Senior Electromechanical Technician

• Dec 2022 - Present

Senior Fabrication Supervisor

• Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

Consulting on instrument fabrication techniques for the NASA Escapade and NASA Tracers mission. Supervising and training of technicians on best practices and techniques. Fabrication of flight instrumentation. Consulting on instrument fabrication techniques for the NASA Escapade and NASA Tracers mission. Supervising and training of technicians on best practices and techniques. Fabrication of flight instrumentation.

Associate Project Scientist

• Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

Worked on the development, fabrication and testing of space-based fluxgate magnetometers. Developed modifications from heritage design (MMS) towards novel applications. Worked with engineering to generate fabrication documentation, tested methods of production, and evaluated design. Trained and supervised technicians on processes and procedures. Worked closely with Quality Assurance (QA) to ensure instrument met customers requirements and produced detailed documentation on all aspects of the build. Projects: NASA Europa Clipper Magnetometer flight build (SN03- SN06) and developmental work (SN1 fabrication and SN1.25/SN1.5 modifications) NASA Psyche Magnetometer Qualification Model (QM) NASA Psyche Magnetometer Engineering Model (EM) Show less

Post Doctoral Research Associate

• Apr 2018 - Sep 2019

Psyche Magnetometer development Europa Clipper Magnetometer development Mars 2020 ROASTT activity Psyche Magnetometer development Europa Clipper Magnetometer development Mars 2020 ROASTT activity

Assistant Development Engineer

• Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

Worked on the fabrication and testing of the ELFIN and ELFIN* Cube Satellite missions. Worked on the fabrication and testing of the ELFIN and ELFIN* Cube Satellite missions.

Electronics Technician

• Oct 2006 - Sep 2017

Experience:Electronics Technician, 2006- 2017 (not continuous) University of California, Los Angeles, CAFabricated both ground based and spacecraft based magnetometers, holding NASA certifications and following NASA standards.Flight Projects: ICEMAG, Europa Clipper, NASA [Primarily Ground Support Equipment]Beresheet, SpaceIL, Google Lunar XPRIZE [Flight Instrument and GSE]Twin ELFIN- Cube Sats, UCLA, Launch Sept 2018 [Flight Instruments and spacecraft assembly/testing]InSight, NASA, [Primarily GSE]Magnetic Multiscale (MMS), UCLA/ NASA, Currently in orbit [Primarily GSE and testing]Dynamo, JPL- UCLA, 2011 [Assembly and GSE]ELFIN-L module, Lomonosov Moscow State University- UCLA [Instrument assembly]DSX, USAF-UCLA, 2008 [Primarily GSE]Ground Projects: McMac Array, SAMBA, AMBER, THEMIS- EPO, THEMIS- GBOField Experience:Eureka and Fish Lake Valley Project, Death Valley National Park, 2015-16Deep Springs Valley Project, Inyo County, 2015-16Garlock Fault trenching project, El Paso Peaks. May 2011SAMBA Magnetometer Installation, Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, Antarctica. Feb 2011Seismic line operator, Geophysics Field Course, Painted Canyon, CA. Apr 2010Magnetometer Installation, Bay Mills, Michigan. Sept 2010Magnetometer Replacement/ repair, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. July 2009Seismic line operator, Geophysics Field Course, Painted Canyon, CA. Apr 2009Field Mapping, White Mountains, June- July, 2008. Show less

Teaching Fellow

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

Courses taught:EPSS 103B: Sedimentary Petrology, Fall 2016EPSS 121F: Advanced Field Geology, Summer Field 2016EPSS 125: Volcanoes, Spring 2016EPSS 116: Paleontology, Winter 2016EPSS 15: Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography, Winter 2016EPSS 1: Introduction to Earth Science, Winter 2015EPSS 150: Remote sensing for Earth Sciences, Fall 2014GE Cluster 70CW: Seminar: Space, the Final Frontier: How Space Exploration has Impacted Our Lives and Universe as We Know It, Spring 2014GE Cluster 70B: Evolution of the Cosmos and Life, Winter 2013GE Cluster 70A: Evolution of the Cosmos and Life, Fall 2013ESS 9: Solar System and Planets; Spring 2013ESS 17: Dinosaurs; Winter 2013 Show less