised in NASA and UMich grants, corporate sponsorships, and crowdfunding.• 600% growth of the team’s Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages through engaging visual content.• Collaborated with NASA, airport, and local authorities to find a suitable liquid engine test site.• Panelist at AIAA SciTech 2022 discussing student rocketry and the creation of the Academic Rocket Launch Alliance. Show less

• Fin Testing Project Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Designed a rotating test stand for the fin can, allowing us to evaluate induced roll and fin loading in UM’s 150 mph 5’ x 7’ wind tunnel.• Met with fin team, wind tunnel management, and senior MASA engineers to determine requirements and timelines for wind tunnel testing

• Seperation Mechanism Engineer

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Conducted FEA and multiple redesigns to ensure survival given significant bending moment loads on the nosecone-airframe interface.• Ran trade studies to find the best COTS parts to ensure successful separation in an abort case.

• Social Media Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  I help manage and post to MASA's LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter pages. Achieved >600% growth in social media reach on Instagram and Twitter over my first month, and growth has been steady since.



MACH Design Build Fly

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

• Structures Engineer

  • Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Simulated loads on the wing box and motor mount and proposed a composite design for the motor mount to better survive given loads. • Designed a one-step removable rear fairing for easy and quick access to the aircraft cargo bay during competition. • Simulated loads on the wing box and motor mount and proposed a composite design for the motor mount to better survive given loads. • Designed a one-step removable rear fairing for easy and quick access to the aircraft cargo bay during competition.



HM Design

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

  Working as an intern at a landscape architecture firm, I designed a small airport for Coiba Island in Panama to fulfill a proposal. This consisted of translating the RFP from Spanish, finding a suitable area to place the airstrip, and designing the airstrip and supporting facilities. This design was finalized on a drawing of the completed site. Working as an intern at a landscape architecture firm, I designed a small airport for Coiba Island in Panama to fulfill a proposal. This consisted of translating the RFP from Spanish, finding a suitable area to place the airstrip, and designing the airstrip and supporting facilities. This design was finalized on a drawing of the completed site.