Experience

Riot Games

• United States
• Computer Games
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Game Designer

  • Nov 2021 - Present



BLUE ORIGIN

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

• Thrust Chamber Manufacturing Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2021



USNC-Tech

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

• Aerospace/Nuclear Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2019



SpaceX

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

• Associate Engineer - Liquid Propulsion Development

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017



MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

• Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Wrote Python simulation for fusion reactor toroidal superconducting magnets under nuclear heating load to be used for first-order design of fusion reactor Wrote Python simulation for fusion reactor toroidal superconducting magnets under nuclear heating load to be used for first-order design of fusion reactor



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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

• Electric Propulsion Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Designed 15cm ring-cusp ion thruster magnetic topography and mechanical design to utilize advanced manufacturing techniques, improving thruster efficiency and reducing manufacturing time - Simulated thruster magnetic field and overall performance to aid design of thruster - Machined and constructed new thruster design from scratch - Successfully tested thruster in vacuum chamber validating new design and causing additional research - Designed 15cm ring-cusp ion thruster magnetic topography and mechanical design to utilize advanced manufacturing techniques, improving thruster efficiency and reducing manufacturing time - Simulated thruster magnetic field and overall performance to aid design of thruster - Machined and constructed new thruster design from scratch - Successfully tested thruster in vacuum chamber validating new design and causing additional research



FireFly Space Systems

• Austin, Texas

• Propulsion Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  - Designed helium pressurant tank heat exchanger from pre-CoDR level to PDR-level design as system RE - Design selected by DARPA for research funding as part of advanced pressurization systems grant - Developed 1-D model and unsteady STAR-CCM+ model of heat exchanger, and heat exchanger test stand PI&D - Analyzed and optimized heat exchanger using STAR-CCM+ and CFX software - Developed system requirements, PDR-level design and analysis, and PDR presentation for stage 1 and 2 engine thermal protection system - Developed test procedure and test rig for ablative testing; sourced candidate ablative materials - Developed PDR-level design for rocket stage integration carts Show less



MIT Gas Turbine Lab

• Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  -Used SolidWorks and Routing Add-on to redesign the supersonic wind tunnel to be used in the renovation of the Gas Turbine Lab (MIT Building 31) -Used SolidWorks and Routing Add-on to redesign the supersonic wind tunnel to be used in the renovation of the Gas Turbine Lab (MIT Building 31)



MIT Reacting Gas Dynamics Lab

• Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  - Wrote a MATLAB script to determine the flame surface density and how it varies in time in order to understand the heat transfer properties of combustion mixes to reduce combustion instability - Wrote a MATLAB script to determine the flame surface density and how it varies in time in order to understand the heat transfer properties of combustion mixes to reduce combustion instability



Draper

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

• Software Engineering Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Wrote and implemented PID controller stack to control velocity of an autonomous quadrotor in 6 DOF - Implemented code that interfaced ROS (Robot Operating System) with a microcontroller over a serial connection to allow autonomy software to control a quadrotor - Tested, debugged, autocoded into C++, and completed MSCKF (Multi-State Extended Kalman Filter) for use in processing 3D camera data along with optic flow, sonar, and other sensors for quadrotor SLAM - Worked on test room for Optitrack motion capture testing of quadrotor SLAM and guidance algorithms - Resulted in a ready for flight for testing autonomous quadrotor with SLAM and auto-exploration capability - Researched availability of space-based navigation aids (Sun Sensors, IMUs, etc.) and analyzed resulting data to identify market holes and growth areas for publication in peer-reviewed journals and use by NASA and ESA Show less



MIT Senseable City Lab

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant (UROP)

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  - Created tracking software and interfaced Microsoft Kinect with Arduino to beam focused IR radiation onto tracked bodies in order to improve heating efficiency of buildings by a calculated 60% - Part of 3D modeling team for IR emitter housing that was shown in 2014 Venice Biennale - Wrote initial Grasshopper model to control array of 36 IR emitters to test people tracking concepts - Played a major role in fabrication and testing of final emitter arrays - Resulted in final shipment of 96 IR emitters and people tracking hardware and software to 2014 Venice Biennale Show less



J. Josephson Inc.

• South Hackensack, New Jersey

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Identified suppliers of hazardous waste recovery units, ran tests on products and analysis indicated savings of about $400,000 annually on a $300,000 investment; resulted in start of purchase process - Researched quality control issues in printing process and located inexpensive long-term solution; resulted in purchase of unit and implementation of recommendation for quality control process - Identified suppliers of hazardous waste recovery units, ran tests on products and analysis indicated savings of about $400,000 annually on a $300,000 investment; resulted in start of purchase process - Researched quality control issues in printing process and located inexpensive long-term solution; resulted in purchase of unit and implementation of recommendation for quality control process



Shades of Soho LLC

• Glen Rock, New Jersey

• Sales Assistant

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2012

  Created and implemented store inventory system of 600+ items by creating a coding system for each unique custom lampshade and framework for future growth of inventory. Also repaired and rewired lamps and chandeliers. Created and implemented store inventory system of 600+ items by creating a coding system for each unique custom lampshade and framework for future growth of inventory. Also repaired and rewired lamps and chandeliers.