Experience

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  Specter Aerospace

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Senior Research Engineer

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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  Propulsion & Energy Research Laboratory

  • Orlando, Florida

  • Doctoral Research Assistant

    • Dec 2016 - May 2021
    • Orlando, Florida

    Designed and manufactured Rotating Detonation Engines where they were implemented into custom flow facilities. Theorized, calculated, operated, and post-processed multiple sets of conclusive quantitative data sets within a Rotating Detonation Engine. Created a high-pressure fluidized bed seeder to lift particles evenly distributed into a Rotating Detonation Engine. Calculated diffusive and kinetic burn times of solid/liquid particles and operated multiple multi-phase reactant tests within a Rotating Detonation Engine (Carbon Black, Sub-bituminous Coal, JetA, and other organic materials). Created advanced diagnostic capabilities within a highly volatile environment by using advanced laser techniques (Particle Image Velocimetry, Filter-Intensified Chemiluminescence) to measure local and global gas flow properties. Developed an image processing code of High-speed images to compute Detonation Wave Velocities rotating in a Rotating Detonation Engine annulus. Troubleshot day-to-day electrical, pneumatic, software, and mechanical issues to meet deliverables to major organizations (DOE, Aerojet, DOD).

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  Wright Patterson Air Force Base

  • Dayton, Ohio, United States

  • Visiting Researcher

    • May 2019 - Aug 2019
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States

    Implemented several modulations to a flow facility that utilized Nanosecond-Pulsed High-Frequency Discharges to efficiently ignite flowing mixtures of CH4 and Air. Assessed efficiency of flowing ignition kernels growth rates within MATLAB by use of post-processing z-pass Schlieren using High-Speed Imaging. Theorized previously established knowledge and gathered new quantitative information to craft a definite increase to CH4/Air ignition, where an increase of ignited kernel size by 33% was realized as opposed to the less efficient counterpart.

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  Propulsion Energy Research Lab (PERL)

  • University of Central Florida

  • Undergradute Research

    • Dec 2016 - Aug 2017
    • University of Central Florida

    Designed an experimental setup with a team of four graduate students to research flame blowout under turbulent vitiated flow in a ramjet afterburner. Learned basic mechanics of Actuators and Transducers, as well as lasing apparatuses to provide excitation for PLIF/PIV particles to study flame dynamics

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  Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

  • Melbourne, FL

  • Research Internship

    • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
    • Melbourne, FL

    Work under BD team to create tools for use in Gap Analysis. Currently have created, Gravitational Networks focused on the future of Remote Sensing, and a lead generator to pull information about specific companies current area of interest.