NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
JAN 2023 — PRESENT
Turbomachinery Engineer, ER13 · Huntsville, AL
- Artemis II launch support. Served on console monitoring turbomachinery performance through chill-down, fueling, and launch, and presented findings on off-nominal observations along with ways to resolve them in future launches.
- ARMOR test rig. Designed a test bench from scratch, including a novel air panel, test matrix, and control software, under a Center Innovation Fund award studying how additive manufacturing affects turbomachinery performance.
- Lunar electronics insulation. Won one of five department-wide ES IT&D grants for a new insulation method for electronics operating at the lunar South Pole.
- Metal additive manufacturing. Designed characterization studies and built a physical test stand for L-PBF engine components in GRX-810, evaluating performance across post-processing methods.
- Materials characterization. Worked with NASA-developed alloys GRCop-42 and GRX-810 across burst testing, lattice analysis, and pre and post-processing property optimization.
- Post-processing R&D. Prepared and evaluated parts using chemical milling, chemical-mechanical polishing, thermal energy methods, micromachining, and abrasive flow machining.
- HLS risk reduction. Contributed technically and in a leadership capacity to Human Landing System risk reduction efforts, including inducer waterflow testing and test stand modifications.
- Automation. Wrote MATLAB and Python tools that measurably cut turnaround time on recurring turbomachinery analysis tasks.
- Testing.Provided testing support at NASA test facilities for HLS initiatives.
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CU Gateway
Co-Founder & President
AUG 2023 — MAY 2025 · Boulder, CO
- Founded an organization connecting CU Boulder STEM students with internships and industry professional development.
- Helped 17% of participating students land NASA Pathways interviews, with 3 full-time offers converted at a 100% interview-to-offer rate.
Senior Class Council
Senior Class President
MAY 2024 — MAY 2025 · Boulder, CO
- Built relationships with the Chancellor's office, the Center for Student Involvement, and the Commencement committee to advocate for student resources.
- Directly supervised a roughly 20-person council, overseeing event planning and a new organizational structure for future cohorts.
- Selected CU Boulder's 2025 Commencement speaker and was chosen as the ceremony's sole student speaker.
Matter Assembly Computation Lab (MACLab)
Research Assistant
MAY 2022 — MAY 2025 · Boulder, CO
- Manufactured test bench components, including flow rate and resistance sensors, to integrate pneumatic actuator testing into one modular rig.
- Built a MATLAB analysis pipeline processing pressure, load cell, and other sensor data to qualify pneumatic actuator performance.
- Prototyped multi-material 3D printed pneumatic actuators using TPU filaments, and drew circuit diagrams and soldered new test bench electronics.
- Co-authoring a paper on proprioceptive actuator design and leading a test bench characterization paper as primary author.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Legislative Intern
JAN 2021 — MAY 2021 · Office of Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS-03)
- Synthesized legislative research into briefing memos and drafted an original resolution for the House floor.
- Supported Transportation & Infrastructure initiatives, including Amtrak expansion in Kansas and drone-based wildfire mitigation.
- Fielded constituent communications for the office during a period of heightened political activity.