Experience

Sway Features

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Sway Features is a Design and Construction company focusing on the development of Vapor Mitigation Systems, Methane Mitigation Systems and Water Proofing Systems. Our team of architects, engineers and contractors collaborate to develop optimized building solutions. Sway Features is a Design and Construction company focusing on the development of Vapor Mitigation Systems, Methane Mitigation Systems and Water Proofing Systems. Our team of architects, engineers and contractors collaborate to develop optimized building solutions.



California State University, Los Angeles

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  - Lecture Thermodynamics, develop & present class lectures to undergraduate engineering students in the subject of the ideal gas law, the first law of thermodynamics, entropy, & the second law of thermodynamics - Responsible for course outline, creating exams, grading class assignments, and submitting grades - Lecture Thermodynamics, develop & present class lectures to undergraduate engineering students in the subject of the ideal gas law, the first law of thermodynamics, entropy, & the second law of thermodynamics - Responsible for course outline, creating exams, grading class assignments, and submitting grades


WET Design
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Product Engineer

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017


L.A. Turbine

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Sep 2013 - May 2015

  - Responsible for machine design and analysis of cryogenic turboexpanders serving the oil & gas industry - Designed turboexpanders for R&D projects where prototypes were developed and tested successfully - Designed variable exit area converging nozzles by implementing kinematics & compressible flow theory - Rotordynamic analysis and preliminary bearing design completed utilizing programs XL pocket and XL rotor - Completed stress analysis utilizing ANSYS static structural simulation… Show more - Responsible for machine design and analysis of cryogenic turboexpanders serving the oil & gas industry - Designed turboexpanders for R&D projects where prototypes were developed and tested successfully - Designed variable exit area converging nozzles by implementing kinematics & compressible flow theory - Rotordynamic analysis and preliminary bearing design completed utilizing programs XL pocket and XL rotor - Completed stress analysis utilizing ANSYS static structural simulation package - Completed tolerance analysis of mechanical designs and disposition of non-conformance reports - Completed design reviews with a team of engineers to validate turboexpander design and feasibility - Implemented GD&T in the development of detail designs for turboexpander components - Developed manufacturing and assembly procedures, and have exposure to manufacturing environment - Feasibility analysis for material allocation considering, thermal exposure, structural integrity, and finances - Assisted as test engineer, monitoring gas properties, wheel efficiency, rotor vibration, and oil cooling system - Direct communication with vendors, machinists, shop managers, engineers and executives Show less - Responsible for machine design and analysis of cryogenic turboexpanders serving the oil & gas industry - Designed turboexpanders for R&D projects where prototypes were developed and tested successfully - Designed variable exit area converging nozzles by implementing kinematics & compressible flow theory - Rotordynamic analysis and preliminary bearing design completed utilizing programs XL pocket and XL rotor - Completed stress analysis utilizing ANSYS static structural simulation… Show more - Responsible for machine design and analysis of cryogenic turboexpanders serving the oil & gas industry - Designed turboexpanders for R&D projects where prototypes were developed and tested successfully - Designed variable exit area converging nozzles by implementing kinematics & compressible flow theory - Rotordynamic analysis and preliminary bearing design completed utilizing programs XL pocket and XL rotor - Completed stress analysis utilizing ANSYS static structural simulation package - Completed tolerance analysis of mechanical designs and disposition of non-conformance reports - Completed design reviews with a team of engineers to validate turboexpander design and feasibility - Implemented GD&T in the development of detail designs for turboexpander components - Developed manufacturing and assembly procedures, and have exposure to manufacturing environment - Feasibility analysis for material allocation considering, thermal exposure, structural integrity, and finances - Assisted as test engineer, monitoring gas properties, wheel efficiency, rotor vibration, and oil cooling system - Direct communication with vendors, machinists, shop managers, engineers and executives Show less



NASA URC SPACE Center

• Graduate Researcher

  • 2011 - Sep 2013

  - Responsible for designing experimental set up utilizing computer aided design software - Designed water cooled heat exchanger implemented towards experimental applications - Conducted temperature measurement research, and completed studies in Computational Fluid Dynamics - Responsible for quarterly reports submitted to NASA and monthly presentations to faculty advisors - Responsible for designing experimental set up utilizing computer aided design software - Designed water cooled heat exchanger implemented towards experimental applications - Conducted temperature measurement research, and completed studies in Computational Fluid Dynamics - Responsible for quarterly reports submitted to NASA and monthly presentations to faculty advisors

• Teaching Associate

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  - Thermodynamics I, Thermodynamics II, and Strength of Materials - Strengthened public speaking skills, aided in conceptually mastering thermodynamics & strength of materials - Thermodynamics I, Thermodynamics II, and Strength of Materials - Strengthened public speaking skills, aided in conceptually mastering thermodynamics & strength of materials