Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher in Trybomechadynamics Lab

  • May 2023 - Present

  - Lead the operation of a Mesoscale Indenter, getting Young's Modulus and hardness values, and allowing to test extremely thin materials such as coatings- Characterized the machine with numerous known materials- In the process of developing a database of hardness values across multiple indenter scales, something that as of now has no good conversion between scales

• OEDK Lab Apprentice

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  - Maintained and oversaw machines in the OEDK, including 3D printers, laser cutters, lathes and more- Provided help to student teams with design, manufacturing, and taught how to operate machines



Rice Eclipse

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Propulsion Lead

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  - Oversaw a team of 7 leads and over 50 members spanning multiple rocket propulsion-related projects- Manage a $10,000 budget by allocating funds, communicating with suppliers, and fundraising- Lead the integration of a 1200lbf hybrid rocket engine into a custom built airframe

• Titan Lead

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  - Lead the hot fire testing campaign for a 1,200 lbf hybrid (solid fuel/liquid oxidizer) rocket engine - Designed and manufactured an injector plate that optimizes the oxidizer flow rate and spray pattern- Drafted design drawings and machined multiple parts with CNC lathes, mills, plasma cutters, welding, water jet cutting, and other tools- Created and modified Standard Operating Procedures that reduced setup and teardown time during engine tests from 6 to 3 hours, and helped gather consistent and reliable data Show less

• Propulsion Team Member

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

  - Designed a gas tank support system that holds tanks steady during testing of hybrid engines- Assisted in the machining of multiple parts using lathes, mills, plasma cutters, welding and more



American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Rice University Chapter (AIAA Rice)

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DBF Member

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  - Balanced budget, time and manufacturing constraints to design and build a competition aircraft - Optimized airfoil design, wing shape and battery specs to excel in speed and compact assembly - Balanced budget, time and manufacturing constraints to design and build a competition aircraft - Optimized airfoil design, wing shape and battery specs to excel in speed and compact assembly



Volmar Construction

• Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  - Assisted in oversight and management of multiple NYCDEP, DOB and SUNY construction sites - Drafted price proposals using engineering and architecture drawings, and on site information - Lead subcontractor site visits and proposal bidding for scaffolding and abatement work - Assisted in oversight and management of multiple NYCDEP, DOB and SUNY construction sites - Drafted price proposals using engineering and architecture drawings, and on site information - Lead subcontractor site visits and proposal bidding for scaffolding and abatement work