Experience



Georgia Institute of Techology
January 2023 - Present


Head Teaching Assistant
CS 1331: Object Oriented Programming


Georgia Institute of Techology
August 2022 - April 2024


Undergraduate Student Researcher
Disaster Relief Team Lead (Spring 2024)
Worked under Dr. Michael Mayo to develop drone technologies for the Experimental Flights Research Group


Green Hills Software
May 2023 - August 2023


Systems Software Engineering Intern
INTEGRITY-178 Multicore Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for L3Harris and Lockheed Martin Applications


Corning Inc.
May 2022 - August 2022


Optical Fiber Engineering Intern
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: Redraw Automation, Blank Autotune


Georgia Institute of Techology
August 2021 - December 2022


Teaching Assistant
CS 1331: Object Oriented Programming


Anduril Industries
January 2022 - April 2022


Engineering Intern
ALTIUS 600M Development


Forecast 3D
July 2019 - August 2019


Automation Intern
Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) Process Automation & UI Design


Leadership



The Hive Makerspace
August 2021 - Present


3D Printing and Prototyping Master Peer Instructor
Assist students in selecting the best possible manufacturing method to make their designs a reality. Work to ensure that all students are following proper safety guidelines as they work on their projects. Train new peer instructors in 3D printing and teach best practices for operating the machines. Assist students in 3D printing components and also work to maintain full functionality of all 3D printing machines in the space.


GT High Powered Rocketry
August 2021 - April 2024



Co-President: Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
President: Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Lead a team of 50+ students to design and build high powered rockets rockets. Applied my knowledge from obtaining the National Association of Rocketry's Level 3 Certification to guide all members through the process of obtaining their own certifications. Designed high powered rockets using both OpenRocket Software and Solidworks. Ran simulations with different motors to detect any potential flight failures.


FIRST Robotics
September 2020 - March 2023


Engineering Mentor

Team 15146 GarageBot
Guided numerous high school robotics teams through the development of an effective competition robot. Taught various skills in software development and mechanical design that will be applicable in their future careers.


FIRST Tech Challenge Team 12823 Crescendo
September 2017 - June 2020


Founder and Team Captain
Founded the team in 2017 and led the design and software teams to win 3 consecutive state championships and two advancements to the world championships. Ranked 29th in the world in the 2019 season out of 7,200 teams and placed 12th in our division. Gained extensive experience in leadership, mechanical design, software development and the engineering process.
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