Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Astronautical Engineer, Computer Scientist, and Spacecraft GNC Enthusiast.
Lead TA for master's-level courses in Orbital Mechanics (ASTE 580), Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control (ASTE 585) and Spacecraft Systems Engineering (ASTE 520).
Graduate Research Assistant (RA) in USC's Astronautical Engineering Department.
Interned in Blue Origin's Nat'l Security and Honeybee Robotics Business units as a graduate GNC Intern (6-DOF Modeling, Validation, Monte-Carlo, GNC Hardware) I often get questions from current students or recent graduates for advice on landing similar jobs - here's mine: - To steal a term from entrepreneurship "Product-Market" Fit is everything. Make sure you pick a subfield of engineering or aerospace that companies are hiring for and you'll have a much better shot at landing a position at your dream company. I switched from my PhD Research - Spacecraft Contamination - to GNC for example and I got a lot more interviews and offers with the latter. - Once you've picked a good field, accumulate as much experience as possible in that direct field. Ideally though internships, but also through volunteering in student groups or professors' labs where you get to apply that direct skill. It's ok if you don't know anything right away! Just work as hard as you can in applying the skill, and if you're lucky, that first experience will land you your first role which will snowball from there. - And once you've achieved a good "skills-market fit" and experience to prove to companies that you have that - in other words, once your'e in the best position possible - apply apply apply! I applied to Blue Origin 12 times over 6 years form my freshman year in 2019 to the 4th year of my PhD in 2025 before I got in. While not true in every circumstance, applying to engineering jobs is essentially a numbers game and is essentially a function of number of shots on goal. There may be random reasons why you might not get any one specific job - but if you apply a lot, you'll eventually land something! And even if you get rejected, you'll gain valuable interview experience, and hopefully also valuable feedback which you can use to refine future applications. - The three points above definitely aren't comprehensive but they are the north star for engineering careers, in my opinion!
I got to be a part of the coolest college club at USC (and probably in all of America). Reach is the premier community for creators and digital marketing experts at USC. I was admitted as one of 30 out of 250 applicants in Fall 2022 due to my background and being a member has opened me up to new perspectives, and was a huge source of personal and social development while at USC. In Spring 2023, I was on E-Board, where I served as the expansion coordinator and helped expand the club from 2 to 15+ universities, including U-Penn Wharton, which was founded by future Cluely CMO Daniel Min.
Worked on guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for fixed-wing military aircraft.
Active Member in the UMN’s ~100 member High Power Rocket Team which competes in multiple collegiate competitions. Currently working on the architecture for a Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter which will fly on our Spaceport America rocket.
2019-21 Venting System Lead, 2018-19 Thermal-Vacuum Chamber Lead. MURI Project/NASA Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Stratospheric Ballooning Team. Measured the particulate content of the upper atmosphere using high-altitude balloons and optical particle sensors for use in hypersonic vehicle simulations. Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific research and NASA. Previous Leadership Experience: Environmental Testing Lead (2018-19)