Experience

Tech-X Corporation
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Research Scientist

  • Nov 2018 - Present


Air Force Research Laboratory

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  - Use CFD analysis with DES and LES/RANS models to simulate and study aero-optical effects in transonic and supersonic flows - Develop high-accuracy physics models for light propagation through inhomogeneous media - Support multiple AFRL projects through CFD analysis of aircraft and components - Design passive flow control for airborne optical systems - Use CFD analysis with DES and LES/RANS models to simulate and study aero-optical effects in transonic and supersonic flows - Develop high-accuracy physics models for light propagation through inhomogeneous media - Support multiple AFRL projects through CFD analysis of aircraft and components - Design passive flow control for airborne optical systems



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2016

  - Performed and analyzed high-fidelity LES/RANS numerical simulations of supersonic, turbulent flows in multiple applications including scramjet fuel injectors, gas lasers, and aircraft-mounted laser systems - Employed and adapted massively parallel fluid dynamics code (REACTMB) on high-performance computing systems - Developed data processing and analysis codes with MPI, Fortran, Python, and MATLAB - Proposed and evaluated new models for turbulent gas mixing and developed routines to optimize them using computed flow data Show less

• Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Performed fluid dynamics simulations of flows relevant to directed energy applications - Responsible for full scope of project including selection of experiments to replicate, interfacing with AFRL researchers to gather necessary experimental data, mesh development, CFD code implementation and troubleshooting, data analysis, and TEM writing/presentation - Performed fluid dynamics simulations of flows relevant to directed energy applications - Responsible for full scope of project including selection of experiments to replicate, interfacing with AFRL researchers to gather necessary experimental data, mesh development, CFD code implementation and troubleshooting, data analysis, and TEM writing/presentation