My Resume
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Organized, self-motivated, and enthusiastic dynamics engineer currently working on space vehicles at Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, CA. In possession of fantastic analytical, communication, listening, and leadership skills from being a project leader at UCSD, a lead tutor at Fullerton College’s on-campus math lab, and an engineer starting in the aerospace industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking to transition into a more computer science heavy role and contribute to an innovative quick-paced team in regards to system design/development, optimization, analysis, and troubleshooting. Much experience on projects with heavy sensor-software overlap. Please, explore this site and see if I would be a good fit for your position!
Education
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
University of California, San Diego
September 2017 – June 2020
GPA: 4.0
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- Graduated in June 2020
- Heat and Fluids: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics I & II, Heat Transfer
- Mechanics/Dynamics: Statics, Dynamics, Solid Mechanics I & II, Vibrations, Spacecraft Guidance
- Computational: MATLAB, Probability and Statistics, Mathematical Physics, Computational Methods
- Materials: Elements of Materials Science, Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Electrical and Controls: Linear Circuits, Signals and Systems, Linear Controls
- Design and Labs: Intro to Engineering Graphics and Design, Experimental Techniques, Computer-Aided Analysis & Design, Autonomous Vehicles
Work History
Space Vehicle Engineer
Redondo Beach, CA
September 2020 – Current
- Used NASTRAN and FEMAP to run dynamics simulations and develop models for the James Webb Space Telescope
- Gathered data to be used by launch specialists during scheduled October 2020 launch
- Unix-based job scheduling experience and batch scripting
- Heavily automated tasks/calculations using MATLAB classes and methods that I developed on the job to interface with simulation results files
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Northrop Grumman logo.
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Hewlett-Packard logo.
Summer Engineering Modeling and Analysis Intern
Remote due to COVID-19 Pandemic (EMAG)
June 2020 – September 2020
- Developed from scratch, tested, and validated an automated Java (computer vision/tracking) and Python (data analysis/visualization) code pipeline for use by engineers in the company to analyze large video datasets of microfluidic flows much more accurately and ~100x quicker than previous techniques allowed.
- Packaged the Python portion of the code into a HP proprietary Python class that allows for easy adaptation and advanced visualization of a wide range of current/future flow videos through high-level robust class methods and generation/saving/updating of class attributes in the background.
- Wrote an interactive Python tutorial and documentation for using the class. Left the internship with the codebase running on multiple engineers' computers. Helped devise a plan for future development/distribution/consolidation of results via an internal web app.
Computer Vision and Data Analysis Researcher
UCSD Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory
July 2019 – Current
- Wrote computer code using ImageJ macros and MATLAB to automatically analyze thousands of videos of ejected fluid droplets using machine vision.
- Compiled excel sheet of collected data to aid in developing underlying theory behind ultrasonic fluid droplet ejection.
- Devised a way to queue droplets automatically before being ejected for potential use in a new type of 3D printing technology.
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The research setup my team used to capture videos of fluid droplet ejection at 5,000 fps.
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My employee photo that was on the math lab’s bulletin board.
Lead Math Tutor
Fullerton College Math Lab
January 2015 – June 2017
- Tutored around 40 students a day in all levels of math offered at the school.
- Was put in charge of the lab on a regular basis when supervisors were busy or on break/lunch.
- Was responsible for locking up the lab at night and administering/proctoring make-up tests to students.
Skills
Coding
Hard
Soft