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Experience

Experience

January 2026 - Present

Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo, CA

Systems Engineer - Mission Assurance, Level 3

Millennium Space System is an end-to-end small satellite prime contractor, delivering full mission solutions to customers. From design, build, integration and test to mission operations and training, Millennium enables its customers’ missions. Millennium's in-house ground software enables system operations, and the autonomy the company has developed allows for near lights-out operations.
Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate mission assurance efforts, including risk management, discrepancy resolution, and design reviews for satellite, ground, and network systems across all program phases

  • Review mission designs and evaluate qualification and acceptance test plans to assure mission design, requirements verification, test, and execution efforts by collaborating with interdisciplinary engineering teams

  • Provide subject matter expertise on satellite systems to manage risks and opportunities in support of mission success

  • Support mission operations and anomaly resolution by working with integration, test, and operations teams to develop and implement anomaly recovery strategies

  • Develop and apply tools for analysis, design, and simulation, with validation through testing

Volunteering

WPI EMS
WPI Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is an entirely student-run emergency medical response team that operates 24/7 for all scheduled class-days. Officially it is a subdivision of the WPI Campus Police Department and provides treatment to all individuals on Institute property.
January 2013 - February 2015

WPI Emergency Medical Services

Worcester, MA

Personnel Lieutenant

Responsibilities:
  • Organized and led weekly meetings, overseeing membership and member certification records for effective volunteer team coordination.

  • Implemented disciplinary measures, including review boards, demotions, and suspensions, to address the conduct of members in poor standing.

  • Responded to on-campus emergency medical calls, providing immediate examination and medical care to patients in need.

  • Collaborated with fellow officers in member promotion review boards, contributing to the team's comprehensive approach to leadership development.

  • Successfully completed First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B), and CPR training, enhancing skills and capabilities in emergency response.

Technical Skills

  • 3D Scanning
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Data Analysis
  • Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Launch Vehicle Design
  • MathCAD
  • Matlab
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Mission Engineering
  • Orbital Mechanics
  • Polyworks
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Product Testing
  • Project Engineering
  • Python
  • SolidWorks
  • Spacecraft Propulsion
  • Verification & Validation
  • VXelements

Soft Skills

  • Adaptable
  • Anomaly Resolution
  • Attention to Detail
  • Communication
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision-Making
  • Detail Oriented
  • Innovative
  • Leadership
  • Operational Coordination
  • Problem-Solving
  • Process Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Strong Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Technical Writing
  • Time Management
Volunteering
Skills

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