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Industry / Hardware

MeltPro Inc.

Mechanical Designer & Engineering Lead · Apr 2025 – Present

I serve as the primary engineering contributor for industrial adhesive dispensing systems, owning end-to-end product development across mechanical design, CAD management, drawing generation, configuration control, manufacturability, and production implementation.

500+ Part & Assembly Models

Sole Engineering Resource

Full Cycle Design to Production

Designed and managed 500+ part and assembly models in SolidWorks, including drawings, revisions, and configuration control.
Performed tolerance analysis, design-for-manufacturability reviews, and validation to resolve stack-ups and improve assembly reliability.
Developed and iterated mechanical systems to reduce assembly time, improve manufacturability, and support field performance.
Worked directly with machining and production teams, supporting CNC workflow and resolving real engineering problems on hardware that gets built.

This role matters because it is not theoretical. It put me in direct ownership of hardware development, drawings, shop support, and engineering decisions that affect real production systems.

MeltPro drawing, assembly, or hardware photo

Project AUREVO cinematic lunar power architecture render

Project AUREVO proposal architecture or technical page

NASA Competition / Mission Architecture

NASA RASC-AL — Project AUREVO

President & Principal Investigator · May 2025 – Present

I led development of Project AUREVO, a lunar surface power architecture selected as a national finalist in NASA’s RASC-AL competition. The concept integrates dual fission reactors, regolith thermal energy storage, and high-voltage DC power distribution for resilient long-duration lunar surface operations.

100 kWe Continuous Power Concept

354 hr Lunar Night Survivability

Finalist National NASA Competition

Developed system architecture and trade studies for a 100 kWe continuous lunar surface power system using dual fission reactors and HVDC distribution.
Designed and analyzed regolith-based thermal energy storage for multi-day lunar night survivability, including efficiency and mass optimization.
Directed requirements development, risk analysis, and subsystem integration across power, thermal, PMAD, and surface systems.
Led the team and overall technical direction of the proposal through finalist selection.

AUREVO is one of the clearest examples of how I work: systems-first, technically grounded, and built around architecture decisions that connect concept vision to engineering reality.

Incoming Internship / NASA

NASA Langley Research Center

Incoming Engineering Intern — Mars Architecture · Summer 2026

I was selected for a NASA OSTEM internship within the Space Mission Analysis Branch to support mission-level studies related to human Mars exploration. The role is centered on systems engineering, concept evaluation, trade studies, and multidisciplinary integration.

NASA OSTEM Selected Internship

SMAB Space Mission Analysis Branch

Mars Architecture Focus

Will support mission-level analysis and trade studies for human Mars exploration architectures.
Will contribute to systems engineering efforts including concept evaluation, performance analysis, and multidisciplinary integration.
Represents the next step in my trajectory from design and mission development into agency-level architecture work.

This section is intentionally restrained. It reflects a role I have earned and will begin soon, without overstating work that has not yet been performed.

NASA Mission Development

NASA L’SPACE Mission Concept Academy

Project Manager · Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

In NASA’s L’SPACE Mission Concept Academy, I led a multidisciplinary team through development of an end-to-end planetary mission architecture under NASA systems engineering standards. The work required technical structure, subsystem integration, trade studies, and substantial formal documentation.

Mission Architecture Development

200+ Pages of Deliverables

End-to-End Systems Integration

Directed subsystem integration across propulsion, thermal, power, communications, payload, and command/data handling.
Produced major technical deliverables including requirements, interface definitions, N² diagrams, risk assessments, and architecture documentation.
Conducted trade studies on propulsion performance, mass budgets, and thermal stability.
Managed program structure, review readiness, and team coordination through formal mission development phases.

MCA strengthened my ability to operate at the systems level — not just solving isolated problems, but building a coherent technical architecture across interacting subsystems.

NASA L'SPACE MCA rover or mission concept render

NASA L'SPACE MCA PDR slide or review material

NASA L'SPACE MCA architecture or N2 diagram

Additional Mission & Research Work

Programs, Concepts, and Supporting Workstreams.

These sections expand the rest of the portfolio — including lunar mechanism concept development, AR astronaut interfaces, research publication, and hands-on manufacturing experience.

NPWEE dust-tolerant interface or concept visual

NASA Proposal Development

NASA L’SPACE NPWEE

Principal Investigator · Jan 2026 – Present

I lead proposal design for a dust-tolerant mechanical interface and latching system for lunar surface operations, defining requirements, metrics, test strategy, and concept development under NASA mission constraints.

Defined system requirements, environmental constraints, and load-case expectations for lunar operations.
Directed trade studies and concept evaluation for mechanism design and validation pathways.
Coordinated team efforts across mechanical design, testing strategy, and systems engineering.

Mechanism Design Dust Tolerance Concept Validation

NASA Human Interface Design

NASA SUITS

Project Manager · Sep 2025 – Present

I led development of a mixed-reality EVA HUD concept using Microsoft HoloLens 2 for astronaut navigation, telemetry, and mission-critical interface visualization.

Directed AR interface concept design, sensor mapping, and real-time telemetry overlay strategy.
Managed proposal structure, subsystem documentation, and integrated workflow for successful submission.
Coordinated contributors across AR design, HCI, systems, and UI/UX.

HoloLens 2 Telemetry UI Mixed Reality

Accepted reusable launch vehicle research paper

Research / Publication

Compass Research Program

Undergraduate Researcher · May 2024 – Present

Through the Compass Research Program, I conducted research on reusable launch vehicles, including propulsion efficiency, thermal constraints, environmental impact, and evaluation of methodological limitations in aerospace studies.

Performed structured literature analysis across reusable launch vehicle technologies and system tradeoffs.
Evaluated study assumptions, technology readiness, and research limitations in aerospace publications.
First author of an accepted paper on reusable launch vehicle development and future implications.

Accepted Paper RLV Research First Author

Manufacturing / Shop Experience

Height Tower Systems

Engineering Intern · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025

At Height Tower Systems, I worked in a hands-on manufacturing environment supporting assembly, CNC machining, and fabrication tasks for large-scale radio tower systems.

Assisted in manufacturing and assembly of 12+ large-scale radio tower systems.
Supported CNC machining of 50+ custom components, including setup, tooling changes, and basic G-code execution.
Executed 100+ fabrication tasks while maintaining production timelines and part-quality expectations.

12+ Towers 50+ Components 100+ Fabrication Tasks

Bellwether systems, automation, or CRM visual

Bellwether automation flow or technical system

Systems / Automation

The Bellwether Alliance

Technical Director · May 2021 – Feb 2024

Before my current aerospace-heavy work, I led technical systems and automation efforts for The Bellwether Alliance, managing CRM infrastructure, onboarding workflows, and organization-wide automation systems.

3000+ CRM Contacts Managed

200+ Automations Built

Hundreds Hours Saved

Managed the organization’s CRM platform and technical systems infrastructure.
Designed and deployed automations across departments to reduce manual workload and improve operational flow.
Owned technical workflows supporting onboarding, member experience, and organizational efficiency.

While it is not aerospace work, this role still matters because it shows early technical ownership, process design, and systems thinking — traits that carried directly into later engineering leadership.

Engineering Across Hardware, NASA Programs, and Mission Architecture.