Resume
Work Experience
Current
Spire Global, Inc. Boulder, USASatellite Operations Engineer
• Build and edit tools to automate manual processes in satellite operations. • Validate on-orbit performance of the payload by analyzing observation data and satellite telemetry. • Support the on-ground testing campaign through the documentation / execution / analysis / debug phases.
2020
Distributed Aerospace Systems and Control LaboratoryResearch Assistant
• Implemented a computer vision algorithm (YOLO) for object detection on a DJI Matrice 210 series drone • Integrated software development platform OSDK with onboard computers & advanced vision hardware like LIDAR • Assisted in developing computer-vision driven control algorithms for drones on ROS (Robotic Operating System)
2021
SpaceNav LLC, Boulder, COAerospace Engineer
• Developing tools and algorithms in the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) domain • Performing applied research and simulations spanning multiple topics including state estimation, maneuver detection, error propagation, and collision probability analysis • Investigating novel astrodynamics applications and use cases in the SDA domain.
2019
Distributed Universal Satellite Technology (DUST)Systems Engineer
• Developed overall system architecture including mission and subsystem design, testing & validation roadmaps • Conducted stakeholder analysis, requirement definition, and trade-studies for key design considerations • Consulted with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a bi-weekly basis to review design progress and updates
Education
2019-2020
University of Michigan, Ann ArborMaster's in Aerospace Engineering - GPA: 3.97/4.00
Guidance, Navigation and Control | Systems Engineering | Flight Trajectory Optimization | Spacecraft Technology and Subsystem Design | Computer Vision | Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization | Inference, Estimation and Learning | Space Policy and Management | Linear Systems Theory
2015-2019
Purdue University, West LafayetteBachelor's in Aerospace Engineering - GPA: 3.73/4.00
Flight Dynamics and Controls | Unmanned Vehicle and SLAM | Control System Analysis| Spacecraft Design | Dynamics and Vibrations | Aerodynamics | Fluid Mechanics | Structural Analysis | Aeromechanics | Aerospace Design