Experience

Texas Rocket Engineering Lab

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Recovery Co-Lead (Systems Engineer)

  • May 2022 - Jan 2023

  - Directed integration of a 2-stage, black powder based, parachute recovery system for a 600 lb. rocket.- Successfully presented 4 industry-level Design Reviews (1 PDRs and 3 CDRs) including electronic schematics, CAD designs, testing and safety procedures, and bill of materials.- Led 25-members by creating and supporting design goals & test plans moving timelines ahead of schedule.- 30% increase in task completion by developing automated progress tracking models using Excel.- Employed 1-D heat conduction analysis and force-balance approximations to calculate composite fiberglass nosecone loading under sustained Mach 4 speeds.- Saved 2 kg mass leading confluence fitting re-design using FEA and analyzing strain deformation. Show less

• Recovery Separation Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  - Developed passive vehicle separation system using SolidWorks interacting with 4 active systems. - Defined 7 system-level requirements, parent requirements and 10+ external constraints.- Successfully conducted trade study and presented Preliminary Design Review to NASA mentors.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Working at the Human Centered Robotics Lab under direction from Dr. Luis Sentis.- Upgraded Lidar placement using 3D printed subassembly enabling 270° FOV (34% increase from previous).- Design and assemble “Bumpy-Bot” electrical enclosures, including PCB assembly and testing.- Create URDF/SDF for ROS Gazebo Simulation, using OnShape and PyBullet to integrate components.- Expedite “Bumpy Bot” assembly by producing prototypes & final components using “Rapid Prototyping” methods.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2022 - Nov 2022

  Worked at the Systems for Augmenting Human Mechanics (SAHM) Lab in Texas Robotics under direction from Dr. Nicholas Fey.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021



Travis County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Poll Worker

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2020



Centric Parts

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  - Worked alongside industrial engineers to conduct Takt Time and Cycle Analysis for specific component processes, including finding source of inefficiencies. - Planned the installation of 4 incoming machinery from another manufacturing plant. - Verified and updated safety tape markings along production floor for various equipment. - Worked alongside industrial engineers to conduct Takt Time and Cycle Analysis for specific component processes, including finding source of inefficiencies. - Planned the installation of 4 incoming machinery from another manufacturing plant. - Verified and updated safety tape markings along production floor for various equipment.