Experience

Special Aerospace Services/SAS Flight Factory

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

• Mechanical Engineer

  • May 2022 - Present



BLUE ORIGIN

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

• Configuration Engineer - Advanced Development Programs

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Contractor for Blue Origin Contractor for Blue Origin



NASA Student Intensive Training Program

• Searcy, Arkansas, United States

• Principal Investigator/Propulsion Engineer - Harding University Hybrid Rocket Research Team

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022



Special Aerospace Services/SAS Flight Factory

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

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • 2021 - Nov 2021



Harding University Atmospheric and Space Research Lab

• Searcy, Arkansas, United States

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Design and model housings and gear placements for motor-driven optic mounts • Improve design and rebuild C02 sensor and mounting and controls systems for Mars rover prototype to enable greater movement capability • Oversee and recruit research team members for future projects • Practice lab safety procedures for laser and electronic equipment • Hold a steady and predictable work schedule • Design and model housings and gear placements for motor-driven optic mounts • Improve design and rebuild C02 sensor and mounting and controls systems for Mars rover prototype to enable greater movement capability • Oversee and recruit research team members for future projects • Practice lab safety procedures for laser and electronic equipment • Hold a steady and predictable work schedule



NASA Colorado Space Grant Consortium

• Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Simulated shock wave effects on rocket nose cone geometries using ANSYS Fluent CFD • Optimized rocket aerodynamics to reduce drag and heating effects using CFD • Analyzed shock effects on CSU IREC rocket fins and nose cone at supersonic speeds • Worked closely with research team member to coordinate tasks • Presented final project presentation and report at CSU Space Grant Symposium • Simulated shock wave effects on rocket nose cone geometries using ANSYS Fluent CFD • Optimized rocket aerodynamics to reduce drag and heating effects using CFD • Analyzed shock effects on CSU IREC rocket fins and nose cone at supersonic speeds • Worked closely with research team member to coordinate tasks • Presented final project presentation and report at CSU Space Grant Symposium



Colorado State University Energy Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  • Developed and executed plans for integrating TALIF sensing for the plume of a Hall Effect Thruster • Operated dye-laser to detect neutral Xenon density present in hall thruster plume • Solid Modeled beam block equipment using SOLIDWORKS • Prototyped beam block using extrusion 3-D printing • Simulated the effects of Doppler Broadening on Full Width Half Max models using MATLAB • Tested high/low vacuum chambers in line with dye laser-sensing devices for Xenon gas density • Maintained a clean and safe lab environment working with flammable chemicals and high voltage Show less