"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." - Henry Ford

Education/Certs
University of Maryland (UMD) - College Park, MD [09/06-12/15]
Ph.D., Aeronautical Engineering [12/15]
M.S. Aeronautical Engineering [12/13]
B.S Aeronautical Engineering [05/11]
James A. Clark School of Engineering Honors Program [09/09-05/11]
QUEST (Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams) [09/07-12/10]
UMD Scholars: Science, Technology, and Society program [09/06-05/08]                                                     

United States Air Force [07/16 - Present]
M.S. Flight Test Engineering [12/19]
DoD APDP/DAWIA Test & Evaluation Level I [12/19]
LA AFB Search & Recovery Team [10/18]
DoD APDP/DAWIA Engineering Level II [09/18]
USAF Physiological & Parachute/Water Survival [08/18]
USAF Domestic/Workplace Violence & Suicide Prevention Integrator [06/18]
USAF Physical Training Leader [03/18]
USAF Space Operations Course [10/17-12/17]
DoD APDP/DAWIA Engineering Level I [10/17]
AFTC Test Management Short Course [08/17]
AFIT Fundamentals of Acquisition Management [05/17]
USAF Public Access Defibrillator Coordinator [05/17] 
USAF Emergency Management Support Team (EMST) [03/17]
Air Force Officer Training School - Maxwell AFB, AL [07/16-09/16]  

Other Certifications/Qualifications:
Instrument Rating Airplane - Pacific Skies Aviation [10/18]
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care - Nationally Registered EMT [11/17]
NASAR Search And Rescue Tech III [11/17]
Wilderness Survival & First Aid [07/17]
Royal Air Flight Training (KBWI) - Private Pilots License [08/13]
PADI Open Water Scuba & DAN02 Certified [07/10]
Foreign Language: Dutch (DoD DLPT level 3); French (DoD DLPT level 2); Russian & Spanish (novice)
Software: MATLAB, WinPlot, CD-adapco STAR-CCM+, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, Microsoft Office/Excel, LaTeX
Machining: MIG welding, Milling & lathe operations, metal/wood/composite alterations, CNC machining & VectorCam, large and small scale wind tunnel operations.
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Technical Experience
Assistant Flight Commander, Operations Engineering - 419th FLTS [01/20-Present]
Manage 18 military & civilian test engineers overseeing 34 active programs on B-1, B-2, and B-52 platforms. Functional specialist responsible for scheduling operational assets. Qualified Test Conductor (TC) & Flight Test Engineer (FTE) leading mission prep & briefs, in-flight execution, and post-test reporting. Lead TC for Orange Flag Eval involving 50+ air- and ground assets accomplishing 59+ DT/OT/multi-service interop objectives.

Air Force Test Pilot School – Student Class 19-A [01/19-12/19]
Data analyst and flight-test engineer for an airborne laser perception system test effort utilizing terrain laser measurements and terrain databases as a navigation aid. Post flight data analysis included multi-stream data synchronization and marginalized particle filter position estimation. Accumulated 120 flight hours in 22 aircraft.

Lead Engineer - Blue Origin New Glenn Booster Stage, SMC/LEA [09/18-12/18]
Responsible for the certification of Blue Origin New Glenn booster stage under the scope of the Air Force Launch Service Agreement. Areas of engineering responsibilities include propulsion, interfaces, structures, fluids and hydraulics, and separation mechanism systems.

Lead Engineer - Vulcan Propulsion Systems, SMC/LEE - Los Angeles AFB, CA [09/16-09/18]
Certification of ULA (United Launch Alliance) Vulcan launch system including Blue Origin BE-4 and Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1 booster engines, and staged propulsion and environmental systems.

Engineering Consultant, AeroLab LLC - Laurel, MD [01/16-06/16]
Provided supersonic aerodynamics, wind tunnel operations, and diagnostics consultation ranging from SBIR solicitations and supporting high-speed technological development to supersonic wind tunnel design and compressible flow theory.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel - College Park, MD [01/16-06/16]
Parametrically investigated optimum configuration for expanding corner cascading, heat exchanging, wind tunnel turning vane geometries yielding minimal pressure loss-coefficient, optimal cooling capabilities, and minimum diffuser length.

