Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) GPA: 3.3 January 2013 - May 2016
Graduated with Honors Spring 2016 GPA (major): 3.3
Awarded HOPE Scholarship and Pell Grant to fullest extent
Experience
Lockheed Martin Corporation Houston, TX
Technical InternMay - August 2014
Structural analysis and design support for the Orion Landing and Recovery Systems team in its work to develop the parachute compartment for NASA's next-generation exploratory spacecraft, the Orion Program
Presented project developments to the integrated design teams developing the parachute compartment
Created Finite Element Model of components and integrated into crew module assembly with FEMAP software
Performed modal analysis of Finite Element Model with NASTRAN software
Implemented design changes of piece parts with PTC ProE and CREO 3 CAD software
Created intuitive technical procedures for the assembly of the Parachute Test Vehicle
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Research AssistantMay 2015 - May 2016
Assisted the Shock Tube and Advanced Mixing Laboratory (STAML) team in researching shock-driven instability of a gas-gas interface for fusion energy and SCRAM jet applications
Designed and fabricated mock test-section to explore new initial conditions for future experimentation
Utilized SolidWorks to design motorized linear traverse to greatly improve accessibility to hardware components
Senior Design Project; Lead DesignerJanuary - May 2016
Designed and fabricated a prototype cooling chassis with feedback-control, reducing user input and improving efficiency in both research and development and product validation
Communicated project planning and design decisions biweekly with the customer, Abaco Systems
Performed iterative design and analysis using SolidWorks and SW Flow Simulation (CFD)
Designed internal flow assemblies comprised of custom and existing piece-parts