New York, New York, United States
• Direct 10 students in development and construction of a liquid propulsion system for FAR-OUT Rocketry Competition • Lead design, assembly, and testing of solid rocket motor (SRM) ignition system and subsequent full-system validation • Co-developed a 3D printed, 1000 lbf nitrous oxide/ethane liquid engine with regenerative cooling • Led testing to study effect of SRM combustion on inconel to inform ignition system design choices • Designed, 3D modeled, and/or machined augmented spark igniters, a nozzle cap, and a coupler with an integrated bulkhead
• Co-taught 28 first-years public speaking, market research and analysis, stock pitch basics, and three major financial statements • Researched and presented go-to-market strategy for $690M company expanding to US electric vehicle chargers and gas stations
• Security Clearance • Supported Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program for Office of Naval Research • Rapid prototyped and tested a custom UAV parachute deployment mechanism integrated with ArduPilot Mission Planner • Built and added high-level autonomy to Holybro X650 quadcopter; conducted multiple altimeter tests over land and water • Wrote a real-time filter in C++ that improves altimeter accuracy during autonomous water landings • Mitigated internal radio frequency interference to strengthen CONOPS-critical autonomy and GPS connectivity • Piloted 4 sUAS platforms (fixed-wing and quadcopter) in manual, aided, and autonomous modes
• Created 2 applications with respective spreadsheets using MATLAB, MATLAB App Designer, and Excel to automate and present data analysis that (1) informs strategies to maximize car horsepower and (2) assesses quality of transaxles • Reported directly to Director of Vehicle Systems and worked closely with Dynamometer Group • Disassembled and cleaned driveshafts • Supported #54 Ty Gibbs team at Pocono Raceway’s The Great American Getaway 400