Seattle, Washington, United States
- Scientist and leader with expertise in applied mathematics: optimization, estimation, and control - Skilled at delivering results in ambiguous, high-risk projects and leading with a strong bias for action and system-level understanding - Experienced in technical ownership for projects with an international team and requires simple distillation of complex issues for senior leadership - Awarded Amazon Prime Air's "Just Do It Award" (2023) for demonstrating the feasibility of a technical project that developed into the avionics hardware and supplier selection for Amazon's Mk30 drone, and the "All About the Customer" (2022) for a strategy for flight data collection and analysis - Technical experience: Applied Mathematics, System Modeling and Identification, Dynamical Systems, Optimization, Optimal Control and Optimal Estimation, Probability and Random Processes - Leadership experience: Team Leadership, Technical Strategy, Algorithm Development, System Design and Development, Technical Project Management, Software Integration - Past Work Experiences: Aerospace, Autonomous Systems, Robotics - Have taught the love of engineering and applied mathematics to senior undergraduates in electrical engineering at Washington University since 2019
I'm the systems science lead for the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team at Amazon Prime Air. I led the Mk30 Block 10 monitor and recovery lane to first flight. I led GNC development for the Mk30 Block 20 drone to its first flight.
I designed and led the monitor and recovery lane for Mk30 Block 10. I also created Prime Air's nonlinear stability analysis, GNC probabilistic requirements verification analysis, and stochastic turbulence model.
I teach Autonomous Aeriel Vehicle Control Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis. I have been teaching senior undergraduates for 5 years.
I've designed flight control systems for the Dominator UAV, F-15SA, MQ-25, T-7A, and Ramjet 155 guided projectile.
I designed MPC, base-layer control, and process monitoring at Shell's refineries and platforms.