6 projects — click any to expand
3D-Printed UAS for Airworthiness Certification
NASA Aeronautical Academy — Hampton, VA
June 2026 – Present
Structures lead on a 10-week NASA program in charge of a four-person team, designing, building, and flying a 3D-printed UAS to generate airworthiness certification data for additively manufactured aircraft structures. Reverse-engineering a DJI UAS airframe from Keyence V-800 laser scan data in PTC Creo, validating structural design values via FEA, and developing a generative design study to optimize AM production geometry. Collaborated with the electrical team to integrate electronics into the airframe from the design stage, writing Python programs to calculate stress distributions across AM materials at load points. Leading NASA SRR and CDR milestone reviews, authoring technical review packages, and drafting a technical memo for program publication. Establishing Langley's first formal framework for additively manufactured airframes, conducting lab-to-lab consultations with NASA researchers across divisions to synthesize expertise where no prior process or documentation existed.
Aerospace Supply Chain Engineering
Incora — Global Aerospace Hardware Distributor
May – June 2026
Reviewed 20+ aerospace engineering drawings for fasteners, clamps, and bearings, extracting GD&T tolerances, material specs, and compliance requirements to support supplier qualification decisions. Analyzed O-ring specifications and compound compatibility data, identifying AS9100-compliant substitutes and achieving an estimated 77% reduction in unit cost.
Mars Rover Thermal Engineering
NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy
Sept – Dec 2025
Designed a hybrid thermal management system for a Mars cave exploration rover — keeping hardware alive across -125°C to +20°C surface swings and 48-hour subsurface operations with zero solar input. Trade studies on MLI, PCM, loop heat pipes, radiators, and thermoelectric coolers. Modeled in MATLAB Simscape. 15-person multidisciplinary team, NASA proposal standards.
Posture Sensor
Instrumentation & Controls — Nashville, TN
Jan 2026 – Present
Built a Wheatstone bridge circuit for strain gauge signal conditioning, then wrote a LabVIEW VI using state machine architecture to monitor and classify posture in real time. Integrated with NI DAQ hardware. Full math derivations, uncertainty analysis, and circuit schematics.
Wind Tunnel & DAQ System
Self-Designed Engineering Project — Dallas, TX
Apr 2025 – Jan 2026
Designed a wind tunnel in AutoCAD, modeled airflow in MATLAB Simscape/Simulink, and built an Arduino-based data acquisition system to measure lift and drag. Not a class assignment — I just wanted to build it.
Automated Hockey Stick Taping Device
Mechanical Design & Automation — Schenectady, NY
Sept – Dec 2023
Designed the full mechanical assembly in SolidWorks and produced laser-cut fabrication files in AutoCAD. Programmed a SparkFun RedBoard in Arduino to coordinate servo actuation with motion sensor input for repeatable tape application. Complete electromechanical circuit documentation.
Also in progress: A React-based workout tracking app. And always something new on the bench.