About
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I am a Mechanical Engineer who studied at San Diego State University. Involved in a variety of on campus student organizations and research laboratories, I took advantage of the many facets SDSU offers students to refine their skills. I also achieved my minor in Music, where I played Trombone in a variety of ensembles during my undergrad. I grew up in Santa Rosa, CA, immersed in the beautiful Northern California wine country.
Story telling has always been an integral part of my life. When I was young, I grew up doing a variety of theatrical productions, from both the on and off-stage perspective, as well as actively playing music. I’ve since then merged my experience with the arts into my designs as an engineer, always trying to take a different perspective how to tackle difficult challenges. Designing machines and engineering how people interact with them is a passion that I have had my whole life. I recently finished an engineering program with Disney, where I got to see first-hand how guests interact with the ride vehicles and elements the engineers design and how to always keep safety and story in mind during the design process.
During my time as the President of SDSU Rocket Project, I managed a team of over 80 students and a budget of $350,000 a year. I also assisted in the project management of a $3 million-dollar development on campus, the Center for Aerospace Research, a space dedicated to innovative student lead aerospace engineering projects. I have gained practical engineering skills with robotics in the SPACE lab, where we combine waypoint programming, computer vision, and VICON camera systems to optimize vehicle pathways, something that I see being very applicable to trackless ride vehicles. During my time with Avionics in SDSU Rocket Project, I gained experience in embedded systems, where I designed custom PCB microcontrollers in KiCAD and Altium, gaining familiarity in testing electronics. I also improved the professional image of the team during my time as Secretary, and lead the design, delivery schedule, and launch of the Lady Elizabeth Rocket, which now holds the US collegiate record for highest reaching student designed liquid rocket, at 13,200 ft.
May 2017 - May 2019
President (2018-19) / Secretary (2017-18)
Work directly with industry leaders to help promote professional connections in engineering field
Coordinate team of 85 while helping maintain a $350,000+ annual budget
Systems Engineering experience with safety procedures and failure scenarios
Manage overall project schedule for hardware/software delivery and meeting event planning
Designed new laboratory building for university following state standardized regulations
Procedure operation and planning for testing and launching
Avionics Engineer (Jan 2017 - Present)
Design engineer in the avionics section with experience in PCB design, housing and wiring diagrams, and system integration.
Hot Gas Purge System (HGPS): A housing for a pneumatic solenoid and relay designed to purge the engine pre-flight of gasses. The goal was to stop hard start events.
Eletronics Systems Bay 2.0: Designed for the engine test stand, aka “The Jetpack”, this housing enclosed a series of solenoids, data aquisition units, and power distribution boards designed to interface with the custom bunker GUI. Designed the interior layout of the box and fastenings.
Methane-LOX Cryogenic Engine Test Stand: Facilitated the transformation of the test stand to run on National Instruments LabView software as well as optimized the testing procedure and live camera feed system.
Simulation Test-Rig: Designing a flight test simulation rig, which will simulate signals from the rocket to the avionics systems to test reliability and functionality. Various test scenarios and thermal episodes will be built into the rig. Currently in design phase.
HEART Environmental Testing Weather Balloon: An environmental testing apparatus designed to test avionics systems at high altitude and cold temperatures. HEART is designed to reach 90,000 ft. High Elevation Aerospace Research Technology (HEART).
Lower Air-frame Lead (Aug 2016 - May 2017)
Developed a schedule and lead the successful design and manufacturing of a liquid bi-propellant rocket, Galactic Aztec Heavy Mark II
Implemented timely team organizational techniques while maintaining a quality product
Thrust structure needed to withstand 1000lbf LR101 Engine
Considerations into plumbing rocket and composite structure taken into account of design
Skills & Languages
CAD Software:
Solidworks
CREO
PCB Design:
KiCAD
Altium
Simulations:
ANSYS
Simulink
Programming Languages and Levels:
Matlab (advanced)
Python (moderate)
C (moderate)
C++ (new interest)
LaTex (moderate)
Adobe Creative Cloud:
Illustrator
Photoshop
Premiere
Languages:
English (Native)
French (Proficient)
German (Novice)
