USC Master's in Aerospace Engineering working across propulsion test operations, systems integration, and in-space manufacturing: served as Test Conductor on a 1,000 psi cryogenic hot-fire campaign at the USC Liquid Propulsion Lab, architecting AI-driven spacecraft risk models with SGAC, and laser-scribing graphene electronics for orbital manufacturing at USC's Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
I work at the intersection of hardware and verification, where a system either proves itself under real conditions or it doesn't.
As Propulsion Engineer on Nomad at the USC Liquid Propulsion Lab, I served as Test Conductor for a 1,000 psi MEOP cryogenic Jet-A/LOx hot-fire campaign "Hodor" — owning abort criteria and real-time data monitoring through a campaign that enabled four hot-fires in a single day at RRS Mojave.
That same test discipline extends into materials, structures, and systems: at USC's Center for Advanced Manufacturing, I validate laser-induced graphene sensors on 3D-printed PEKK substrates through structural and thermal-transient FEA, including a predictive membrane model spanning room temperature through LEO hot-end thermal ranges. On the systems side, I've led GN&C-adjacent work on a Mars Sample Return entry vehicle's flight computer and descent guidance, architected crewed Mars surface systems, and directed a four-person team building AI-driven spacecraft risk models for SGAC, co-authored for IAC Sydney 2025.
I'm looking to bring that same rigor to environmental test, GN&C, systems integration, or mechanisms AI&T roles on a hardware team working toward flight.
Hands-on depth across the disciplines that decide whether hardware survives the test stand and the mission: test operations, structural/thermal analysis, GN&C, and the systems architecture that ties them together.
Served as Test Conductor for a 1,000 psi MEOP cryogenic Jet-A/LOx hot-fire campaign (Hodor feed system) — abort criteria, real-time monitoring, safety protocol. Enabled four hot-fires in a single day at RRS Mojave.
Propulsion Engineer on Nomad — a 675 lbf metal 3D-printed thrust chamber assembly. Owned flow and thermal-CFD in ANSYS Fluent through CDR.
Laser-induced graphene electronics on 3D-printed PEKK substrates for in-space stress and thermal monitoring, validated through structural and thermal-transient FEA, including a predictive compression membrane model spanning room temperature through LEO hot-end thermal ranges.
Avionics and GN&C work on a Mars Sample Return entry vehicle — built flight computer architecture, descent guidance, and entry trajectory analysis constraining peak structural loads.
Lead Systems Architect on SGAC's AI-powered space risk prediction project, designing how an AI module ingests spacecraft subsystem state to forecast on-orbit anomalies.
End-to-end mission architecture from Earth-Mars crewed transfer and surface systems to interplanetary trajectory design in GMAT.
Laser-induced graphene electronics on 3D-printed PEKK substrates for in-space sensing and stress monitoring.
675 lbf metal-3D-printed cryogenic thrust chamber assembly; owned test operations, thermal-CFD, and engine integration.
Systems architecture for an AI module forecasting on-orbit risk from spacecraft telemetry.
Trade studies and editorial leadership for a Venus habitat mission concept.
Hydraulic systems routing for LCA Tejas Mk-II and AMCA programs.
675 lbf metal-3D-printed thrust chamber assembly, Jet-A/LOx, integrated and hot-fired at RRS Mojave. Owned flow + thermal-CFD through CDR; served as Test Conductor on the 1,000 psi MEOP feed system, enabling four hot-fires in a day.
Laser-induced graphene electronics on 3D-printed PEKK, validated in a 60 Torr vacuum chamber with structural/thermal FEA. Co-authoring toward an IF 11.1 journal.
Systems Architect Lead at SGAC: architecture framework for an AI module forecasting on-orbit anomalies from spacecraft telemetry. Leading a team of four.
Avionics and GN&C design for an MSR entry vehicle: flight computer architecture (Raspberry Pi 4), thermal/ranging sensor integration, and entry trajectory analysis constraining peak loads to <2g.
Earth-Mars crewed transfer architecture and surface systems design — hybrid Sabatier-CDRA ECLSS, EVA protocols, and a multi-criteria landing site trade study.
Arduino-based embedded control system with computer vision (OpenCV) and an embedded LIG load sensor for real-time navigation and payload stability response.
Python-based nozzle design tool integrating NASA CEA thermochemical data to compute thrust, Isp, and optimal expansion ratio across chamber pressure and altitude.
Interplanetary transfer trajectory design in GMAT: launch-window selection, delta-v budgeting, and orbit insertion analysis.
Astronautical engineering coursework — spacecraft thermal control, low-cost space mission design, space exploration architectures. Continuing on as a graduate researcher at the USC Center of Advanced Manufacturing.
Aerospace, aeronautical, and space engineering fundamentals. Capstone and undergraduate projects spanning CubeSat structures, MATLAB-based aircraft design, and an interplanetary mission to Venus.
Co-authored paper · AI-Powered Space Risk Prediction (SGAC SEPG)
1,000 psi MEOP cryogenic Jet-A/LOx · RRS Mojave
Systems Architect Lead · Project Member · Venus MEON
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If you're building propulsion hardware, running environmental test campaigns, developing GN&C or flight controls, or working on satellite systems integration and mechanisms AI&T — I'd like to talk.