Graduate Research Assistant, Advanced Propulsion Research Laboratory - College Park, MD [09/11-12/16]
Experimentally & computationally characterized dual-mode shock train propagation in high aspect ratio, rectangular cross-section scramjet isolators through 3D flow visualization and non-intrusive, high temporal bandwidth quantitative spectral measurements and 3D RANS simulations.

Volunteer Scientific Diver, Space Systems Lab NBRL - College Park, MD [09/10 - 05/12]
Provided underwater support for experimental research in various areas covering human factors in aerospace, autonomous robotics, and human space flight applications.

Undergraduate Co-op Student, Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel  - College Park, MD [05/08 – 05/11]  
Primary tunnel-model integration engineer, and wind tunnel and data-acquisition systems operator responsible for keeping an accurate log of tunnel runs and experiments

Undergraduate Student Researcher, Micro Combustion Laboratory - College Park, MD [01/08 – 05/11]   
Studied the effects of micro combustion and convective heat transfer on cooling efficiency of small-scale engine systems for hand-held UAVs and constructed Nusselt-to-Reynolds number scaling models.

ATK – Alliant Techsystems (Part Time) – College Park, MD [09/2010 - 12/2010]
Led a diverse consulting team of highly motivated QUEST students in providing innovative growth opportunities for ATK’s Missile Products group using total quality management (TQM) tools.

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) - Philadelphia, PA [06/05-08/06]
Integrated robotics systems to perform multiple biomedical screens simultaneously at the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) as a summer lab intern.
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Awards/Decorations
United States Air Force:
OTS Class 16-08 Distinguished Grad (top 10%) & Top Male Fitness Award (#1/232)
2018 Air Force Association Schriever Chapter Educational Scholarship
2017 USAF CGOC Of The Year (#1/100 bases) 
2017 USAF CGOC CGO Of The Year (#1/100 bases) 
2017 SMC/LE JCGO Of The Year (Wing-equivelant)
1Q17 SMC/LE JCGO Of The Quarter (Wing-equivelant)
AFIT Fundamental of Acquisition Management (FAM) 103 Distinguished Grad (top 10%)
3Q17 Western Region CGOC Of The Quarter (#1/30 bases)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteering Service Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

University of Maryland:
Best Poster Presentation Award: UMD-AEDC Hypersonic Workforce Revitalization Program [01/14] 
Best Student Presentation Award – AIAA GPS [03/11]
2nd Place PhD Research Awards Competition – Clark School Department of Aerospace Engineering [04/16]
2nd Place Graduate Student Award – AIAA YPSE [11/15, 11/12]
Honorable Mention Graduate and Undergraduate Student Award – AIAA YPSE [11/13, 11/10]
Outstanding Engineering Co-op Award [04/10] 
M-Tech Aspire Research Scholarship [07/10]
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Leadership Experience
Los Angeles AFB Company Grade Officer Council (CGOC) – President [04/17-04/18]
Led 600+ CGOs Established a strong wingman community fostering professional development, social interactions, community outreach, base support, and espirit de corps events. Facilitated 154 events, helping to raise $400K for various non-profits & accumulating 5000+ volunteering hours across the CGOC. Awarded the 2017 Air Force CGOC Of The Year award (#1/100 chapters), 2017 Air Force CGOC CGO Of The Year Individual Award, and the Wester Region 3Q17 CGOC Of The Quarter Award (#1/32 chapters).

SMC/LE Morale Booster Club President - LA AFB [12/16-03/17]
Conceptualized, organized, and led social & morale boosting events for a 300+ military, government civilian, and contractor workforce within the SMC/LE directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

STEM-ED Young Falcons - Founder [10/16-Present]
Compiled lesson plans, led 75 volunteers, and coordinated with El Rincon Elementary/Middle School (Culver City, CA) to provide bi-weekly STEM lessons to 100+ 5th grade students

STEM-ED Board of Directors [09/14-Present]
Contribute to the planning and vectoring of the STEM-ED educational outreach program, as well as the expansion into new regions of the country.

EAA Young Falcons Chapter 96 High School STEM lead - Los Angeles, CA [02/17-Present]
Responsible for organizing and leading student STEM activities in-conjunction with Chapter 96 Experimental Aircraft Association fly-ins at KHRR, KCPM, & KTOA.

