Experience

Stoke Space

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Propulsion Engineer

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Candidate

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Doctoral Candidate under Dr. Stephen Heister• NASA Space Technology Research Fellow• Researches the performance and operability of heterogeneous (gas/liquid) rotating detonation engines

• Masters Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Master's research assistant to Dr. Stephen Heister• NASA Space Technology Research Fellow• Formulated reduced order computational model theory to simulate the transient flow field and global performance of a rocket rotating detonation engine• Developed a quasi-one dimensional computation fluid dynamics model for rocket rotating detonation engines



Air Force Research Laboratory

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Research Fellow - NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Designed a water cooled RDE chamber component to enable evaluation of potential combustor structural materials in an airbreathing rotating detonation engine combustion environment • Conducted ignition tests on a rotating detonation engine to create an ignition map for different ignition devices • Designed a water cooled RDE chamber component to enable evaluation of potential combustor structural materials in an airbreathing rotating detonation engine combustion environment • Conducted ignition tests on a rotating detonation engine to create an ignition map for different ignition devices



NASA Glenn Research Center

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

• Visiting Research Fellow - NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Used FORTRAN to develop a one-dimensional, explicit computational fluid dynamics model with one step chemical kinetics to simulate a detonation flow field for use in RDE reduced order modeling • Used FORTRAN to develop a one-dimensional, explicit computational fluid dynamics model with one step chemical kinetics to simulate a detonation flow field for use in RDE reduced order modeling



BLUE ORIGIN

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

• Intern - Engines

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Developed a test program to analyze the viability of blended fuels for use in existing rocket torch ignition device • Designed torch ignition device hardware variants for used with blended fuels • Conducted the developed hardware test program to evaluate ignition device performance • Developed preliminary designs for an alternative acoustic resonance ignition device • Developed a test program to analyze the viability of blended fuels for use in existing rocket torch ignition device • Designed torch ignition device hardware variants for used with blended fuels • Conducted the developed hardware test program to evaluate ignition device performance • Developed preliminary designs for an alternative acoustic resonance ignition device



Eagle Works Advanced Vehicle Laboratory

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• President

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Lead a team of 25 people in the determination of Laboratory and Project objectives and focus • Wrote and presented project concept proposals to University Officials and Professors • Developed project timelines and milestones • Lead a team of 25 people in the determination of Laboratory and Project objectives and focus • Wrote and presented project concept proposals to University Officials and Professors • Developed project timelines and milestones



Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Control System Analysis and Design Grader

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Graded 670 homework problems per homework set for AE 430 Control System Analysis and Design

• Tutor

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2016

  • Tutored college students weekly in Aerospace Structures I, Solid Mechanics and Chemistry

• President

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Applied engineering methods to design and fabricate jet dragster cars for Larson Motorsports• Led jet dragster structural design and analysis with 8 students emphasizing driver safety • Created CAD models of jet dragster for conceptual stress and frame analysis• Conducted team meetings and ensured efficient and effective inter-personal communication• Formed and directed committee to revise team Bylaws and operational procedures • Created and oversaw the fabrication schedule and the fabrication accountability system Show less

• Director of Systems

  • May 2013 - Mar 2014

• Solid Mechanics Grader

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Graded 360 homework problems weekly for a Solid Mechanics professor



BLUE ORIGIN

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

• Intern - Flight Sciences

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Developed liquid rocket engine component simulation models in Simulink • Created full liquid rocket engine simulation plant model in Simulink • Automated engine test facility valve calibration procedures • Developed liquid rocket engine component simulation models in Simulink • Created full liquid rocket engine simulation plant model in Simulink • Automated engine test facility valve calibration procedures



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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

• Intern - Flight Hardware Logistics

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Simulated and analyzed Mars 2020 power decent stage propellant model in MATLAB to determine depletion times and shift in center of gravity during flight • Trained in ESD Control, Cleanroom Procedures, JPL Critical Flight Hardware Handling • Maintained Oracle Database for JPL Flight Hardware Logistics Program • Corrected discrepancies between physical hardware and database entries • Created programs and procedures to increase efficiency and reduce error in Oracle transactions • Simulated and analyzed Mars 2020 power decent stage propellant model in MATLAB to determine depletion times and shift in center of gravity during flight • Trained in ESD Control, Cleanroom Procedures, JPL Critical Flight Hardware Handling • Maintained Oracle Database for JPL Flight Hardware Logistics Program • Corrected discrepancies between physical hardware and database entries • Created programs and procedures to increase efficiency and reduce error in Oracle transactions