High Pressure Nitrogen Quick Disconnect | Project Owner

• Developed, simulated, manufactured, and tested a nitrogen quick disconnect system rated to over 4,000 PSI.

• Conducted extensive research into material properties, seals, pressure and stresses, available resources, and external designs.

• Used CAD software to model and iterate on several designs. Conducted formal design reviews before selecting a final version.

• Machined a tightly toleranced final product using a CNC lathe and mill. Tested part to verify functionality before approving for use during launch operations.

• Successfully allowed flow of GN2 into the vehicle, disconnected, and re-sealed following launch, resulting in a nominal flight.

Liquid Oxygen Feed Line | Responsible Engineer 

• Led a team that developed, fabricated, and rigorously tested a liquid oxygen feed line.

• Conducted extensive research into material properties, seals, pressure and stresses, available resources, and other designs.

• Led design of cryogenic rated custom valves, including a check valve, automatic fill valve, and quick disconnect system.

• Expanded on prior machining experience by manufacturing precision, LOX-safe parts from steel.

• Verified design functionality via extensive testing. All parts in the fill line continued to function completely above 10 testing cycles.

Autonomous Robot | Lead Designer

• Designed and assembled an autonomous robot capable of traversing a course independently.

• Modeled and tested several prototypes before selecting a final chassis. Optimized for performance and stability.

• Programmed pathfinding logic in Arduino using a LIDAR map and separate obstacle avoidance loop to ensure no crashes or slowdowns.

• Verified functionality via an initial obstacle course with no difficulty in under 3 minutes, invited to compete at the Stevens Autonomous Robot Competition.

Low Powered Rocketry | Personal Project

• Modeled, constructed, and tested an amateur scale rocket and gained valuable engineering experience.

• Designed and simulated structural and aerodynamic parts to be almost entirely 3D printed, minimizing off the shelf parts while remaining robust and stable in flight, as dictated by simulation software.

• Utilized avionics to both store flight data, as well as to control the ejection of parachutes based of altitude and velocity.

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