Résumé
Professional
2023-Present
Aurelia Institute
Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Design, build, and deploy systems leading to a new generation of space habitats and vehicles.
2015 - 2022
NASA/JPL
Mechanical Engineer
- Spacecraft Operations - Planned and sequenced day-to-day mobility and arm operations for the Mars rover Curiosity. Assessed downlinked telemetry and respond to anomalies related to the Mobility and Mechanisms subsystems.
- Hardware - Designed and built structural hardware for various missions such as launch restraints on SWOT, bonded composite primary structure for SPHEREx, and a 6-meter long deployable antenna for a sandwich-sized CubeSat.
- Technology - Led a technology demonstration effort for Starshade, co-investigated an automaton rover project to explore Venus, and have contributed to various other tasks like this low-cost ventilator for COVID-19 patients and bulk metallic glass planetary gears.
Education
2015
University of Michigan
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
- Studied low-cost low-cost attitude determination systems for small spacecraft and balloon payloads, particularly sun sensors and inertial navigation systems. Managed high altitude balloon research activities and participated in over a dozen test flights. [Read more]
2012
University of Nebraska
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Outreach
2019 - 2022
Explore & Observe
Newsletter Curator
- Wrote and published Explore & Observe, a fortnightly email newsletter covering the latest news in modern-day exploration of Earth and space.
2016 - present
Griffith Observatory
Telescope Operator
- Operate various telescopes including the historic 12" Zeiss refractor, demonstrate their use for the public, and educate visitors about space and astronomy.
Volunteering
2016 - present
Pasadena Repair Cafe
Community organizer and Bicycle Mechanic
- Fix broken bicycles for strangers at Repair Cafe community events.
- Organize volunteers and generally make sure everyone shows up at the same place and time.
