Professional and Formal Experience
Jetoptera
Startup Creating VTOL Transportation Vehicles
Lead Engineer
01/2021 - Present
As a member of Jetoptera, I
led mechanical and systems engineering projects for manned and UAV vehicles with unique propulsion systems.
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Blue Origin
Suborbital and Reusable Rocket Company
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
09/2019 - 12/2019
As a part of the manufacturing engineering team, I designed and built a test system to accelerate and ease testing for valves on Blue's rocket engines.
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
MITRE
Federally Funded Research and Development
Drone Design Intern
05/2018 - 09/2018
As a drone design intern for MITRE, I designed and built a drone to fit the needs of one of MITRE's sponsors and worked on other internal MITRE projects.
Mechanical Engineering
Rapid Prototyping
Novo Nordisk
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research
Mechatronics Intern
06/2017 - 08/2017
As an intern within Novo Nordisk's U.S. device research team, I conducted a self-guided mechatronics project to inform a design decision for my team.
Mechatronics Prototyping
In-Depth Research
FIRST Robotics
Competitive Interscholastic Robotics Competition
Prototyping Lead/VP
09/2014 - 06/2017
As vice president, and key member of our prototyping, manufacturing, and design teams, I was a leader of our robotics team.
Systems Engineering
Team Leadership
Formula SAE
College Competition for Electric Vehicles
Transmission Subteam
09/2016 - 12/2019
As part of the transmission subteam, I designed, built, and fabricated our team's transmission assembly with my teammates.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Analysis
Projects, Schoolwork, and Personal Development
Electric Motor
A demonstration of basic electric motor functionality using a magnet, bolts, and some copper wire