Theo Usher

Rockets Mission Lead at Columbia Space Initiative
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Wilderness Advanced First Aid
    Wilderness Medical Associates International
    Jul, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED and Waterfront Skills
    American Red Cross
    Jun, 2019
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Rockets Mission Lead
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      • Lead a 50-person team to research, design, and build a rocket to reach 30,000 ft with a payload• Organize meetings, goals, and project timelines to ensure the Rockets Mission is both successful and fun• Lead design and integration meetings, fostering collaboration and creative ideas• Communicate with sponsors and alumni to leverage their support and expertise

    • CubeSat Mission Member
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      Collaborate on a team to design and build a cubesat satellite to be launched through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative

    • Avionics Team Co-Lead, Recovery Group Lead
      • May 2022 - Jun 2023

      • Work on a team to research, design, and build a rocket to reach 10,000 ft with a payload• Lead design and manufacturing of the electronic components of the rocket with a 6-person team• Design and construct the mechanism for the ejection of the rocket nose cone and dual parachute deployment

    • Recovery Group Lead (Avionics Team)
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2023

      • Work on a team to research, design, and build a rocket to reach 10,000 ft with a payload• Design and manufacture the electronic components of the rocket with a 6-person team• Design and construct the mechanism for the ejection of the rocket nose cone and dual parachute deployment

    • Avionics Team Member
      • Sep 2020 - Jun 2023

      • Work on a team to research, design, and build a rocket to reach 10,000 ft with a payload• Design and manufacture the electronic components of the rocket with a 6-person team• Design and construct the mechanism for the ejection of the rocket nose cone and dual parachute deployment

    • United States
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bartender
      • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Israel
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Engineering Intern
      • May 2023 - Jul 2023

      • Designed, prototyped, and constructed ground station for an autonomous counter-drone UAV • Collaborated on a team to analyze, test, and optimize counter-drone's net launcher • Researched and designed systems to optimize manufacturing of counter-drone • Designed, prototyped, and constructed ground station for an autonomous counter-drone UAV • Collaborated on a team to analyze, test, and optimize counter-drone's net launcher • Researched and designed systems to optimize manufacturing of counter-drone

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Team Member, Treasurer Advisor
      • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

      • Work on a team to research, design, source material for, and plan the construction of a water distribution system in rural Morocco• Advise leadership committee on finances

    • Treasurer & Piping Team Lead
      • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

      • Work on a team to research, design, source material for, and plan the construction of a water distribution system in rural Morocco•Streamlined the accounting system for the $25,000 budget and recovered $8,000 of missing money• Lead team designing and planning implementation of 4 km of piping and water access points

    • Structures Team Member
      • Sep 2020 - Jan 2022

      Work on a team to research, design, source material for, and plan the construction of a water distribution system in rural Morocco

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Engineering Intern
      • May 2022 - Aug 2022

      • Designed and assembled a mobile, easy access solar panel storage rack for field deployment of fragile panels • Collaborated with a team on a vehicle for solar panel transportation and installation in utility-scale projects • Designed and assembled a mobile, easy access solar panel storage rack for field deployment of fragile panels • Collaborated with a team on a vehicle for solar panel transportation and installation in utility-scale projects

    • Controls Team Member
      • Sep 2021 - May 2022

      • Work on a team to design, build, and race an internal combustion and an electric racecar. • Design and manufacture the controls and chassis of the racecars with an 8-person team • Work on a team to design, build, and race an internal combustion and an electric racecar. • Design and manufacture the controls and chassis of the racecars with an 8-person team

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

      Phone banked, researched campaign strategies, compiled voter information, and voting logistics Phone banked, researched campaign strategies, compiled voter information, and voting logistics

    • Intern
      • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

      Wrote meeting reports, compiled surveys, and communicated with the NYPD for district events Wrote meeting reports, compiled surveys, and communicated with the NYPD for district events

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Counselor in Training
      • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

      Learned to lead campers at camp and in the wilderness, trained in Wilderness First Aid and Lifeguarding Learned to lead campers at camp and in the wilderness, trained in Wilderness First Aid and Lifeguarding

Education

  • Columbia Engineering
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
    2020 - 2024

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