Professional

SSL (formerly Spacey Systems/Loral)–Palo Alto, CA

Attitude Control Systems, Systems Engineer May 2013–Present

• Analyzed pointing budgets, validated functional testing results, developed operations procedures, etc.
• Developed automated in-orbit test scripts for first satellite employing new systems architecture

SSL (formerly Spacey Systems/Loral)–Palo Alto, CA

Data Handling Systems, R&D Engineer May 2012–May 2013

• Identified areas of improvement for Telemetry and Command database processes and worked with database administrators to procure access to the backend tools needed to implement process improvements
• Automated data entry processes which reduced database release turnaround times by more than 80%

Capital One Financial–Plano, TX

Capital One Auto Finance, IT, Business Systems Analyst Jul 2010–Aug 2011

• Worked closely with business process owners to analyze requirements and produce specifications for updates, fixes, and modification to existing loan servicing applications
• Managed projects through planning, execution, and closing
• Exceeded stakeholder expectations by leading and coordinating internal and vendor IT efforts to roll-out inbound telephony capabilities to an outsourced, outbound-only call center under exceptionally tight timelines
• Elicited, analyzed, and documented requirements as well as test cases and drafted the technology vendor’s SOW for a multimillion dollar predictive dialer system proof of concept implementation

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, MI

AOSS, Laboratory Astrophysics, Assistant in Research Sep 2005–Aug 2010

• Developed, ran, and analyzed one- and two-dimensional CFD simulations of laser driven shock experiments in the high energy density physics regime
• Researched the impacts of two-dimensional effects on CFD models Instructed coworkers on various aspects of CFD including the execution and analysis of simulations
• Presented research at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics in November 2008

Los Alamos National Laboratory–Los Alamos, NM

Plasma Physics, Intern Jun 2008–Aug 2008

• Executed, analyzed, and documented the results of an experimental campaign on the Trident Laser Laboratory aimed at calibrating BioMax® film used for diagnosing laser experiments at low x-ray energies
• Designed and built a laser system for absolute film calibration at various x-ray energies
• Presented results of experimental campaign at the OMEGA Laser Facility User's Group Workshop in May 2009

S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc.–Racine, WI

Product Supply, Component Manufacturing, Intern Jun 2005–Aug 2005

• Collected and quantified samples of color, resin, and finished product from the injection molding production lines
• Optimized resource allocation by reconciling the values of actual amounts of resin and color used in the manufacturing of components to the values found in the internal SAP database
• Researched and reported on the implications of implementing a replacement for aging plastic grinders used to recycle waste from the injection molding manufacturing process

S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc.–Racine, WI

Research Development & Engineering, Analytical Research, Intern Jun 2004–Aug 2004

• Quantified the end of life levels of active chemicals in various samples of mosquito repellent mats with different beginning of life dosages using gas chromatography
• Optimized the level of active chemicals needed to maximize efficiency through the life of the mosquito repellent mats while reducing waste