Experience

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  Johnson Space Center

  • Houston, Texas, United States

  • Flight Dynamics Engineer

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Houston, Texas, United States
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  University of Colorado Boulder - Bosanac Group

  • Boulder, Colorado, United States

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Aug 2018 - May 2023
    • Boulder, Colorado, United States
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  Johnson Space Center

  • Houston, Texas

  • Graduate Pathways Intern - Orion Trajectory Operations

    • May 2018 - Aug 2022
    • Houston, Texas
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  Johnson Space Center

  • United States
  • Facilities Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Pathways Intern - Orion GNC Operations

    • May 2017 - Aug 2017

    I interned in the Guidance, Navigation, and Control flight operations group for NASA's exploration vehicles. During the summer, I worked on the development of an Orion Service Module control display to provide optimal reaction control thruster burn times for achieving desired dynamic states throughout a mission. I also created an Orion phase plane display to be used by flight controllers on Orion’s future exploration missions for spacecraft attitude monitoring and control. Finally, I supported Orion GNC display development and testing while gaining exposure to the “plan, train, and fly” elements of flight operations through real-time on-the-job training and simulation.

  • Pathways Intern - Robotic Flight Operations

    • Jan 2017 - May 2017

    I interned in the International Space Station's (ISS) robotic flight operations group at the Johnson Space Center. My main task focused on assisting in the development of a computer vision program for grasp fixture alignments during real-time payload operations on the ISS. I also developed a software extension for NASA’s robotic planning software to allow users to visualize robotic trajectories and conduct pre-motion surveys. Furthermore, I utilized XML features to propose changes to current ISS robotic procedures in order to simplify the documents and remove sources of error. Finally, I gained exposure to the “plan, train, and fly” elements of flight operations through mission planning, crew/flight controller training, and real-time on-the-job training.

  • Exploration Mission Planning Intern

    • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

    In the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center, my work focused on further developing and improving NASA's Beyond Low-Earth Orbit Architecture Sizing Tool (BLAST). This tool can be used for modeling reference architectures and conducting trade studies for future lunar, cis-lunar, and eventual mars missions. I utilized this tool to model components of a reference architecture for a human lunar surface campaign in support of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group's (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap.

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

  • Undergraduate Researcher - Aerospace Robotics and Control Lab

    • Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

    I designed, assembled, and tuned components of ARCL’s Bat Bot (B2), a biologically inspired autonomous robotic bat. I also designed the mechanical systems of a robotic Micro-Aerial Vehicle (MAV) that achieves attitude (roll) control by adjusting its center of mass. Finally, I created a dynamic mo...

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  Johnson Space Center

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Structural Engineering Intern

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Houston, Texas Area

    I worked on a variety of different projects ranging from structural testing to analysis and design. Throughout the summer I conducted and assisted with Orion and ISS window material testing, inflatable bladder material testing for future inflatable spacecraft structure concepts, structural analys...

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

  • Student Library Assistant

    • Dec 2013 - May 2015
    • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

    I worked at the front desk in the University of Illinois' History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library. My roles as a student librarian included assisting patrons, re-shelving reference materials such as microfilm and books, and facilitating the circulation of books coming in and out of the lib...

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  GE Aviation

  • Wilmington, North Carolina Area

  • GE Aviation Co-op/Internship Program- Tooling Intern

    • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Wilmington, North Carolina Area

    I worked at GE Aviation's manufacturing facility purposed to produce rotating parts and compressor airfoils for aircraft engines in Wilmington, North Carolina. Throughout the fall, one of my main tasks was to identify the root cause of a multi-million dollar tooling budget deficit and help as...

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  Space Generation Advisory Council in support of...

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • 13th Annual Space Generation Congress Delegate

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2014
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    During my internship at NASA's Glenn Research Center I was awarded the 2014 Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Scholarship to attend the 13th Annual SGC. Throughout the congress I discussed and debated international space policy issues...

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  NASA Glenn Research Center

  • Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

  • Space Communications and Navigation Summer Intern Project- Systems Engineerin...

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

    Throughout the summer, my main task consisted of applying model-based systems engineering (MBSE) to SCaN's Integrated Network Architecture trade study. I designed and modeled a reference architecture for NASA's future integrated space communications network in MagicDraw focusing on a thre...

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  Stillwater Dental Group

  • Naperville, Illinois

  • Front Desk Assistant

    • Nov 2012 - Jan 2014
    • Naperville, Illinois

    My responsibilities as a front desk assistant were to assist the dental hygienists, make copies of X-rays, operate their telephones to address the needs of their patients, call and work with insurance agencies, and complete other various essential tasks up at the front desk with the other secreta...