Experience

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  Aerojet Rocketdyne

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

  • Reliability Engineer

    • Sep 2023 - Present

  • Manager. Quality and Mission Assurance

    • Feb 2022 - Present

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  Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.

  • Pompano Beach

  • Quality Process Manager

    • Sep 2018 - Feb 2022
    • Pompano Beach

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  Spectrum Thin Films

  • Hauppauge, NY

  • Production, Quality and ISO Manager

    • May 2016 - Aug 2018
    • Hauppauge, NY

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  Transaero inc

  • Melville, NY

  • Export compliance coordinator

    • May 2015 - Sep 2015
    • Melville, NY

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  Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACCVB)

  • Albany, New York

  • Planetary Educator

    • Apr 2014 - May 2015
    • Albany, New York

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  Test prep

  • Varies

  • Independent Contractor

    • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Varies

    Help students better prepare for the SAT and ACT.

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  miSci (museum of innovation and science)

  • Education Coordinator

    • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

    Planetarium EducatorAerospace Summer Program Educator 2014

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  State Farm

  • Claim Representative

    • Oct 2011 - Apr 2014

    •Manage both first and third party property damage claims as well as third party bodily injury claims to completion. Train and develop new processors joining the bodily injury department. •Communicate with attorneys and medical providers to obtain necessary documentation to properly evaluate the claim•Developed new workflows for both the No Fault and Bodily Injury Departments which improved overall efficiency within the units and departments•Determine the eligibility of injured parties for No Fault benefits in the state of New York.•Investigate medical claims and providers to determine the legitimacy of treatment and billing. Make payment decisions and handle any litigation, arbitration and subrogation timely

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  Starbucks

  • Albany, New York Area

  • Shift Supervisor

    • May 2010 - Feb 2011
    • Albany, New York Area

    • Create a positive environment for both customers and associates as well as provide quality products, complete deposits and allocate tips

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  Siena College

  • Loudonville, New York

  • Volunteer Research Assistant

    • May 2010 - Aug 2010
    • Loudonville, New York

    • Analyzed Images to compare the radius of cold disk gas relative to the stellar disk• Plotted the redshift of each galaxy versus the distance from the center of the cluster to determine cluster membership

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  Bank of America

  • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

  • Teller Manager

    • Apr 2008 - Apr 2010
    • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

    • Oversee daily operational excellence and compliance with state and federal requirements• Achievement: I was recognized as having the #1 Banking Center in the south Florida market for 2009

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  University at Albany

  • Albany, New York Area

  • Directed Study in Geology

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
    • Albany, New York Area

    • Researched: Lunar late heavy bombardment, irregular objects in our solar system, the origins of life on Earth, comets and asteroids, amino acids, and extremophiles• Created a table that summarizes the date and evidence for the origin of life

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  Independent Contractor

  • Albany, New York Area

  • Promotional Sales

    • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007
    • Albany, New York Area

    • Product Promotions, Demonstrations, and Sampling

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  Baylor University

  • Waco, Texas

  • National Science Fountation Fellowship

    • May 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Waco, Texas

    • Researched: Kuiper Belt Objects, Comets, the Oort Cloud, Pulsating White Dwarfs, Planetary Formation and Migration• Programmed and conducted various simulations; focusing on regions of long term stability in the solar system both on and off of the ecliptic plane• Controlled a 24in telescope via a computer interface• Prepared a paper, poster, and PowerPoint presentation to summarize my results