Experience

Experimental Rocket Propulsion Lab

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

• Liquid Propulsion Team Lead

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Project Juno • Initiated and spearheading the development of an experimental ground liquid rocket engine testbed for experimental and research purposes.• Juno will be a fully modular system to allow testing a wide span of engine geometries over a range of chamber pressures, levels of thrust, and propellants.• Leading development of all major components including ablative model, motor housing, and injector assembly with a team of 5• On track to enter design review by Spring 2022 followed by manufacturing shortly after Show less

• Liquid Propulsion Member

  • Aug 2019 - May 2021

  Project Aquila – Bi-propellant (Ethanol/LOX), regeneratively cooled, liquid rocket engine designed to produce 500 pounds of thrust• Assisted in the analysis of Aquila’s cooling jacket thermal performance with in-house software• Aided in preparation of Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) analysis and operating procedures for ERAU Prescott’s testing site• Coordinated with ERAU Prescott’s testing site team and lab advisors to review test campaign objectives and test fire procedures• Conducted cold-flow test of Aquila’s injector assemblyProject Concordia – Bi-propellant (Ethanol/LOX), regeneratively cooled, liquid rocket engine designed to produce 1500 pounds of thrust• Examined various cooling channel geometries to save manufacturing costs while maintaining thermal performance• Created MATLAB script to cross-check thermal performance results from Rocket Propulsion Analysis (RPA)Injector Test Stand – Subproject to assist rocket injector research by experimentation through cold-flow testing• Designed, manufactured, and cold-flow tested bi-swirl coaxial and impinging injectors on custom-built injector test stand• Calculated discharge coefficients from pressure drop data to further improve future injector orifices calculations Show less



United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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

• Propulsion Engineering Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Working with the propulsion engineering team to direct test and check out Pneumatic, Cryogenic, and Fuel systems to support launch. Receive Atlas V, Vulcan and Delta IV Vehicles from the Rocket Ship, support horizontal processing, vehicle erection, testing and data review to verify all systems are ready for launch. On Launch day the Propulsion engineering team configures ground and vehicle system for launch, supports console operations to load propellants and perform final checkout through terminal count. Show less



Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's Office

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Residential Department Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Surveyed department of 40 to determine the effectiveness of the organization's transition from one property grading scale to another grading scale. Analyzed data results and presented findings to department managers - Verified 500+ intercoastal property waterlines in appraiser's SQL database - Managed and indexed property folders - Assisted appraisers in refining their team's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documents - Assisted appraisers in field inspection of properties throughout the county Show less