Experience

SpaceLoon

• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Miami



Turning Point Brands, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Engineer - R&D

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Miami Lakes



Florida International University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Project Engineer, UniversityCity

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• P.I. NEESAT

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Team Leader, RoarSAT

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  NASA sponsored FUNSAT competition team, Stratospheric and Thermospheric Research Mission • Guided students in developing payload, structurally and thermally protected design for the proposed CUBESAT mission • Cofounder and President of Near Earth Explorers Student Club at FIU • 1st runner up in FUNSAT 2015 – 2017 competition and won $3000 prize money

• Team Manager, Panther Bullet

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Proposed, designed, built and tested complex concept of boltless and unique; unibody structure • Guided in developing lightweight, strong, and energy efficient structural body • Published an article and presented in conference presentation on the unibody structure • Provided technical support in prototype design, development, testing, and verification

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Developed and published novel heat transfer and flow characteristic correlations for low flow conditions • Produced scientific publications and conference presentations • Supervised several undergraduate research assistants

• Team Leader, PantherSAT

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

  NASA sponsored FUNSAT competition team, Florida International University Exospheric Research Mission • Guided students in developing payload, structurally and thermally protected design for the proposed CUBESAT mission • Instructed for conducting steady and transient thermal simulation analysis using ANSYS • Instructed for conducting static and dynamic structural simulation analysis using ANSYS • Developed test methods and instructed in conducting tests for the verification… Show more NASA sponsored FUNSAT competition team, Florida International University Exospheric Research Mission • Guided students in developing payload, structurally and thermally protected design for the proposed CUBESAT mission • Instructed for conducting steady and transient thermal simulation analysis using ANSYS • Instructed for conducting static and dynamic structural simulation analysis using ANSYS • Developed test methods and instructed in conducting tests for the verification and validation



CADA-Inc

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Senior Design Engineer

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Designed and developed client’s electromechanical product and systems for ease of manufacturability and simplicity • Tested the products for structural and thermal stability by performing static structural, steady and transient thermal analysis using ANSYS • Recommended design modifications for product improvement and cost reduction

• Team Manager, Panther Rage

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Shell Eco-Marathon-Americas car design and building team, Florida International University • Guided students for economy car design and building competition. • Lead team of engineers and accomplished 5th rank among 20 qualified and 80 participants in SEMA 2011 multinational competition



Beckman Coulter

• Biotechnology Research

• Technical Operations Engineer

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

  • Tested and validated the production methodologies and assembly processes for the biomedical equipment as per the FDA regulation requirements. • Modified design, took corrective action and saved production line stoppage, resulted in target completion within the timeline.

• Senior Design Engineer

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  • Designed and developed client’s electromechanical product and systems for ease of manufacturability and simplicity • Tested the products for structural and thermal stability by performing static structural, steady and transient thermal analysis using ANSYS • Recommended design modifications for product improvement and cost reduction



J.L. Grant Industries LLC Miami

• Research Intern (Summer Internship)

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2009

  • Researched product related market competitors • Designed a product to launch newly in the market • Validated the product sturdiness by performing static and dynamic structural analysis using ANSYS • Proposed strong, advanced, attractive and reliable product

• Structural Designer, PicoPanther

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  NASA sponsored communication satellite launching competition team • Designed and developed a CUBESAT structural model • Conducted structural and thermal analysis of CUBESAT for functional and structural viability using ANSYS • Presented the work at Kennedy Space Center, NASA