Univ. of Maryland ToastMasters Club President - College Park, MD [04/14-04/15]
Responsible for the overall success of chapter including chairing meetings, facilitating member progress & semester goals

Freedom/Spitfire Hockey Club Head U19 Coach & Head Fitness Coach - College Park, MD [03/09-06/16]
Coached prospective collegiate athletes in the areas of teamwork, technical and physical hockey skills, physical conditioning, and the criticality of work ethic.
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Publications/Conference Proceedings
"Shock Train/Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interaction in Rectangular Scramjet Isolators", AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, No. 11 (2016), pp. 3450-3464.
"Systematic Application of Background Oriented Schlieren for Isolator Shock Train   Visualization", AIAA Journal, Vol. 55, No. 4 (2017), pp. 1105-1117.
"Shock Train/Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interaction in Rectangular Scramjet Isolators", PhD Thesis, University of Maryland, Dec 2015.
“Three-Dimensional Nature of Shock Trains in Rectangular Scramjet Isolators”, AIAA 2016-1164.
“Corner Flow Separation from Shock Train/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interaction in Rectangular Isolators”, AIAA 2015-1486.
“Accounting for Corner Flow Separation in Rectangular Scramjet Isolator Shock Train Length Estimation”, ISABE2015-20231.
“Application of Focusing Schlieren Deflectometry to an Isolator Shock Train", AIAA 2015-1486.
“Systematic Application of Background Oriented Schlieren for Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction Study”, AIAA 2014-0987.
“Visualization of Shock Train/Boundary-Layer Interaction in Mach 2.5 Isolator Flow,” AIAA 2013-3102. “Experimental Characterization of Isolator Shock Train Propagation,” AIAA 2012-5891.
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Volunteering Experience
Space Innovations Academy (SIA) - Arena High School, El Segundo, CA [09/17 - 12/18] - Teach lower privileged high school students on a weekly basis about various space systems and career opportunities in the space flight industry.

EAA Chapter 96 Young Eagles - Compton-Woodly Airport, CA [01/17-12/18] - Lead STEM coordinator for the EAA Ch96 Young Eagles program, supporting over 200 children annually in their introduction to general aviation.

STEM-ED Young Falcons - El Rincon Middle School, Culver City, CA [10/16-05/18] - Mentor middle school students on a bi-weekly basis in a number of hands-on STEM related exploration activities stressing the design, test, analyze, and repeat method.

AIAA National Capital Section - Greater Washington DC Area [04/14 - 06/16] - Judge various high school science & technology fairs within the greater Washington DC area.

STEM-ED Instructor - Elliot Hines Middle School, Washington DC [01/14-06/16] - Served as lead instructor for the STEM-ED program at Elliot Hines Middle School, teaching 5-6th graders after-school hands-on STEM lessons on a weekly basis.

MEI Speaking Partner –  University of Maryland [09/11-05/14] - Help the Maryland English Institute (MEI) in partnering up with non-native English speaking students to improve their English conversational skills.

QUEST Honors Fellows Program Alumni - University of Maryland [09/12-05/15] - Served as an alumni panelist for student workshops & interviewed potential student applicants in person

UMD ToastMasters Public Speaking Coach – University of Maryland [10/13 - 05/16] - Helped chapter members improve leadership & public speaking skills through one-on-one practice sessions and mentorship guidance through the ToastMasters curriculum program.
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Extra-Curricular
ToastMasters Speech Competitions:
1st place Area C5 2017
2nd place Area C5 2018
3rd place Division A1 2017                   

Personal Bests
IronMan 140.6: 11:46:38 (2018 Santa Rosa)
Half IronMan 70.3: 5:02:03 (2018 BayShore)
50-Mile Ultra: 13:45:51 (Oregon Old Cascadia 50 Miler)
Marathon: 3:53:13 (2019 LA Marathon)
Half-Marathon: 1:29:05 (Edwards AFB half-marathon)
10K Run: 38:01 (2018 LA Kings 10K)
5K Run: 19:04 (2018 Long Beach 5K)

Affiliations:
Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE)
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)
Sigma Gamma Tau (National Aerospace Engineering Honors Society)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Tau Beta Pi – Maryland Beta (National Engineering Honors Society)
University of Maryland Mixed Martial Arts Club
University of Maryland NCAA Division I Registered Varsity Practice Player [Fall ’07&‘10]