Experience

DRIFT

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Drone Research and Innovative Flight Technologies

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  • Directed and managed a team of engineers to design, develop, and test autonomous drone technology with the focus of delivering and retrieving packages in a rainforest to compete in the XPRIZE Rainforest Competition which is a worldwide competition with teams competing for a prize purse of 10 million dollars • Traveled to Singapore to Compete in the Semi-Finals of the XPRIZE competition and deployed custom build systems to drop and retrieve sensory systems in a dense rainforest to monitor the many organisms found in a rainforest environment Show less



Northrop Grumman

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

• System Engineering Intern

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

• Undergraduate Student Research - Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Aerial Intra-City Delivery Electric Drone (AIDED) is an autonomous platform capable of carrying a 20-pound payload that lands on buses throughout the city to “hitchhike” a ride to increase coverage while reducing noise and deterioration of physical parts • Spend time on various electrical systems such as precision landing and integrating Pixy Mon software to allow the drone to precisely land on a bus while tracking an IR beacon which helps insure a safe landing onto the bus • Collaborated with a team of undergraduate engineers to successfully implement the AIDED concept which showcased strong teamwork and problem solving Show less



MSU Unmanned Systems

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

• Electrical Engineer

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Led a team that integrates parts onto a fully autonomous large-scale drone to compete in Unmanned Aerial Systems Collegiate Competition against other prestigious schools. • Tasks of the competition include Autonomous flight, Obstacle Avoidance, Package Development, and Image Recognition while retaining a flight distance of 10 km. • Responsible for integrating many electrical systems such as LiDAR, Precision landing, and Telemetry onto the drone. • Led a team that integrates parts onto a fully autonomous large-scale drone to compete in Unmanned Aerial Systems Collegiate Competition against other prestigious schools. • Tasks of the competition include Autonomous flight, Obstacle Avoidance, Package Development, and Image Recognition while retaining a flight distance of 10 km. • Responsible for integrating many electrical systems such as LiDAR, Precision landing, and Telemetry onto the drone.



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Designed and evaluated a simple and replicable control system using a PID tuning response with an Arduino Uno which is a programmable microcontroller • Presented at UURAF Research Fair on the created control system and working on publishing a research paper • Designed and built a small-scale indirect evaporative cooler and conducted extensive testing of the cooling system and improved energy efficiency when compared to traditional air conditioning units to create a lower cost energy efficient air-cooling unit Show less



WACKER

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Developed an extensive understanding of chemical production processes and the necessary safety protocols through internship at Wacker Chemical Corporation • Created and implemented training guides for multiple pieces of equipment in hazardous areas by working closely with chemical operators and determining the best way to safely learn • Successfully presented project to board of directors which helped implement this software worldwide • Developed an extensive understanding of chemical production processes and the necessary safety protocols through internship at Wacker Chemical Corporation • Created and implemented training guides for multiple pieces of equipment in hazardous areas by working closely with chemical operators and determining the best way to safely learn • Successfully presented project to board of directors which helped implement this software worldwide