Internships & Appointments
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
June 2025 - Present | Huntsville, AL
Applied two-color thermography for melt pool monitoring on NASA's Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) WAAM system for Inconel 718 and Aluminum alloys. Assisted with process monitoring on other DED systems using regolith simulants.
- In-Situ Thermal Monitoring
- Metal Additive Manufacturing
- Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing
The Aerospace Corporation (Summer 2022)
June 2022 - August 2022 | El Segundo, CA
Captured in-situ temperature data on powder-fed DED parts to study porosity and hardness. Conducted metallography and correlated PDAS, SDAS, and porosity with thermal signatures.
- DED Process Monitoring
- Metallography
- Hardness Correlation
Massachussetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
January 2022 - May 2022 | Lexington, MA
Assisted in CubeSat deployment hardware testing under thermal extremes. Created and validated designs for launch survivability.
- CubeSat Design
- Thermal Testing
- SolidWorks CAD
Launcher (acquired by VAST)
May 2021 - August 2021 | Hawthorne, CA
Operated VELO3D LPBF machine and designed thermal channels for the Orbiter engine. Created PLA gimbal mockups for payload deployment.
- VELO3D LPBF Operations
- Orbiter Engine Design
- Thermal Channel Optimization
KCNSC Honeywell FM&T – Summer 2020
June 2020 - August 2020 | Kansas City, MO
Designed fastening tools for LPBF manufacturing and evaluated surface roughness changes with profilometry. Co-authored AM machinability documentation.
- LPBF Tool Design
- Deburr & Profilometry
- Process Documentation
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
January 2020 - May 2020 | Huntsville, AL
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NASA Glenn Research Center
June 2019 - August 2019 | Cleveland, OH
Analyzed thermal performance of propulsion components and contributed to safety documentation for manned space missions.
- Propulsion Systems
- Thermal Analysis
- Risk Evaluation
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
January 2019 - May 2019 | Huntsville, AL
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