Nuclear Engineer

• Oct 2022 - Present

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

• Jun 2020 - Present

• Designed CubeSat and terrestrial sensors powered by radioisotope power source and hybrid battery systems.• Modeled radioisotope power sources using nuclear scattering code (MCNP)• Performed radioisotope power source experiments with U.S. ARL and ORNL

Senior Principal Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer

• Apr 2019 - Present

• Designed, constructed, and tested prototypes for cryogenic computing systems using NX • Designed custom mechanical systems for cryogenic tests • Designed and conducted vacuum dip probe (VDP) experiments under cryogenic temperatures • Participated in a complex cryogenic test system integration • Performed COMSOL and ANSYS thermal and magnetic modelling of cryogenic computing systems imported from Cadence • Performed NX CAE vibration modelling of cryogenic computing systems • Reviewing drawings and CAD parts on Siemens NX in Teamcenter and SAP routing deliverable and non-deliverable parts • Working with technicians and machinists to manufacture deliverable and non-deliverable parts Show less

Associate Researcher

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2019

• Synthesized organic-based cathode for organic battery project such as the Dendrimer-650 • Assisted with the development of the Dendrimer-650/Li-ion battery • Assembled coin cell batteries based on the Dendrimer-650/Li-ion battery design • Assisted and guided legacy and new additive manufacturing research projects led by graduate students • Reviewed and edited research group manuscripts and reports before publication submission • Managed and organized projects’ schedules on all research group projects • Led a design team to develop an automated dispensing apparatus for the radioisotope power source assembly Show less

Mechanical Engineer

• Jul 2007 - Apr 2019

• Developed 147Pm, 63Ni, and 3H radioisotope batteries to power terrestrial and space sensors with ORNL and ViTrax Radiochemicals, Inc. • Assisted in the design, growth, and fabrication of a wide bandgap semiconductor (i.e., 4H-SiC, GaN, AlGaN, and Diamond) using Silvaco and Synopsys at U.S. ARL and TTU • Developed and designed a CubeSat with RPS for LEO applications with JHUAPL and NASA Glenn Research Center • Led a design team to develop a low power energy harvester with sensor suite using thin film Li-ion [10µW – 10mW] using EAGLE and SolidWorks • Designed a low-power radiation detection sensor (an architecture for unattended sensing suites) using EAGLE and SolidWorks • Led a design team that collaborated with R.I.T. and MicroLink Devices, Inc. to develop a photovoltaic cell that produced an efficiency of ~30% under low light intensities [1 µW/cm2 to 100 µW/cm2] • Developed, synthesized, and patented a highly stable, solid tritiated compound comparable to lithium tritide • Designed dosimetry program to measure different types of dosimeters for calibrating linear accelerators • Designed package systems for radioisotope sources and Raspberry Pi computer for wireless radiation sensors • PMT calibration for low illuminating sources • APD positioning on BGO testing for radiation detection • Constructed Wireless Radiation Sensor Dropping/Landing System • Designed and built Wireless Radiation Sensor • Designed sensor casing for prototype using Pro/Engineering CAD • Created XBee drop-in networking system (wireless system used in radiation sensor) • Tested silicon carbide switches using circuit simulation on PSpice • Tested angular and linear dosimetry on 2 MeV LINAC • Designed and built radiation shielding components on DS SolidWorks CAD for 2MeV LINAC Show less