Materials Engineer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Research Assistant

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

• Supported research of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies to control the heating and cooling rate of nickel-based metal powder alloys. • Performed comparative tensile strength tests for 3D printed alloys. • Heated samples with muffle furnace to change microstructure for property analysis and comparison. • Performed Vickers and Rockwell hardness tests on alloy samples after calibrating lab equipment using standard hardness test blocks. • Supported research of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies to control the heating and cooling rate of nickel-based metal powder alloys. • Performed comparative tensile strength tests for 3D printed alloys. • Heated samples with muffle furnace to change microstructure for property analysis and comparison. • Performed Vickers and Rockwell hardness tests on alloy samples after calibrating lab equipment using standard hardness test blocks.

Summer Engineering Intern

• 2019 - 2020

• Reviewed documents, conducted research, provided recommendations, and created tracking spreadsheets in support of on-going cybersecurity processes and procedures. Installed ClearOS (Linux) on lab PC and configured firewall, VPN and IDS/IPS systems to learn how to perform vulnerability scans using OpenVAS and address issues found. • Summer 2020 internship cancelled due to Covid-19 safety issues. • Reviewed documents, conducted research, provided recommendations, and created tracking spreadsheets in support of on-going cybersecurity processes and procedures. Installed ClearOS (Linux) on lab PC and configured firewall, VPN and IDS/IPS systems to learn how to perform vulnerability scans using OpenVAS and address issues found. • Summer 2020 internship cancelled due to Covid-19 safety issues.

Warehouse Technician

• May 2017 - 2020

Summer 2017, 2018, 2020 • Responsible for following quality control procedures to sanitize production facility (including manufacturing equipment) in addition to cleaning kegs, milling malts, assisting with the canning line, and adding yeast to fermenters on production days. • Produced and bottled hand sanitizer during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Spring/Summer 2020. Summer 2017, 2018, 2020 • Responsible for following quality control procedures to sanitize production facility (including manufacturing equipment) in addition to cleaning kegs, milling malts, assisting with the canning line, and adding yeast to fermenters on production days. • Produced and bottled hand sanitizer during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Spring/Summer 2020.