Anthony Hockman

Aerospace Engineer | Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) | Flight Control Systems | Autonomy

Melbourne, Florida, United States

About

Experience

  • UF Information Technology (UFIT) (On-site)
    • Operations Supervisor
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Resolve employee concerns and manage daily operations of over 50 employees across 6 learning spaces. - Coordinate with technical and supervisor team to improve efficiency and quality of user support. - Manage reservations of 20 academic technology spaces each semester.

    • Technology Consultant
      Dec 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Superintended designated Academic Technology learning spaces and computer labs on the UF campus. - Troubleshooted issues with lab computers, printers, answer questions about the functionality of Microsoft and Google applications such as Excel, Docs, Word, and PowerPoint.-

  • Engineering Intern at Parametric Solutions, Inc.
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    - Designed testing skid and setup for 1000N engine with a load cell, pressure transducers, and thermocouples. - Developed written test plan and procedure to facilitate data collection and ensure employee safety. - Created interface control documents for integration of a turbocompressor into the body and ducting of a drone. - Evaluated potential risks for turbocompressor design in a risk matrix and tracked burndown efforts.

  • Structures Team Associate at UF Design/Build/Fly
    Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos

    - Manufacture fuselage and wings of competition aircraft by laser cutting ribs, negative molding carbon fiber, and epoxying alongside a team of 20. - Design wing assembly components in SolidWorks to optimize aerodynamic performance and minimize weight. - Write technical report sections for competition paper to describe design process, simulations, and testing procedures.

  • Vice President at Engineering Leadership Circle (ELC) - UF
    May 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Promoted growth in leadership qualities among the top 0.5% Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering by discussing various styles, approaches, and perspectives on engineering leadership. - Organized a series of alumni guest speakers and coordinated with a network of over 50 active alumni to foster communication with our current membership.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant - UF at Space Systems Research Group
    Feb 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr

    - Code reinforcement learning simulations in Python using RLlib to autonomously guide an agent to a target. - Develop numerical methods to smoothly guide an agent toward a line-of-sight cone using velocity and position data. - Conduct background research into the Autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (ARPOD) problem and learn fundamentals of model predictive control and deep reinforcement learning algorithms.