Experience

Stoke Space

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Incoming Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Summer 2023 Summer 2023



M51 Space, Inc.

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Chief Engineer

  • May 2022 - Present

  I lead our organization in its pursuit to educate college students about all aspects of life beyond earth. I spend most of my time organizing and contributing to our engineering projects: a 500-Newton hybrid rocket engine (static fired on 8/7/22), and a 10,000 foot target altitude solid-motor rocket. M51 Space Inc. is part of the UPenn Venture Initiation incubator. I lead our organization in its pursuit to educate college students about all aspects of life beyond earth. I spend most of my time organizing and contributing to our engineering projects: a 500-Newton hybrid rocket engine (static fired on 8/7/22), and a 10,000 foot target altitude solid-motor rocket. M51 Space Inc. is part of the UPenn Venture Initiation incubator.



University of Pennsylvania - Singh Center for Nanotechnology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Member of the Marc Miskin Nanorobotics Lab. I work with Lucas and Will, two PhD candidates, to develop nickel-electroplating microscopic robots and electrokinetic propulsion devices. Member of the Marc Miskin Nanorobotics Lab. I work with Lucas and Will, two PhD candidates, to develop nickel-electroplating microscopic robots and electrokinetic propulsion devices.



Leading Edge Composites, Inc.

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

• Composite Structures Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  At Leading Edge, I learned how to design and manufacture aerospace/defense components using composite materials and the accompanying manufacturing techniques, including wet lay-up, pre-preg, and vacuum-assisted resin infusion. At Leading Edge, I learned how to design and manufacture aerospace/defense components using composite materials and the accompanying manufacturing techniques, including wet lay-up, pre-preg, and vacuum-assisted resin infusion.



Allogene Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Development Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  I prepared detailed research reports on ways to mitigate drug toxicity in ongoing clinical trials, and presented my noteworthy findings to the executive-level managers. I also conducted scientific, financial, and strategic analyses of 28 small-molecule product candidates and presented my findings to the executive-level managers. I prepared detailed research reports on ways to mitigate drug toxicity in ongoing clinical trials, and presented my noteworthy findings to the executive-level managers. I also conducted scientific, financial, and strategic analyses of 28 small-molecule product candidates and presented my findings to the executive-level managers.



Princeton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  Member of The Robert K. Prud'homme Group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. I worked under Leon Wang, a 5th-year PhD student, to research the encapsulation of hydrophobic payloads in polymer-based nanoparticles using flash nano-precipitation. Member of The Robert K. Prud'homme Group in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. I worked under Leon Wang, a 5th-year PhD student, to research the encapsulation of hydrophobic payloads in polymer-based nanoparticles using flash nano-precipitation.



Systems Biology Ireland

• Ireland
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2020

  Visiting member of the Dr. Christina Kiel Group. First author of peer-reviewed publication on immune checkpoints published in Cell on November 12, 2020 (link below). Visiting member of the Dr. Christina Kiel Group. First author of peer-reviewed publication on immune checkpoints published in Cell on November 12, 2020 (link below).



Know Melanoma

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Founder, President

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2020

  I founded a 501(c)(3) non-profit that published free educational materials on skin cancers, delivered presentations to over 600 local students on skin cancer prevention, and invented a sunscreen application system to decrease risk of sunburn called the "Sunscreen Calculator" I founded a 501(c)(3) non-profit that published free educational materials on skin cancers, delivered presentations to over 600 local students on skin cancer prevention, and invented a sunscreen application system to decrease risk of sunburn called the "Sunscreen Calculator"