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Experience

Experience

January 2026 - Present

Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo, CA

Mission Assurance Engineer (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:
  • Serve as primary Mission Assurance Engineer for two satellite programs totaling ~20 spacecraft, independently assessing engineering changes, V&V artifacts, test updates, discrepancy dispositions, and technical deliverables to identify mission risk, challenge insufficient rationale, and support informed program decisions

  • ​Serve as Mission Assurance point of contact for ground-system matters, leading a cross-functional assessment of capability and resource gaps, synthesizing stakeholder findings for senior engineering leadership, and coordinating an improvement effort to strengthen future on-orbit operation

  • Initiated and executed a cross-program risk-management improvement effort by auditing 575+ engineering records, identifying nearly 200 traceability, mapping, and consistency issues, and developing Jira dashboards and tracking tools adopted by program teams to support ongoing cleanup

  • Strengthened technical analyses across programs by identifying missing failure-mode evaluations, incomplete modeling, calculation discrepancies, and unsupported rationale, substantially rewriting the analyses, and driving additional engineering research and calculation updates prior to delivery

  • Evaluated risk disposition for a purchased-part waiver by investigating industry and internal requirements, engaging design teams, and escalating overlooked payload and personnel hazards to support informed program risk management

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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